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.

deep the rift was

just wanted to see you after all these years. They missed

Mr. and Mrs. Menter coldly,

Mrs. Menter insisted as she nodded

them looking hopefully at Ziana, hoping to see a trace of empathy

Ziana’s eyes only reflected hatred and deep-seated

I miss my daughter too. So tell me

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

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

Ziana had also knelt before them until her knees were

clenched her chest silently

not help but be moved. Even though she was just an outsider, she could tell how deep

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

was the one who first suggested sending Ziana’s child away.

eloping with another

daughter had brought shame upon the family and thus wanted to bring Ziana back to

the child she gave birth to with some unknown promiscuous man, it naturally shouldn’t

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

to send the child far

she also desperately had to search for her child. Yet, what awaited her back home were her parents, who proceeded to lock her

released three months later, she had already turned into a completely

for her child which had continued up to this day. She even considered the possibility that her

“What do I

elderly couple, who were already hurting, feel even more unbearable.

profoundly regretful for their past actions and their cruelty

“Was the car accident Yates was in

elderly couple with dark, hollow eyes, holding onto every bit of emotion that might escape

suddenly widened

It really was an accident!” Mr. Menter shook his head furiously. Mrs. Menter could not bear it any longer and

Menter up, who was looking extremely pale

to stare at

believe us. Yates Sutton’s death really has

time to act on them. Before the person I hired could make a move, Yates had already

a minute as he defended