“For sure, Ella, this will cause you a lot of pain. Ask yourself whether you want to hear the truth. “When he turned to Ella and asked, she felt her heart give a little extra beat. If she were to find out the truth, it would hurt, right? To what extent is it true, if at all? Why did she suddenly feel so threatened?
“Yes, Dad. Honestly, I’m curious. Tell me, i please. ”
Mr. Eva shook his head and got to his feet, then he went over to the open window and stood there.
He referred to the lady who raised him as his mother.
“Carlin, you see, was never your biological mom. ”
When Ella heard those words, it was like a bomb went off in her brain. Her jaw dropped and her eyes glazed over with surprise.
“After more than five years of marriage, Carlin and I still didn’t have a child together. To answer your question, Ella, I had a second wife since the first one died. “He glanced at her briefly before returning his attention to the window.
“Carlin was the love of my life, but she couldn’t have children. Consequently, I choose to marry a second time. When Carlin came home from the hospital with you as a newborn, my second wife was already feeding our newborn. You were really adorable and innocent looking like you were just a month old. ”
“If you ask her nicely, she’ll tell you that she found you in the woods while foraging for herbs. She claimed to have come across you on the grass, whimpering and thrashing your legs in the air, after hearing your cries. Carlin, who had been so anxious for a child, was certain that she would never abandon you there, even though she had no idea who else could have been there or how you got there. This is why she came to get you and take you back to your house.
Although…. I attempted to convince Carlin to give up the baby so we could avoid any potential complications, but she was too obstinate and insisted on raising you as her own. She gave you her name, cared for you like you were her own, and treated you as if you were. My second wife was aware of it, but I convinced her to keep quiet about it out of respect for Carlin’s wishes.
I’m sorry, Ella, because Carlin loved you solely like a mother would, but she was never your biological mother. And I have no clue who your actual relatives are. ”
He finished, and Ella’s ears felt like they’d been hit by a bomb. She knew that to be true, but she couldn’t process it.
Her eyes welled up with tears as the news made her dizzy, and her mouth hung open in shock.
Mother, who…. Not her mum, right? She…. What, she wasn’t related to them?
She laughed and got to her feet, shedding another tear when Mr. Eva glanced her way.
“I’m sorry, Ella, ” he said. You knew it would be painful, and I warned you. But I hope you’ll always feel at home here.
“Is that why you’ve always spoken to me like I was an outsider? ”
With regret, she abruptly cut him off. “So that’s why everyone has been ignoring me all along? “There was never a time when I was…. It seemed like I was constantly treated like the lowest of the low. ”
“Even though the king had ordered a lockdown, you sent me outside nevertheless. You failed to protect me as my father even when the King came for me. Instead, you betrayed me in order to protect yourself and your loved ones. As I rode with the King’s guards to the palace, I remember thinking, How can my own father do this to me?”
“Oh! How incredibly incorrect I was. What my dad wouldn’t do is treat me like way. He would never betray me, especially not my father. I never felt at home here…. I’m an outsider. “As she sobbed again, her hand covered her mouth, and Mr. Eva felt remorse for the first time. It was too late to apologize, however.
“I hope that I am never born. “After making that statement, Ella bolted out of there.
This place seemed eerily tranquil.
Slowly, King Spenser’s ice-cold eyelids opened. His mind was at peace, and his body felt as if it were made of glass.
He opened his eyes wide and blinked rapidly, attempting to regain composure and recollect what had transpired.
The realization struck him all at once: he had been sleeping.
Forcing himself to sit up, he clung to the bedsheets and was surprised by how bizarre it felt to have his body be so at ease. Over the course of the last decade, he had forgotten what it was like to sleep well, to be at ease and certain that everything would be okay in the morning. Even though it was just for a few seconds, before the dizziness subsided, it was still a memorable experience.
He slept for what seemed like an eternity; he hadn’t bothered to check the clock, but he knew it had been quite some time. What the heck happened? What is this miracle?
The teacup on the table caught his attention.
Oh, no…. Ella.
Ella. Once again, it was Ella.
She brewed him some tea and assured him it will help him relax and drift off. Hers was the only one whose belief he didn’t first distrust. It was successful for her!
In total bewilderment, he lowered his head to the ground and shook it.
He became sleepy after drinking her tea, and sex with her made him ravenous.
Who was that woman? Who is she, and where does she come from?
Ella burst into sobs and sprinted from the home, her heart breaking.