Chapter 635. A Web Hidden In The Fog

Caitlin turned her gaze on her mother. She didn’t want to think she was paranoid, but after years apart, something about this reunion felt off.

It was as if Kelly were hiding things from her, avoiding truths she should have spoken. And without those truths, Caitlin’s search for answers was growing painfully slow.

She wanted more. She wanted something real from her mother’s lips.

Kelly’s face paled slightly. After a pause, she said, “I don’t know either. Maybe the poisoner wasn’t targeting me at all. Maybe they kept me alive only to use me against you. That’s probably why I wasn’t poisoned.”

“You’re right,” Caitlin nodded. “If Doña Dolores went to such lengths to capture you but never harmed you, then she must have intended to use you as leverage. And their ultimate goal must be tied to Yun’s Aromatic Codex.”

Kelly sighed. “If I had known how valuable the codex was, I would have died before letting Hector take it. I failed to protect it. You must find th