Chapter 1291
When Love Comes Late
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Elizabethâs brow furrowed in curiosity.
âOpen it.
Letâs see the contents.
â
A brief silence prevailed, amplifying Elizabethâs irritation.
Finally, Kristian spoke.
âIt contains documents related to Stella and a USB drive.
I donât know what is in it.
â
The mention of Stella nearly confirmed the senderâs identity in Elizabethâs mind.
Her expression turned malevolent.
âDestroy it.
Leave no traces.
If you want to secure Bellaâs stay in Dorburn, you must do it.
â
âUnderstood,â Kristian replied before the call ended.
The line went dead, and darkness overtook Elizabethâs features.
Memories of her loathing for Stella flooded back, intertwined with painful recollections of her past.
Once, her childhood was filled with joy, within a castle-like home, showered with her parentsâ affection.
It was only as she grew older that the familyâs darker secrets came to Light.
A particularly harrowing night a year prior, a drunken Kristian confessed a truth that shattered her world.
Bella had lost her memories before.
More shockingly, Kristian wasnât her father, but a fraud.
Panicked and in disbelief, Elizabeth threatened Kristian with a fruit knife, demanding silence and distance.
Kristian sobered up and kept apologizing.
Elizabeth had no desire to see him again, nor did she want to hear anything he had to say.
Everything just felt repulsive to her.
She spent the entire night wide awake.
The following day, she sought out Krist
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ian and warned him not to spread any nonsense.
She was unwilling to have Bellaâs affection divided by another individual, nor did she want the familyâs wealth to be shared with someone else.
Thus, she couldnât let Bella know that she had a biological daughter.
But that revelation had changed Elizabeth.
She became more assertive and egotistical.
She grew increasingly determined to escape the familyâs deceitful embrace.
And when Matthew entered her life, she saw him as her ticket to freedom.
This was her best chance!
With every fiber of her being, Elizabeth detested Stella and everything associated with her.
Taking a moment to steady her breath, she gazed out the window, her resolve hardening.
No matter the cost, she was determined to break free from her current predicament.