The Real Heiress's New Family Adored By All novel Chapter 384

Chapter 384 A Late Apology

She stood up, ready to leave.

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Wendy watched her walk toward the door. Through the glass, she saw Leighton waiting outside.

“Zora-”

Zora’s steps slowed for a second.

“I’m sorry… Forget you ever had a mother like me. In your next life, don’t ever meet someone like me again.”

Wendy’s eyes lingered on her slender, graceful figure, full of reluctant longing.

Zora had grown up beautifully, exactly the way Wendy had once imagined.

But she hadn’t gotten to raise her. She owed Zora everything.

She had been a terrible mother to Zora. She’d probably even left scars on her heart.

Now that their time together was ending, Wendy wanted to make up for it as much as she could.

She wanted to ease the hurt she’d caused Zora.

She wanted Zora to know not all mothers were like her. She deserved to be loved properly.

Hearing her sad, calm tone, Zora’s chest tightened for no reason! A strange feeling washed over her.

She didn’t turn around.

“Serve your sentence well.”

Her voice was steady and quiet, with no strong emotion.

After saying those words, she pushed the door open and walked out without hesitation.

Wendy watched her step outside to stand beside Leighton.

Leighton naturally took her bag from her hand, his eyes soft and full of care.

Wendy could tell how Leighton felt about Zora.

With someone like Leighton protecting her, no one would dare hurt her again.

The Pierce family had always lived by one rule-once you chose someone, it was forever.

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With Leighton by her side, Zora’s future would be smooth and safe.

Wendy stared at her face for a long time, as if she wanted to memorize every detail.

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“What did she say to you?”

After they left the visiting room, Zora let out a slow breath, trying to ease the stuffy feeling in her chest.

“Let’s talk outside first.”

She didn’t want to stay in this place any longer.

“Alright.”

Leighton noticed her low mood. He pulled a candy out of his pocket, peeled the wrapper, and handed it to her.

The rich sweet milk flavor spread across her tongue, calming the discomfort in her heart a little.

They walked together toward the car.

“Wait here for me.”

When they reached the car, Leighton opened the door for her and let her get in first.

Zora nodded softly, confused about what he was doing.

Leighton glanced at her fingers picking at the little fuzz on her scarf, then quickly walked to the nearby coffee shop.

Zora didn’t wait long before the driver’s door opened.

A cold wind mixed with a faint mint scent drifted into the car.

Zora turned to see his slender hand holding a coffee cup as he reached for her.

She stretched out her hand to take it, but stopped halfway.

Her fingertips were covered with fine fluff from the scarf.

She held her palm open, not moving.

Leighton smiled faintly. He set the drink on the center console, then pulled out wet wipes to

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clean her hands gently.

“Little lazy girl.”

Finished

Zora didn’t argue. Once all the fluff was wiped off, she picked up the coffee and took a slow sip.

The drink soothed her tangled emotions. She finally spoke in a soft voice.

“Wendy said a mysterious group of people once came for Wayne. They had a skull logo on their shoulders.

“She thinks those people took Wayne away and hid him.

“She also said someone questioned her before. They asked a lot of questions about me, but she didn’t tell them anything.”

Wendy did have real clues about Wayne.

She told Zora that back when the Knox family was falling apart and facing bankruptcy, those mysterious people had approached Wayne.

Wendy hadn’t known about it at the time.

Wendy had beaten Wayne badly once, and begged her to let him go. He said he could save the Knox family and bring back their old life.

That was when she first heard about the mysterious group.

But she’d been hysterical back then and didn’t believe a word he said.

Later, on the day the police came to arrest them, Wendy had choked Wayne half to death.

Doctors had sedated her, and after she was locked in prison, everything finally settled down.

That was when she heard the news that Wayne had gone missing.

She and her two sons were all in custody. Only Holden was still outside.

No matter how cruel Wayne was, he would never hurt his own son.

Wendy knew Wayne well. He’d always blamed all his misfortunes on Zora.

After spending over a decade raising another man’s child without knowing, and after everything he’d been through, he must have hated Zora to the core.

Not long ago, people had come to interrogate Wendy again.

They didn’t ask about her crimes. They only asked about Zora.

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They asked what she feared, what she was allergic to, and who she cared about the most.

Wendy immediately sensed something was wrong, so she acted crazy and gave them random

answers.

Besides, she had never paid attention to Zora, so she didn’t know much about her anyway.

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