When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2012

“Really?” Matthew’s sneer was cutting.

“That’s not the tale your daughter Elizabeth told.

”

Aware of Elizabeth’s unreliability, Kristian retorted sharply, “Why would you believe her word? Ever since we found out she drugged Bella, we only acknowledge Stella as our daughter.

”

Matthew’s face remained a mask, giving nothing away.

Kristian’s heart pounded with the urgency of his nearing goal.

He couldn’t afford to see his plans unravel.

He went on, “You may not be aware, but Elizabeth’s been acting irrational since she was confined in Dorburn.

She believes everyone’s out to get her and even turns violent toward Bella and me.

How can you trust someone who’s lost it?”

No sooner had Kristian finished his plea than Elizabeth’s voice filled the room, captured by Fernando’s recorder.

“Kristian and I orchestrated everything.

We had previously drugged Bella, aiming to seize control of her and her wealth.

Kristian was also the puppeteer behind it all.

to keep Stella and Bella from reconnecting,” Elizabeth

the architect of our plans, primarily coveting

doubt my words, investigate on your

assure you, I’m telling the

”

ended,

you’re too perceptive to buy into her fabrications, right? Bella insisted on Elizabeth’s return to

trying to smear my

”

His expression turned mournfu

continued, “Matthew, Stella and

It’s just us mow.

have to

am I even

charade with

seemed Kristian had perfected his role over the years,

concluded, Matthew inquired, “Have you always been

the use of “Ethan,” Kristian was

with Kristian,

who Aarya Moore

paled at the

was harder when Ethan’s name

mastermind who got Haley to pretend to be Stella’s mother was

”

Kristian’s

was the secret

if the conversation continued,