Chapter 108
The silence that followed Evelyn’s confession was deafening. Eric’s eyes widened in shock, and for a long moment, he didn’t speak. Claire, however, visibly stiffened, her hand rising to cover her mouth.
“What?” Claire whispered, her voice filled with disbelief
Evelyn nodded, her voice breaking as she continued. She told them how Sandra had left her with the designer, claiming she wanted to check on florist, and how she had left for Michael’s place for a surprise visit only to find them in bed together and hear them talking about her.
I was so broken and didn’t know what to do, I didn’t want to come back home to see either of them” Evelyn blinked back tears, “That was how I met Derek that day. My car hit his,” she said, and her parents turned to Derek.
-you were involved in an accident?” Claire asked with a worried frown.
Evelyn’s lips wobbled, and tears dropped from her eyes as
is the nodded, remembering
ring the pain afresh.
“I can’t believe this,” Eric said with a shake of his head as he rose, trying to process all that Evelyn had just said,
“Eric.”
“This doesn’t make any sense. If something like this happened, why would you keep it to yourself? Why not confront them? Why run away? How do you expect me to believe this?” He asked before his wife could say anything.
“I didn’t know how to face them. I was ashamed that I was a fool for so long. I was hurt. Maybe if Sandra had been a stranger, it would have been different. If she were my friend, it would have played out differently. But Sandra is my sister! She is your daughter, too. I didn’t have any proof How could I just expose something like that?” Evelyn asked, crying now.
Samantha, who had been hearing their voices but could not come out because of Maya, ran out when Maya went into the restroom to ease herself.
Sensing the tension in the room but not fully understanding it, she went to her mother. “Mommy? Why are you crying“” she asked, then went to
Enc
hand “Grandfather, why are you making
her wide eyes full of innocence. He knelt once more, hand in his “No, sweetheart.
assured her.
your room, darling.
taking her small
at Derek, and when he winked at her and gave her a nod, she smiled. Satisfied with the answers, the scampered
FOGLIL
again, his face flushed with anger. However, before
back to my hotel. She spent the night with me but left before I woke up. I spent the last six years searching for her until she showed up in my office recently.
his drive
looked at Derek, wondering what Evidence he could possibly
as she walked into the hotel with him six years ago. “This was her with me. I had to get this for the private
ago, he had gotten
and although it wasn’t so clear, they
video, Derek showed them pictures of the accident
and Evelyn nodded again, her heart
marry a man who hail, who had been with my own sister.
his jaw tightening as he looked away,
other hand, Claire seemed to be struggling to keep her composure. She had known that Evelyn had
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Chapter 108
with Michael or noticed how Sandra subtly kept trying to make Eric mad at Evelyn,
might crumble under the weight of the revelation. Then, to Evelyn’s surprise, she
despite the turmoil in her eyes, “then Sandra
thick with emotion. “I’m so sorry, Evelyn. I had no idea. If I had known-
it’s okay. I didn’t expect you to know.
attention
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