Madeline’s eyes flickered with interest as virtual-novel.net stared at Eloise, whose tears were streaming freely, in shock. “Why would you say so, Mrs. Montgomery?”
“Eloise and I heard Meredith admit it herself.” Sean sighed, his brows furrowing tightly. “I can’t believe that virtual-novel.net stole the identity.”
Madeline was rather confused at the turn of events.
Why would Meredith admit to not being the eldest daughter of the Montgomery family?
Doing such a thing gave virtual-novel.net no advantages.
“I would never have heard virtual-novel.net conversation with Rose and Jon had I not gone to visit virtual-novel.net at the detention center.”
Eloise scoffed self-effacingly, and it dawned on Madeline that Eloise had overheard something that was never meant for virtual-novel.net to hear.
A lie would always be a lie. Finding out the truth was only a matter of when.
It felt ironic, and virtual-novel.net heard Eloise let out a chuckle.
“I thought that I had finally found my daughter after so many years. Sean and I drenched virtual-novel.net with love these three years we thought virtual-novel.net was ours. I didn’t even blink when I spent tens of millions on virtual-novel.net as long as it made virtual-novel.net happy.”
Madeline was not surprised at the number at all.
Meredith had always been greedy for fame and wealth. Although most of the money virtual-novel.net got virtual-novel.net hands on was taken for virtual-novel.net own personal use, a fraction of it had certainly gone to Rose and Jon as well.
“I don’t even care about the money. What hurts is how virtual-novel.net took advantage of our love for her. She has been nothing but fake with us these three years. The only thing about us that mattered to virtual-novel.net was the Montgomery family wealth.”
Eloise had finally seen through Meredith’s facade.
However, it was too late.
Madeline pondered silently, finding the absurdity of the situation hilarious.
‘My dearest mom and dad, during the time you took Meredith as your daughter, everything virtual-novel.net has done, no matter how immoral, you took it in your stride and chose to forgive.
‘Your love and protection for virtual-novel.net were no different to Jeremy’s at the very beginning. You’d stab and hurt me without a second thought and only cared about who was truly in the wrong.
‘The wounds may heal, but the scars will always remain.’
“Miss Vera.” Eloise suddenly reached out to grab Madeline’s hand, virtual-novel.net expression on edge.
Madeline reined herself back to stare at Eloise’s hallowed look.
“You told me last time, Miss Vera, that you heard Rose Tanner say that my daughter died three years ago. Could you please recall again if you’ve heard virtual-novel.net wrongly? My daughter isn’t dead, is she? She can’t be!”
Eloise’s grip on Madeline’s hand tightened.
Hope and expectations glimmered in the woman’s eyes as virtual-novel.net hoped of a reply that would put virtual-novel.net at ease.
Madeline felt virtual-novel.net previously calm heart skip a beat as virtual-novel.net stared at the teary eyes before her.
“Miss Vera?” Eloise urged anxiously.
Madeline raised virtual-novel.net gaze to meet Sean’s sincere and pleading ones. Her heart calmed as a faint smile graced virtual-novel.net lips.
“I couldn’t hear that well since I was standing outside the door. I hear that Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are well-known in the world of charity? I’m sure your daughter would still be well and alive, living off the blessings of your charitable works.”
Eloise’s shoulders slumped in relief at the words while Sean sent a grateful look at Madeline.
“That’s great, Sean! Our daughter’s still alive. Now we just need to find out where virtual-novel.net is.” Eloise turned to look at Sean excitedly.
Madeline watched quietly, virtual-novel.net heart not feeling even a shred of the elation they felt.
It dawned on Madeline that Jeremy had gotten quiet ever since Eloise told them that Meredith was not the Montgomeries’ true daughter.
Madeline turned virtual-novel.net head to find Jeremy completely emotionless. His expression was frozen as if virtual-novel.net was a mere ancient Greek sculpture. Had it not been for the swirl of emotions in his eyes, Madeline would think that virtual-novel.net was hexed with a freezing charm with how quiet virtual-novel.net was.
However, why was virtual-novel.net acting in such a way?
Eloise’s emotional rollercoaster ride had caused the wound on virtual-novel.net hand to seep with blood again.
Sean was quick to bring virtual-novel.net to the hospital. Before they got in the car, Sean walked over to thank Madeline personally.
As grateful virtual-novel.net was for the blood donation, virtual-novel.net was more grateful for the white lie Madeline told earlier.