Aurora Walton and Lucas Carter novel Chapter 1745

In that moment, Aurora’s mind turned sharply clear. If this was true, did it mean her mother had loved someone else’s child more than her?

And if that was the case, then what did that make her?

The thought alone made Aurora feel almost ridiculous.

Lucas felt a faint ache for the girl on the other end of the line.

“Aurora, don’t jump to conclusions just yet. Things might not be what they seem. Desmond only found the basics. I’ll have him dig deeper and figure out the truth.”

It was rare for Lucas to comfort anyone, and since it was his first attempt, it sounded a little stiff.

Aurora took a slow breath and finally voiced what weighed on her.

“It’s fine. I just don’t understand why my mother would treat me like this.”

Hearing that, Lucas fell silent.

He knew all too well how Grace treated her. For Aurora to finally ask something like this, she must have been hurting deeply.

Ever since she married him, Aurora had never once complained about her life.

She always worked hard—filming shows and running her studio—and never asked him for a cent.

If he hadn’t insisted on helping her, she probably would’ve kept carrying everything alone.

Thinking of that, Lucas let out a quiet sigh.

“Aurora, you don’t have to be this strong all the time. You can talk to me about anything.”

“I know what you mean, but this is something I need to face myself.”

Lucas hesitated for a moment before adding, “And the man Tessa transferred money to is very likely her biological father. Their goal seems to be stripping power from the company and eventually shifting all the blame to Madam Grace.”

Aurora froze, stunned that Tessa would have such intentions.

She thought of how, from childhood until now, her mother had always treated Tessa better than she treated her.

And despite that, she had raised a daughter capable of this kind of betrayal?

“You’re sure there wasn’t a mistake?”

Before Lucas could respond, Aurora spoke again, almost reflexively, “I’m not doubting you. I just never thought she would actually do something like that.”

By the end, even her own voice wavered.

Because deep down, Aurora knew exactly what kind of person Tessa truly was.