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.”

also very fair. There was a time I was wrongly accused of something, and everyone believed I was guilty; even my own mother didn’t trust

lips. “To be honest, I really admire her. I even feel a

a faint shadow crossed her features when she thought about how her own mother

his face unconsciously softened. Of course. If Carola hadn’t been someone great, he wouldn’t

him, his brows knitted into a tight frown, and his tone turned sharp. “Your

she nodded in agreement. “Yeah, he

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seconds passed in silence before he looked back up at Belinda, uncertainty flickering in his eyes. “Belinda,” he said cautiously, “what is


her head candidly.

the right term. “They keep things civil but

breath, a spark of relief flickering within him, his

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