Chapter 1695:

Elwood stared at Belinda. At that moment, words failed him. What stirred inside him was too deep, too tangled to name.

He hadn’t anticipated their thoughts would mirror each other so closely. The realization tugged at something deep within him, drawing him even nearer to Belinda.

“Yes! That’s exactly what I think,” he said. “That’s why I went to see Carola today. But it’s a pity that she refused to say anything about our past…”

A sigh slipped from his lips, heavy and resigned. There was a flicker of hope in his eyes now. “Belinda, you know her better than I ever could. Could you tell me what kind of person she really is?”

Belinda hesitated briefly before she spoke. “She is kind. Sincere. A woman with a genuinely good heart. Even toward me—her husband’s illegitimate daughter—she’s never once raised her voice or looked at me with contempt.”

and everyone believed I was guilty; even my own mother didn’t trust me.

her lips. “To be honest, I really admire her. I even feel a little envious of Kylee sometimes,

and a faint shadow crossed her features when she thought

softened. Of course. If Carola hadn’t been someone great, he wouldn’t have fallen for her

as if something had suddenly struck him, his brows knitted into a tight frown, and his tone turned sharp. “Your father is such

didn’t get upset at all. Instead, she nodded in agreement. “Yeah,

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seconds passed in silence before he looked back up at Belinda, uncertainty flickering in his


head candidly. “Not well,

term. “They keep things

a spark of relief flickering within

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