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

Chapter 1427 Elliot Knows

As soon as the call connected, he asked anxiously, "Jon, what's wrong with Mommy?"

Jonathan, already aware of Cecilia's disappearance, hesitated before answering. Wanting to protect Elliot, who had just undergone surgery, he lied. "What about her? She's fine."

Elliot frowned when Jonathan lied to him, too.

"Jon, do you think I'm still a toddler? It's been days, and Mommy hasn't come to see me. Something must have happened to her. And lately, sc*mbag daddy's been out almost every day. I even overheard Mr. Sven talking about searching for someone. Has Mommy gone missing?"

Jonathan hadn't anticipated that his younger brother had known so much.

He let out a sigh, no longer hiding the truth. "Yes, Mommy has disappeared, and we still haven't found her."

"How could this happen?" Elliot's voice trembled with worry when he received the confirmed news. "Could someone have kidnapped Mom?"

"It's not impossible," he admitted. "But right now, you've just had surgery, and you need to focus on resting. Don't make anyone worry about you more than they already are. Once we find Mommy, she'll be relieved to see

much, yet he just couldn't

He hung up the phone and lay

few days, Queenie had also been closely monitoring her grandchildren, a heavy sense of regret weighing on her. She couldn't help but think that if she had found Cecilia sooner, none of

released, and she rushed home, eager to find solace. As soon as she arrived, she sobbed and complained to Queenie, "Mom, I thought I wouldn't make it back! That jerk, Nathaniel, had me locked up in total darkness. There was no one around, not a

Queenie gazed at Cassandra's

she asked, "Why did you fake

face instantly turned pale. She hadn't expected Queenie to learn the truth so quickly. But how is this possible? Cecilia's missing. I thought she didn't believe

what are you talking about? How could Cecilia possibly be your

slap across

hand flew to her cheek, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Mom,

had never experienced this from her adoptive mother-Queenie had never once laid a hand on her, let alone spoken to her harshly. But now, Queenie had struck her, all because of Cecilia. At that point, she was convinced that her initial decision had not been a mistake.