Aurora Walton and Lucas Carter novel Chapter 1760

But what did Aurora mean when she said Tessa had met her biological father?

Had the two of them already seen each other?

Grace wasn’t entirely sure what Aurora was implying.

Aurora held her phone and explained patiently, one step at a time.

“I know you don’t believe me, but I’m not making things up. I have proof.”

“What proof? Those pictures are edited!” Grace refused to even look.

She couldn’t bear to imagine how much damage it would cause Tessa if the truth ever came out. She needed to protect her completely—her identity could never be exposed.

Seeing her reaction only made Aurora even more certain of what Grace was thinking.

She had to force Grace to admit it.

“I know she met her father. So, she’s not my real sister, is she?”

“I don’t know where you’re getting these ridiculous rumors. She is your sister—she’s Tessa Walton.” Grace insisted stubbornly.

But Aurora snapped, unable to hold it back.

“Mom, do you really not see that she and her biological father are working together to strip our corporation clean?”

Aurora’s voice rang out, sharp and unrestrained.

This time, she was genuinely angry, especially seeing how unyielding Grace was.

The evidence was right in front of her, and she still refused to believe it.

What more did she have to do to get her to see the truth?

Aurora felt utterly drained.

Hearing those words, Grace stumbled back two steps, yet she still stubbornly shook her head.

“No, that’s not it. You must be misunderstanding something.”

Aurora pushed the phone right in front of Grace.

Grace realized she had slipped and instinctively covered her mouth.

But it was too late. Aurora had heard everything.

“Mom, what do you mean by that? You and Dad weren’t together out of love.”

“Of course not.”

This time, Grace didn’t bother pretending.

“Your father and I were brought together through an arranged marriage. I had someone I loved before that.”

She let out a cold, bitter laugh.

“If it hadn’t been for your grandfather’s stubbornness, why would I ever have ended up with your father?”

“Not a single person in the Walton family was ever decent.”

In that moment, Grace seemed almost unhinged, consumed by the fury of memories she had buried for decades.