Chapter 831


    Now that he recalled everything that happened that day, he was beginning to notice many peculiarly odd details...


    Which meant that she had been lying to him ever since that time?


    She never meant to go with Thomas. She only went to Galston with him to save Aunt Tonya and the children!


    He balled his hand into a fist and fell into an ominous silence for a long time. Atst, he spoke,”How did shee to be


    depressed?”


    “Sigh... After she went to Galston, she did everything she could to sneak back to Westchester City but Thomas caught her every


    time. He had several people’s hands chopped off to intimidate her and to send a message. This isn’t even the worst of it because


    later, he separated me from her and had her locked in a room where she could not even see the light of the sun or tell what time


    of the day it was. He locked her up in there like an animal for three months before he finally let her out. | don’t


    even know what he did to her in those three grueling months. By the time she came out, she waspletely hysterical and


    covered in blood. | think it was because she wed herself while she was stuck in there...”


    Aunt Tonya became choked up as she revealed all of this.


    Odell stood tall and ominous before her.


    “... She was justpletely out of it. It frightened not only me but Thomas as well. Eventually, he agreed to let here back on


    her own and said that if she could manage by herself until the next year, he’d let mee back as well.”


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    After she finished, she wiped away tears from her eyes.


    The corridor became silent.


    Odell stood stiffly like a stone sculpture for a very long time before his voice broke out. “Why didn’t she tell me? Why didn’t she at


    least give me a call..?”


    Aunt Tonya choked up. “There was no signal at all where we lived. She couldn''t escape and couldn’t get her hands on a phone


    to contact you with.”


    Odell zipped his lips into a thin line and remained silent.


    His solitary figure stood still in front of the delivery room and did not even budge for the longest time.


    He recalled the day she returned.


    There was heavy snow on that day. He had just gotten engaged with Lily as well. He remembered seeing her toward the end of


    the engagement ceremony and went after her. He said a lot of harsh things to her and left her all by herself in the snow and


    when he went outside, she had gone back to her ce.All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Her ce was covered in dust at the time. He remembered how she carefully ced her new clothes


    on the couch to make a ce for him to sit without getting his clothes dirty. She smiled and pandered to him as much as she


    could just so that she could see the children.


    Not only did he refuse, but he also barred the windows so she could not see the children. All she could do was lean against the


    wall like a thief just so she could hear their voices


    Later, he ended up taking the children with him back to his old ce. She still tried to sneak inside but to no avail.


    During Ramona’s birthday, she expected him to bring the children to attend the banquet so she dressed up as a waiter to sneak


    her way into the banquet. The only thing she got from all that effort was public embarrassment , getting pped by her sister in


    front of everyone, and drenched in wine...


    It was only until he found out that she had depression that he conceded and let her see the children.


    The entire time, he thought that she got dumped by Thomas and came back with depression. He assumed that the child


    belonged to Thomas and so responded by treating her condescendingly.


    To think that ... All his assumptions were wrong the entire time!


    She never got dumped, and the baby was never Thomas!


    She never even loved


    Thomas!


    She was taken to Galston by force. Thrown into solitary confinement, all the fear and agitation led to her depression ...


    In all this time since her return, he had never extended any kindness toward her, not even once.


    Time stood still for him for what seemed like eons.


    Isabel and Liam came back from dinner and made sure to get some food for Aunt Tonya as well. Aunt Tonya finished eating and


    sat with them on the chair opposite the delivery room and waited for a long time.


    Eventually, Isabel began to doze off and fell asleep in Aunt Tonya’s arms. Even Liam was beginning to doze off when suddenly, a


    loud cry emitted from inside the delivery room.


    The man who had been standing still in front of the delivery room the entire time suddenly sprang to attention and turned around.