The Billionaire's Kick Ass Wife

Chapter 287 Past And Pain

After scrutinizing and eyeing Elvis, Ziana turned to Mr. and Mrs. Menter and asked calmly, “Are the two of you using this information to threaten me? What is your agenda?”

To Ziana, the Menter family would never reveal her daughter’s information to her this easily.

They must have had an ulterior motive.

The excited looks on Mr. and Mrs. Menter’s faces suddenly froze.

“No, we do not have any. We just came to see you,” Mrs. Menter quickly replied.

Ziana looked at the couple and noticed they had aged quite a bit. Yet, all she could think of was their cruel and ruthless faces from over two decades ago when they took her child away.

She was in a deep slump at that time after receiving the terrible news of her husband’s death. When she finally snapped out of it, her child had already been taken away from her and had disappeared without a trace.

The pain she experienced that night was so excruciating that she wondered if anyone else could understand. And her parents’ cold, cruel gaze and brutal ways had made her thoroughly understand that she had nothing left.

It had been many years, but the pain did not fade away with the passage of time. Instead, that experience had left her heartbroken and traumatized.

Ziana’s eyes were devoid of warmth. She replied guardedly, “You have seen me now, so just say whatever you came to say.”

She subconsciously moved to stand in front of Isabella. To Ziana, since these people had the gall to hurt her daughter, they now might even have ill intentions towards her beloved mentee.

Ziana’s actions were out of instinct. It did not occur to her that, in reality, members of the Menter family could not harm Isabella, given her identity.

However, seeing her instinctively defensive movement, Mr. Menter and his wife felt a sharp ache in their hearts.

They realized that, to Ziana, they were no longer her parents but enemies.

Enemies who would intentionally hurt the people she cared about!

“We’re not…” Mrs. Menter’s voice choked as she tried to explain.

It’s human nature that as people grow old, they would tend to reflect on the past and realize their past mistakes. Then they would begin to regret, using familial ties as an excuse to make amends.

However, to Ziana, some damages were just irreparable.

Being hurt by a family member was even more soul-crushing.

witnessing their exchange, Elvis instantly understood how deep the rift was

grandma just wanted to see you after all

Mr. and Mrs. Menter

Menter insisted as she nodded repeatedly.

of them looking hopefully at Ziana, hoping to see

contrary, Ziana’s eyes only

both are now loving and compassionate, huh? Well, I miss my daughter too. So tell me where

She was questioning the elderly couple as much as she was questioning herself. Her eyes were blank and broken,

stunned when they saw Ziana’s reaction. They felt faint momentarily as the blood drained from

knelt before them until her knees were battered and bled, begging them to

clenched her chest silently

she was just an

Menter’s lips trembled as a teardrop slowly formed from the corner

then, she was the one who first suggested

had acted immorally by betraying her fiancé and eloping with another man.

the family and thus wanted to bring Ziana back to teach her a lesson, making her realize

she gave birth to with some unknown

to choke the child to death but finally changed her mind when she met

the child far away.

losing her lover, she also desperately had to search for her child. Yet, what awaited her back home were her parents, who proceeded to lock her up in the Menter family’s residence for three whole months.

three months later, she had already

she severed all ties with. them. She then began searching for her child which had continued

couple with her broken and lifeless gaze, she asked, “What do I need to do for

the elderly couple, who were already hurting, feel even more

regretful for their past actions and their

questioned, “Was the car accident Yates was in really

at the elderly couple with dark, hollow eyes, holding onto every bit of emotion that might escape their faces.

couple suddenly widened their eyes

Mr. Menter shook his head furiously. Mrs. Menter could not bear it any longer

helped Mrs. Menter up, who was

continued to stare at Mr. Menter.

said, “Ziana, you have to believe us. Yates Sutton’s death really

I

a mile a minute as