Chapter 80 They Must Not Reunite

Jacob's breathing suddenly hitched as his eyes flickered with disbelief. So, Natalie had given birth before, and her child's whereabouts were unknown. He remembered Horatio bringing home a baby girl around that time. Horatio had publicly declared that she was his daughter and named her Estella, nicknamed Star. Back then, Horatio even went as far as to have a paternity test done. The results confirmed that Estella was his biological daughter. This matter had caused a huge stir in the Hurrell family, but Horatio's stance was firm. He quashed all doubts with his strong will and raised Estella alone. To everyone in the outside world, all they knew was that Horatio suddenly had a daughter. However, no one knew who the mother was. Horatio kept this secret tightly guarded, and he had never stopped searching for the woman who had disappeared. Jacob had always believed that the woman from that night was one of Horatio's lovers who didn't want her identity exposed. He had even entertained t