Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1174

Linda's face lacked a smile, instead revealing a flicker of pain and resentment in her eyes.

Cordelia's heart sank as she hurriedly took Linda's hand, sensing a slight tremor and icy coldness. "Linda—"

"I-I want to report it to the police so badly!" Linda's eyes turned red as she harshly bit her lip. "I've been thinking these days, if those two people hadn't taken Pammy away, I wouldn't have lost my daughter for 20 years!"

"But... But try to see the positive side!" Cordelia tried to console her. "If it weren't for them rescuing Pammy, she would have died in that shipwreck! And over all these years, that couple has treated her as their own daughter, loving her just like their own..."

"But they're still to blame—completely at fault!" Linda snarled.

Her depression sometimes made it difficult for her to control her emotions. The slightest thing would consume her thoughts and amplify her negative feelings. What others saw as a minor issue became a mountainous burden for her, suffocating her.

After Lina's advice last time, she obediently took her medication on time. However, the side effects were particularly pronounced in her case.

Dizziness, cold sweats, and tremors plagued her. And now, she couldn't control her thoughts and emotions. It felt as if a raging monster resided within her, destroying all rationality and trapping her in a swamp of negativity.

"Even if they treated my daughter well... they're no different from human traffickers, are they? If they had already saved Pammy back then, why didn't they hand her over to the police? Why did they secretly raise her themselves?

"They hid my daughter... they're so cruel!"

Linda hugged her head, painfully pulling at her own hair, tears streaming down.

Cordelia held her tightly, gently stroking her back.

"Cordelia... do they still live in your place?" Linda asked.

Cordelia hesitated, suddenly feeling guilty. Treating Jesse and Melissa properly made it feel like she had betrayed her friendship with Linda. But they were people Zuko respected, the ones who had been raising Lina for 20 years...

Taking a deep breath, Cordelia softly said, "Linda, I need to explain this to you.

"Lina often visits Zuko, and she can also see the couple at my house... but she hasn't forgotten you and Nicholas!

"I heard from Zuko that she works hard at the company and even wants to expose those who are causing harm to her parents... Linda, the parents she mentioned are you two!"

"What?" Linda was surprised, her tear-filled eyes fixed on Cordelia. "She... she calls us her parents?"

"Yes, Zuko and Toph heard it too," Cordelia replied.

Linda bit her lip, tears streaming down even more fiercely.

"Linda, I understand your feelings," Cordelia consoled. "But it's not that simple. For Lina, they were her parents for the first 20 years of her life.