When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

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?"novelbin

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?"

Jonathan sighed heavily, his expression grim. "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 you healthy and well."

Elliot knew he couldn't do much, yet he just couldn't sit still.

"All right then." He hung up the phone and lay back down.

Over the past 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 this would have happened.

Cassandra was finally 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 sound to be heard. And I'm pregnant, for heaven's sake!"

Queenie gazed at Cassandra's

tear-streaked face, but instead of the sympathy she had once felt, a cold resolve settled in her eyes. Without hesitation, she asked, "Why did you fake the paternity test? And why, knowing full well that Cecilia is my biological daughter, didn't you tell me?"

Cassandra's 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 Cecilia was her daughter.

"Mom, what are you talking about? How could Cecilia possibly be your daughter?"

Queenie was utterly disappointed in Cassandra. Without warning, she raised her hand and delivered a sharp slap across Cassandra's face. The sound echoed through the room, leaving an intense sting that radiated through Cassandra's skin.

Stunned, Cassandra's hand flew to her cheek, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Mom, did you hit me?"

Confusion and hurt filled her expression. She 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. It had been necessary to get rid of Cecilia.

"I've done the DNA test. Cecilia is

indeed my biological daughter," Queenie declared firmly. "I also had my suspicions about you and Stella, which is why I had surveillance installed in your room. I know everything you've done."

Cassandra's legs gave way beneath her, and she collapsed to her knees, a wave of shock and defeat washing over her.

"Mom, let me explain," Cassandra pleaded, her voice trembling. "I never meant to keep this from you. I was just so scared-scared that once you found your biological daughter, you'd forget about me, your adopted daughter." Queenie's gaze hardened. "So, you decided to bring home a pretend daughter for me?"

Cassandra quickly countered, "It wasn't my idea! It was all Stella's doing."

Queenie's disappointment deepened. She never imagined that the daughter she had raised would be one to constantly shift the blame onto others.