Chapter 225

"They're here." Alexandra turned her gaze to the arrival gate. At her words, Evelyn instinctively followed her line of sight, blinking quickly. She searched through the sea of people, straining to spot familiar faces. Her memories of the Hayes family were still stuck in childhood. She'd seen pictures of her uncles on the news plenty of times, but those were just photos—flat and distant. It had been so long since she'd actually seen them in person, she couldn't even remember how many years it had been. Then suddenly, amidst the crowd, a few familiar yet distant figures caught her eye. Her pupils trembled slightly. Franklin stood out right away. Next to him was a middle-aged woman gently holding onto his arm—Jessica Reed, his wife. Behind them followed two more grown men. Evelyn recognized them: Kayden and Isaiah Hayes. Kayden's wife, Jolie, was also there, holding his arm, chatting softly with him. Isaiah was walking hand in hand with his wife, Dorothy Lennox. It was Isaiah who spotted