Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1193

What Melissa said struck a delicate nerve in Linda's heart.

In the past, she would have charged at her, strangled her, and even slapped her. Or maybe she would have asked Ian to do it, just like how he dealt with Mollie. She would have allowed him to be as brutal as possible.

But she couldn't do that anymore.

She took a few deep breaths and tried to calm herself and stop the trembling. Then she looked at Melissa calmly.

"Don't say that." Linda's voice was soft. "You've been her mother for 20 years. You have every right to be called her mother."

Melissa was shocked, and tears instantly streamed down her face. "But I stole those 20 years..."

As soon as she said that, it felt like a heavy rock crushed their hearts simultaneously.

Linda could hardly breathe, desperately trying not to cry.

Finally, Melissa let go. After 20 years, she could finally face the truth.

She asked herself, if she hadn't been sick, if fate hadn't led Lina to her real parents, would she have been able to let go?

Definitely not.

She was just an ordinary person with both light and darkness within her.

But now she regretted it.

Her illness was probably karma. Even God couldn't bear to see her take someone else's daughter. That was why she was afflicted with a terminal illness. After she died, she wouldn't separate the mother and daughter anymore.

Melissa quietly sobbed, the taste of the coffee in her mouth terribly bitter.

"I'm sorry..." she said to Linda. "I'm truly sorry!"

Linda heard a ringing in her ears. She clenched her fists again, trembling.

Not all "sorrys" could bring forgiveness. Sorry couldn't make up for the 20 years of separation between mother and daughter. It couldn't heal the pain Linda had endured for two decades.