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Hadley had mentioned something vague about the situation—hadn’t it involved Locke somehow?
“Listen carefully...” Linda propelled her wheelchair forward, invading Elissa’s space as she deliberately
enunciated each word, her revelation striking like physical blows.
“You bore his child... You are Locke's biological mother!”
Elissa’s entire body seized, her expression vacant as though the words had failed to register in her
consciousness.
“What... what are you saying?” she managed to whisper.
Elissa’s jaw slackened, her chest rising and falling with increasingly frantic breaths.
Suddenly, Ernest’s inexplicable kindness made perfect sense. His apparent affection had materialized so
mysteriously because it had roots elsewhere! A soundless, caustic laugh escaped Elissa’s lips. In this ruthless
world, no gesture cwithout hidden motivation.
But Locke?
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Could he truly be her child?
Elissa’s trembling fingers drifted unconsciously to rest upon her abdomen. Images of Locke's rounded cheeks
and luminous, joy-filled eyes flooded her mind unbidden...
How could such a precious, innocent creature have cfrom her without any memory of it?
Linda scrutinized Elissa’s every micro-expression, savoring each flicker of devastation crossing her face.
A cruel laugh bubbled from her throat. “My, my, that expression says everything. Truly clueless, aren't you?
Ernest has kept you in the dark all this time?” She dipped her chin knowingly. “Logical, when you think about it.
Your marriage remains intact, and Ernest—ever the gentleman—wouldn’t dare overstep certain boundaries.”
She allowed the silence to stretch painfully before her smile crystallized into something glacial.
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“Ask yourself this—does Ernest genuinely love you for yourself, or is it just because of Locke—and you just the
inconvenient package deal attached to Locke?”
Linda released an exaggerated sigh. “My mission is accomplished. I've delivered my message, so I'll take my
leave.”
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gave birth to a child? Is Locke truly
my son? How is this even possible?”
“So strange,” Elissa murmured.