The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 494 A Mother’s Love

Tobias instinctively took a step back. The reason he hadn’t returned home for so long was because he was afraid to face Marie.

When he was younger, he wanted to make Marie happy, so he brought back good grades. But at that time, she was already sick and emotionally unstable.

He thought Marie would hit him. He would have preferred that.

But she was like an empty shell of a doll, staring out and asking him, “Why didn’t you keep an eye on her?

Did you have to eat ice cream at that time?”

Then Marie would start crying, and there were even instances of self–harm.

The doctors said it was depression and advised them to avoid anything that could trigger her. Anything or anyone that could cause her to have an episode should be kept away. Later, her condition worsened. She started losing her hair and became very thin.

Tobias and Elliot followed the doctor’s advice and tried to avoid being around Marie as much as possible.

Then Shane brought Naomi back home. Initially, Marie reacted badly.

her medication, and looking

time, her condition improved. She seemed to have forgotten about

time Tobias brought it up, the doctor would tell them it was a coping mechanism. Since she had

teenager at the time,

he saw Marie again, she had indeed improved a lot. She never mentioned anything about Wynter

again.

one night, he saw Marie wandering around

for Wynter.

him and softly called out, “Toby, I haven’t seen you in

complex because he couldn’t distinguish which

his mother.

remembered when Wynter was first kidnapped, he ran around with scraped knees and a

sobbing.

firmly told him, “Tobias, remember, this is not your fault.

time, she was like a superhero. Even if there was the slightest news about Wynter, she would ask and search for her. She even said he was a

everything changed. Even until now, Tobias

stood there and poured out all these thoughts before smiling

eyes deepening. “Tobias, Mom was really sick at the time, but