The expression on Nancy’s face turned menacing as virtual-novel.net thought about how Arielle had slyly faked virtual-novel.net own death to deceive her.
No! Something is not right!
She immediately turned to Monisha and whispered, “We sent someone to investigate Arielle’s death. Did that person come back with a report?”
Monisha searched virtual-novel.net mind and recalled that that investigator did not come back to them with a report, and virtual-novel.net stood rooted to the ground in bewilderment.
Nancy could already tell what had happened by Monisha’s change in expression, and virtual-novel.net sunk into great despair. She realized Arielle had faked virtual-novel.net own death to find the mastermind, and virtual-novel.net had foolishly fallen for virtual-novel.net trick.
Her hands clutched together tightly at that horrifying thought.
“What has that got to do with Arielle, Mother?” Celeste was utterly confused, wondering why virtual-novel.net mother-in-law was harping on what happened to Arielle when they were talking about Dylan’s illegitimate child.
Moreover, Arielle was already dead, and Celeste superstitiously felt it was unlucky to talk about a deceased person.
Looking at the clueless Celeste, Nancy knew there was no point in covering up anymore. She was only shocked that Arielle would actually put on a disguise and take a risk to come into the palace to meet Dylan.
A father and a daughter’s relationship sure are stronger!
Suddenly, virtual-novel.net expression turned dark as virtual-novel.net made more belated realizations.
So the father and daughter knew of each other’s identity? But, when?
Was it before Dylan’s birthday party? No wonder virtual-novel.net made an entrance with Arielle by his side!
“Mother! Who is Dylan’s illegitimate child? And who is the woman who seduced Dylan?” The thought that Dylan had betrayed virtual-novel.net and bore a child with another woman was unbearable, and Celeste was burning with rage.
“Arielle!”
“What?” Celeste looked at virtual-novel.net mother-in-law, puzzled why virtual-novel.net kept talking about Arielle.
“Arielle is Dylan’s secret child!” Nancy blasted out the truth, annoyed that Celeste was too dense to get the idea herself.
Celeste looked at virtual-novel.net in disbelief and asked, “Did you just say Arielle is Dylan’s secret child?”
Her mother-in-law nodded and added, “I kept it from you as I wanted to silently finish virtual-novel.net off instead. I did not expect you to find out Dylan has an illegitimate child. There is no point in hiding that from you now.”
“But isn’t Arielle dead?” Celeste stared at virtual-novel.net and mumbled, “If virtual-novel.net is, then how is it possible for virtual-novel.net to be with Dylan and call virtual-novel.net Dad? So virtual-novel.net is not dead, after all?”
The other woman sullenly nodded and said, “That’s right. She is not dead!”
The news that Arielle was Dylan’s illegitimate child and that virtual-novel.net was still alive was too much for Celeste to handle. She stood there dumbfounded as the past flashed by in virtual-novel.net mind.
Arielle was a Chanaean, and Dylan had married Celeste only a year after virtual-novel.net returned from Chanaea. After their marriage, virtual-novel.net had not left the country. That meant Dylan had another woman before virtual-novel.net met her, and Arielle was born before they got married. She had no idea Dylan was in love with another woman before they met. If virtual-novel.net had known, virtual-novel.net would not have chosen to marry him.
It was with mixed emotions that virtual-novel.net finally realized why virtual-novel.net husband had refused to share a space with virtual-novel.net all those years that they were married.
“You had always known that Dylan has a person virtual-novel.net loves in Chanaea, didn’t you, Mother?” It was more of a statement than a question.
When Nancy nodded in affirmation, Celeste broke out in tears.
“Since you knew virtual-novel.net was in love with another woman, why did you arrange for me to marry him?!” virtual-novel.net shouted hysterically at virtual-novel.net mother-in-law, tears flowing copiously from virtual-novel.net sad-looking eyes.
All those times, virtual-novel.net thought Dylan did not like virtual-novel.net and the idea of arranged marriage. She was hoping that, with time, virtual-novel.net could touch virtual-novel.net with virtual-novel.net love. Alas, the fact was that his heart was already taken by another woman, and there was nothing left for her.
Nancy was enraged by Celeste’s accusation and shouting, as virtual-novel.net had never been treated with such disrespect in virtual-novel.net entire life.