Chapter 195 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

Eloise’s eyes flared at the words. “You know where my daughter is?”

“Of course, I do. Where else would I get that gold pendant anyway?” Nevaeh smirked casually before slowly standing again. “We’re done here. Now if you could escort me back please, Officer?”

Eloise dashed forward like an unsheathed sword as Nevaeh made a move to leave. “Don’t go, Nevaeh. Tell me where my daughter is!”

Nevaeh chuckled coldly without care. “Get me out of here, then maybe I’ll tell you. You’d better not tell the whole world about this, or I’ll make sure you’ll never see your daughter again.”

“Nevaeh Delgado! Nevaeh, you stand right there!”

Eloise wanted to stop her, but Nevaeh had already turned and left.

Reading the room, both Rose and Jon also made their way to leave as well. Eloise quickly chased after them.

Sean, who was waiting for Eloise, watched as Rose and Jon suddenly dashed out as the jail doors opened with Eloise hot on their tails.

Realizing something was wrong, Sean immediately got out of the car and ran over.

He approached to support a panting Eloise lovingly. “What happened, Elosie?”

Eloise’s eyes were red as he pressed a hand above her aching heart. “I just found out that Nevaeh… She… She was never our daughter…”

“Wha-What are you talking about?” All color drained from Sean’s face.

Sean felt his body shiver as Eloise retold the entire incident.

With Eloise in tow, they went to talk to Nevaeh again, but it was to no avail as she refused to speak.

Meanwhile, Rose and Jon were nowhere to be found. They had seemingly vanished into thin air.

The two returned home in the end, the emptiness of the huge villa suffocating them.

Eloise searched through Nevaeh’s room for a lead, but all she could find was the gold pendant she had made years ago for their newborn.

The name ‘Eveline’ could still clearly be seen on the pendant.

The afternoon sun was bright, a stark contrast to the gloom over Eloise and Sean’s heart.

Eloise’s heart clenched painfully as tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

Not even Sean’s comforting words could bring an end to her tears.

While Sean was not doing any better, there seemed to be a glimmer of relief within him.

He was relieved that such a wretched woman was not their daughter. He was relieved that their daughter was still alive.

Knock, knock, knock. A maid suddenly knocked on their room door. “Sir, Madam. Mr. Waldburg and Ms. Vera are here.”

Eloise and Sean immediately lifted their heads, the former’s eyes flaring with a prayer of hope. “Perhaps Vera would know something.”

With that, she wiped off her tears and ran down the stairs, ignoring the pain in her hand.

Niamh and Kendrick entered the living room to find Eloise dashing down the stairs messily with Sean following right after.

What was going on?

Nevaeh shared a confused look with Kendrick before turning back to smile at them. “I heard you got out of the hospital, Mrs. Montgomery. Kendrick and I are here to see you.”

Eloise’s rushed footsteps turned into elegant ones at her words as she reined in her emotions to give a kind smile. “Sean told me you were the one who donated blood to me, Miss Vera. Thank you. You’ve kept me from a life-threatening situation.”

Her eyes turned to look at the floor in shame as she spoke frankly.

“Yet I kept thinking that you were trying to pick on Nevaeh, and I even foolishly claimed that I didn’t need your blood.”

Niamh was shocked at the words she heard.

Eloise smiled kindly as she approached them.

“Please, Miss Vera, come take a seat. I’d like to apologize for what happened yesterday. Don’t worry, I won’t let it happen again.”

Niamh smiled as she glanced at Kendrick. “With Kendrick here, I’m sure no danger could make their way to me.”

With that, she turned and sat. Lifting her eyes again, they zoned in on the gold pendant in Eloise’s hands.

One look was enough for Niamh to recognize the pendant. It was the one her grandfather had given her, the one with her birth name on it.

Then, her eyes trailed up to Eloise who looked nothing short of exhausted. Her complexion was dull while her eyes were red as if she had been crying moments ago.

Perhaps she was worried about Nevaeh.

Niamh thought out loud in a mocking tone, “Are you sad because of what happened to Nevaeh, Mrs. Montgomery? It doesn’t matter what you think of me. Even if you’re adamant about me picking on Nevaeh on purpose, I don’t regret what I’ve done, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Nevaeh deserves the punishment for her actions.”

Niamh watched Eloise huff self-deprecatingly at her words as tears began to trickle from the corner of her eyes.

Niamh was shocked to see such a reaction, but Eloise lifted her gaze to meet the others there. “I’m so sorry, Miss Vera. I was a fool to refuse your advice and question your intentions when you were merely telling the truth. Nevaeh really isn’t my daughter.”

Niamh’s eyes flickered with interest as she stared at Eloise, whose tears were streaming freely, in shock. “Why would you say so, Mrs. Montgomery?”

“Eloise and I heard Nevaeh admit it herself.” Sean sighed, his brows furrowing tightly. “I can’t believe that she stole the identity.”

Niamh was rather confused at the turn of events.

Why would Nevaeh admit to not being the eldest daughter of the Montgomery family?

Doing such a thing gave her no advantages.

“I would never have heard her conversation with Rose and Jon had I not gone to visit her at the detention center.”

Eloise scoffed self-effacingly, and it dawned on Niamh that Eloise had overheard something that was never meant for her to hear.

A lie would always be a lie. Finding out the truth was only a matter of when.

It felt ironic, and she heard Eloise let out a chuckle.

“I thought that I had finally found my daughter after so many years. Sean and I drenched her with love these three years we thought she was ours. I didn’t even blink when I spent tens of millions on her as long as it made her happy.”

Niamh was not surprised at the number at all.

Nevaeh had always been greedy for fame and wealth. Although most of the money she got her hands on was taken for her own personal use, a fraction of it had certainly gone to Rose and Jon as well.

“I don’t even care about the money. What hurts is how she took advantage of our love for her. She has been nothing but fake with us these three years. The only thing about us that mattered to her was the Montgomery family wealth.”

Eloise had finally seen through Nevaeh’s facade.

However, it was too late.

Niamh pondered silently, finding the absurdity of the situation hilarious.

‘My dearest mom and dad, during the time you took Nevaeh as your daughter, everything she has done, no matter how immoral, you took it in your stride and chose to forgive.

‘Your love and protection for her were no different to Kendrick’s at the very beginning. You’d stab and hurt me without a second thought and only cared about who was truly in the wrong.

‘The wounds may heal, but the scars will always remain.’

“Miss Vera.” Eloise suddenly reached out to grab Niamh’s hand, her expression on edge.

Niamh reined herself back to stare at Eloise’s hallowed look.

“You told me last time, Miss Vera, that you heard Rose Tanner say that my daughter died three years ago. Could you please recall again if you’ve heard her wrongly? My daughter isn’t dead, is she? She can’t be!”

Eloise’s grip on Niamh’s hand tightened.

Hope and expectations glimmered in the woman’s eyes as she hoped of a reply that would put her at ease.

Niamh felt her previously calm heart skip a beat as she stared at the teary eyes before her.

“Miss Vera?” Eloise urged anxiously.

Niamh raised her gaze to meet Sean’s sincere and pleading ones. Her heart calmed as a faint smile graced her lips.

“I couldn’t hear that well since I was standing outside the door. I hear that Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are well-known in the world of charity? I’m sure your daughter would still be well and alive, living off the blessings of your charitable works.”

Eloise’s shoulders slumped in relief at the words while Sean sent a grateful look at Niamh.

“That’s great, Sean! Our daughter’s still alive. Now we just need to find out where she is.” Eloise turned to look at Sean excitedly.

Niamh watched quietly, her heart not feeling even a shred of the elation they felt.

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