Chapter 12 - The Surprise Visitor from Milan
Three months later, as spring began to melt the coastal snows of Maine, a sleek black sedan pulled up the long estate driveway.
An elegant woman in her mid-30s stepped out of the vehicle, wearing a tailored cream coat and sunglasses. It was Camilla Vance—Sophia’s younger biological sister, who had been living in Milan, Italy, working as an international art conservator.
Camilla had flown across the Atlantic the moment news broke of Julian’s arrest and the discovery of Sophia’s surviving child.
Dominic met Camilla in the grand foyer, where Camilla stood looking at three-year-old Lily with tears welling in her green eyes—eyes that were identical to Sophia’s.
"She looks so much like her," Camilla whispered, kneeling on the marble floor as Lily approached her with her usual calm curiosity.
Lily looked at Camilla’s face, then pulled out the faded photograph from her little pocket, comparing the woman in the photo to the woman standing in front of her.
"Are you Mommy's sister?" Lily asked in her sweet, clear voice.
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Camilla wiped a tear from her cheek, smiling through her emotion. "Yes, little one. I am your Aunt Camilla... and I came to bring you something your mother left for you in Italy."
👉 Read PART 13 to see the secret inheritance Sophia left for Lily in Venice!
