Chapter 213

Giselle sat in the passenger seat while Gideon drove, flipping through the documents in her hands. It was the Holt family genealogical records. The head of the current household was Tony, with Renee listed as his spouse. Among children, Anne was recorded as their eldest daughter, followed by their second son, Sebastian. Giselle, though Tony's firstborn, appeared on the very last page, labeled as the second daughter. She didn't care much for such formalities, but seeing the neat family of four with her name tacked on at the end, like an afterthought, still stirred a faint ache. If her mother had lived, she would never have been reduced to this. While they waited at a red light, Gideon noticed her staring at the documents and said, "It's late today. Tomorrow, let's both dress up and head to the city hall to get our marriage certificate." The idea gave her pause. "I was thinking of first filing for a separate household record—removing my name from the Holt registry and establishing m