When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel)

Chapter 1428 You Let Me Down

"You've truly let me down," Queenie said, her voice heavy with disappointment. Rising from her seat, she moved toward the door.

Cassandra, her heart racing, quickly stood and rushed to catch up, calling out, "Mom, don't you remember what happened with Cassina? I was just trying to avoid making the same mistakes!"

Mentioning Cassina only fueled Queenie's anger. She spun around, her voice sharp. "Do you think I didn't ask Cassina about the truth?"

Cassandra was stunned. She hadn't expected Queenie to have done so much digging behind the scenes.

"I've already told you everything about Cassina. Seeing how difficult it was for you to find your real daughter, I was worried the truth would shatter you," she explained.

Queenie's lips curled into a bitter sneer. "Worried? But according to Cassina, wasn't it really because you discovered that Cecilia is my daughter? And to stop me from finding her, you had Cassina keep pretending to be mine?"

Cassandra opened her mouth to protest, but Queenie silenced her with a cold, cutting glance. "Stop lying. If you continue to show no remorse, I will no longer acknowledge you as my child."

and walked away, her fists clenching in frustration. "I knew it," Cassandra muttered under her breath, her voice trembling with bitterness. "Once you found your real daughter, you forgot about the one you raised. If you

behind. Noticing the desolation in Queenie's posture, she gently

slow, almost imperceptible nod. "I feel like I've truly failed as a mother," she admitted, her voice heavy with regret. "My own daughter was right in front of me, yet I couldn't even recognize her. My adopted daughter is arrogant and unreasonable, yet I favored her, and because of that, I almost caused the death of my biological daughter. Cecilia

some digging and uncovered that Cecilia had prematurely given birth right

Queenie's heart ached horribly.

bad enough that I

as a mist of tears filled her eyes, though she fought to hold them

unsure of

once we find Ms. Cecilia, she will definitely forgive you. You had no

turned to Caliste, her voice firm but faced with regret. "I need you to investigate every detail of Cecilia's life, from her

had missed out on so much of her daughter's life, and now, this was the only way

"All right."

She handed the files

Queenie carefully examined a