Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Thugs came to take over the place, ransacked anything valuable, and even turned their packed luggage upside down.

After they moved into a rented apartment, she searched everywhere for those two diaries, but she couldn’t find them no matter how hard she looked.

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She always figured the thugs must’ve tossed them out during the move, and she was scared to death someone would find them.

Thankfully, she’d only ever written Leo’s name in those pages-never her own.

But after marrying Leo, she spent the first few years constantly anxious, worried those diaries might resurface.

When they never turned up, she figured they were gone for good and would never come

back to haunt her.

Who would’ve thought her ex-husband had been hiding them all this time, never breathed a

word about it?

If she’d known, she would’ve paid someone to make him hand them over, or made sure he kept his mouth shut for good.

Instead, every time he moved, she’d make his life hell until he had no choice but to move again.

Two years ago, he was forced to move once more, and then he just vanished-no one could find him anywhere.

Her life kept getting better, and she’d gotten over her old grudges, so she never bothered to send anyone after him.

Now she regretted it-she should’ve kept someone on his trail, just to make sure he never caused trouble again.

If she had, that bastard wouldn’t be out there stirring up trouble for her now.

Seeing her mom’s face turn ashen and stricken, Nicole felt a jolt of panic in her chest. “Mom, am I really his daughter or not?”

Her mom took a deep breath, her voice low and heavy with regret. “No, Nicole. He’s not your real dad.”

Honestly, she almost wished the gossip online was true-that her daughter really was Leo’s love child.

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But she knew all too well that wasn’t the reality.

Nicole’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Then whose daughter am I?”

Her mom covered her face, her voice heavy with regret. “I honestly don’t know who your real father is.”

She went on to explain that, back when she was at her lowest, she’d ended up spending the night with a stranger in a hotel-and that’s how Nicole came into the world.

Afterward, she’d tried to find the man, but it was like he’d disappeared off the face of the earth-she couldn’t dig up a single clue.

She never thought this secret would ever see the light of day.

Nicole’s face went pale, her voice shaky with disbelief. “How could this happen?”

The bigger her hopes had been, the harder it stung to have them crushed like this.

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