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.

their exchange, Elvis instantly understood how deep the rift was between his

up, “Aunt Ziana, you’ve misunderstood. Grandpa and grandma just wanted

Mrs. Menter coldly,

Menter insisted as

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

contrary, Ziana’s eyes only reflected hatred and deep-seated

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

as she was questioning herself. Her eyes were blank and broken, exuding a strong sense

was stunned when they saw Ziana’s reaction. They

prior, Ziana had also knelt before them until her knees were battered and bled, begging

chest silently in

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

as a teardrop slowly formed from the corner of

who first suggested

eloping with another man. Such a daughter

her daughter had brought shame upon the family and thus wanted to bring Ziana back to teach her a lesson, making

gave birth to with

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

planned to send the child

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

months later, she had already turned into a

ties with. them. She then began searching for her child

asked, “What do I need to do for you two to finally tell me where my

pained expression made the elderly couple, who were

felt profoundly regretful for their past

that moment, Ziana questioned, “Was the car accident Yates was

holding onto every bit of emotion that might escape

widened their eyes in

Menter shook his

Mrs. Menter up, who was looking extremely pale

stare

Menter said, “Ziana, you have to believe us. Yates

act on them. Before the person I hired could make a move,

Menter was talking a mile a minute as he defended