The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: This Fire Won’t Be Hastily Closed Like the One Five Years Ago

Nathaniel Sloan’s fingertips gently brushed over her eyes and brow, coming to rest on the small scar at her temple.

The scar wasn’t obvious; her hair usually hid it from view.

Zane Grant had said it was a postoperative scar from plastic surgery, but as Nathaniel reviewed her files, he discovered the scar had two layers—meaning, she already had a scar there before the cosmetic procedure.

’How did she escape that fire five years ago? How much did she suffer? How badly was she burned that she had no choice but to get plastic surgery?’

’And five years ago, I wasn’t by her side.’

Nathaniel Sloan slowly closed his eyes. ’Estelle Lockwood...’

The two children Noelle Lockwood claimed had been ’burned to death’ were now alive and well.

The Estelle Lockwood who ’wanted to commit suicide,’ according to Noelle, returned five years later, and her first order of business was to acquire the Lockwood Group.

The Christian whom Noelle claimed she’d ’gone through hell and back’ to save, was actually disgusted by her.

The Lockwoods claimed they were never biased, yet they refused to properly investigate the fire that had supposedly killed their own daughter, instead pinning all the blame on Estelle Lockwood and hastily closing the case.

’Was Noelle Lockwood telling the truth? Did Estelle Lockwood really want to take her own life back then?’

’And...’

Nathaniel Sloan suddenly remembered the phone call he’d had with Estelle Lockwood right before the fire—

At the time, Noelle Lockwood and Laura Jennings had gone on a trip. Noelle was assaulted and became pregnant. Unaware of the father’s identity, she nevertheless insisted on keeping the child.

And to make it up to Noelle, Laura Jennings publicly declared that the child was Nathaniel Sloan’s, thereby protecting Noelle’s reputation.

Noelle Lockwood and Estelle Lockwood were pregnant at the same time and had similar due dates.

That day, Noelle Lockwood and Rose Lowell had shown up at his door in tears, claiming Estelle Lockwood had pushed Noelle down the stairs, causing a pregnancy complication and endangering the baby.

The Evernight Group headquarters was swarming with reporters, and with a major star like Noelle Lockwood showing up, the news spread like wildfire.

Online and in the real world, everyone was lambasting Estelle Lockwood, the "useless Mrs. Sloan," who took her anger out on her sister because she couldn’t win her own husband’s affection.

Nathaniel Sloan could only focus on calming Noelle Lockwood down first, so he accompanied her to the hospital.

And after that... one misstep led to a cascade of errors.

’Estelle Lockwood must have been so disappointed back then.’

She had said "goodbye" to him on the phone, and after that, they truly never met again.

If she hadn’t decided to return for revenge against Noelle and the Lockwood Family, she might never have come back. All Nathaniel Sloan would have been left with was that single word: ’goodbye.’

Nathaniel Sloan’s heart gave a sudden lurch.

"Nathaniel." KNOCK, KNOCK. Zane Grant rapped on the door from outside.

This was Zane Grant’s private luxury hospital. Estelle Lockwood had been placed in the most secluded VIP suite, where fans couldn’t possibly reach her.

"I came to check on her."

Zane Grant walked in, glanced at the medical instruments, and frowned. "Normally, she should have woken up by now. If she doesn’t come to soon, I’m worried..."

He let the sentence hang. "As for the Lockwoods, Rose Lowell is in an uproar and wants to go after Yara Lockwood, but Austin Lockwood hasn’t made a move."

Nathaniel Sloan’s eyes turned icy. "Rose Lowell certainly is fiercely protective of her daughter."

Five years ago, when Nathaniel Sloan was still pushing for an investigation, it was Rose Lowell who had gone to the police privately. She provided a pile of so-called ’evidence’ and, speaking as her mother, claimed Estelle Lockwood had long shown suicidal tendencies. She even said Estelle had talked about wanting to commit suicide by setting a fire in a crowded place.

With no other evidence, these two so-called ’relatives,’ Rose Lowell and Noelle Lockwood, adamantly insisted that Estelle Lockwood had brought it all on herself. Adopting the posture of an arsonist’s grieving family, they went around offering ’apologies and compensation’ to everyone affected.

As a result, everyone concluded that Estelle Lockwood must have committed suicide by arson. Otherwise, why would her own mother and sister be apologizing and offering compensation?

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