She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 479 Joy tilted her head slightly back, hiding her eyes in deeper darkness, but her gaze beceven brighter. She wondered if Athena really figured it all out.

Athena paused for a moment, before saying, "Just like how Lockwood wrote in his book that before Christmas, Zilvia went to the department store and Franken Street multiple times. I guess she was scouting the area, figuring out the locations and coverage of the surveillance cameras. Of course, there's more.

"On Christmas Day, she asked her grandparents to take her to the department store. Once there, she wandered around, then blended into the crowd watching acrobatics. While watching, she sent her grandparents away and took the chance to leave on her own" "How could she leave without being noticed or detected?" Athera smiled faintly. "In the , Lara had someone helping her. That noon, her friend's mother had already sent people to wait for her. While she was watching the acrobatics, two people were standing next to her. "When her grandparents left, Lara took off her coat, put on the one given by the helpers, and wore a hood. She then left hand in hand with one of the helpers, looking like an adult taking a child shopping, perfectly normal. But in Zilvia's case, she likely left on her own." Athena pressed her temples, even her tone tinted with fatigue: If I were her. I would definitely use sdisguise. For example, I might wear my coat inside out, blow up a balloon, and hold a stuffed doll to cover my face. Then, I would quietly slip out of the crowd, avoid surveillance, and head to my destination." "It was Christmas Day. The city center was crowded, and full of fun and delicious things. Most people were out with family or friends, rarely alone, and many had kids with them. In such a situation, who would notice an ordinary child? And it was 17 years ago that surveillance cameras were not as widespread or clear as they are now. No one would see a small five-year-old child, hidden in the crowd or walking beside obstacles." Joy subconsciously took another sip of the cold coffee.

was so bitter, and she had never found coffee this bitter before.

Although Athena's words differed in detail, she was basically right o and becZilvia, executing that astonishing plan step It was as if Athena had traveled back to the crscene 17 years ago. by step.

"Then where was Zilvia going?" Athena said, "I looked at the detailed map of that area from back then. I guess she went to the underground parking lot of the department store.

"At that time, the department store was the most upscale shopping center in Kitmore City, and next to it was a famous five-star hotel. The hotel's underground parking lot was connected to the department store's parking lot. It was large, with many entrances and exits. "Additionally, underground parking lots are usually dimly lit Security guards generally stay at the entrances and exits, and don't patrol inside, so there aren't many surveillance cameras in the parking lot.

"With all the parked cars and columns, there are plenty of places where a child can hide. In other words, there are many blind spots where children can't be seen. Otherwise, we wouldn'occasionally hear about children getting hit by cars in underground parking lots." She sighed deeply. "If it were me, I could also avoid all the surveillance and people, sneak into the parking lot, and hide. The real challenge is, how did Zilvia leave Kitmore City?" Joy still didn't say a word.

Sat, Nov 30 Chapter 479 After all, Athena had said everything and nothing Joy could say "Here's another question. Why did Zilvia go to the parking lot?" Athena calmly said, "To wait for Nellie. She must have found out that Nellie was leaving Kitmore City that day to fly back to Aloria. She could recognize Nellie's car and waited by it or hid under it She looked at Joy and said, "I think, at that time, Zilvia wasn't determined to leave. She was taking a gamble or playing a thrilling and challenging real-life game. If she managed to meet Nellie and Nellie agreed to take her away, she would have won this g"On the contrary, she could return the sway and tell her grandparents she was just playing around without any loss. As it turned out, she won the game. She quickly found Nellie and appeared in front of her. How would she convince Nellie?" Athena fell into deep thought. "Maybe she would run over, hug Nellic, and call her 'mom, crying and begging her to take her home. Or maybe she would say she had lost her memory, or that she had escaped from an orphanage, or that her family treated her badly and wanted to sell her, so she had to run away "She might even intentionally injure herself, like hitting her head with a stone, and claim she was abused by her family or had lost her memory. She could even wait for the car door to open, then jump inside, shivering, and beg Nellie to take her away.

Joy wanted to let out a bitter smile.

Although what Athena said was not very accurate, it was basically what happened.

After so many years, Athena had not asked her or Nellie about the details, yet she had figured out most of it. She really had been seen through.

Athena said, "Zilvia was very cute and likable. At four or five years old, any pretty or cute girl looks quite similar to others. Nellie was in the pain of losing her daughter and was about to fly back to Acloria. If she returned alone without her daughter, she couldn't hide the secret of her daughter's death "At this moment, Zilvia appeared so cute and pitiable. Whether impulsively or after careful thought, Nellie accepted Zilvia and took her away on the spot. Nellie entered the country with a five-year-old daughter and left with a five-year-old girl.

"There's nothing strange about that. Maybe there are sdetails I haven't thought of, but anyway, Nellie left Kitmore City with Zilvia that day."

"Additionally, given Nellie's state of mind at that time, when she visited Rose Kindergarten, she probablyn wasn't paying attention to the attento children there and didn't realize she had seen via before. But even if she knew, she probably couldn't bear to let go of Zilvia. So, Nellie took Zilvial with her." "The case of Zilvia's disappearance in Kitmore City, no matter how sensational it becor how widely it spread across the country, wouldn't reach Aeloria. After taking Zilvia away, due to guilt and other reasons, Nellie didn't dare to fly straight hor meet the Rose family.

"She deliberately had a big argument with her husband over the phone and staged a car accident to injure herself, then took the fake daughter to another country for recovery." "Nellie's husband is a playboy. He doesn't have a good relationship with Nellie and doesn't care about his daughter either. When Nellie ran away with her daughter, he was quite happy.

"Nellie stayed in another country with the fake daughter for two years before flying back to Acloria to see the Rose family and participate in the new round of IQ tests. Children grow quickly, and in two years, Zilvia's appearance could have changed significantly. It's possible that by then, she had even undergone plastic surgery.'

Athena smiled faintly. "I guess that Zilvia's test scores were very high. It caught the Rose family's attention, leading to her being specially groomed by the family. Seeing her fake daughter's success, Nellie would naturally go to great lengths to hide her real identity. Chapter 479 "To this day, I haven't found a single photo of Joy before she was live. I think Nellie must have burned or hidden all the photos of the real Joy to keep this secret."