The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: "Then, Miss Lockwood, Can You Give Me a Chance?

The impact sent Estelle stumbling back a step, and she instinctively reached out to catch Christian.

"Christian, you... what did you just call me?"

The truth came so suddenly that she was caught completely off guard. For a moment, she couldn’t even react, as if an unbelievable blessing had just fallen from the sky, leaving her stunned with a joy that felt too good to be true.

There was no question that Estelle adored Christian.

And knowing that her eldest son hadn’t died in the fire, her feelings of elation and joy far outweighed any worry.

But... the moment she saw Christian, she still hadn’t known what to say. ’She hasn’t been there for him all these years. Will he even accept me as his mother?’

To her surprise, Christian had joyfully thrown himself into her arms!

"Mommy! I’m calling you Mommy!"

Christian sweetly nuzzled Estelle’s neck, his arms wrapped tightly around her. His eyes were sparkling as he said, "Mommy."

It took Estelle several seconds to process before she dazedly asked, "Christian, you knew all along?"

Just then, the pediatrician from earlier rushed over.

He remembered Miss Lockwood. The Zachery who started kindergarten and the Zachery who came for the physical exam were not the same person. He initially suspected the kindergarten had made a mistake and had specifically gone to inquire about it.

But the kindergarten replied that there was no mistake; the child who enrolled had indeed identified himself as Zachery Lockwood.

If that was the case, then someone had been impersonating Zachery Lockwood.

The doctor felt something was amiss, so he looked through the records. He then discovered that the file for the child who called himself Zachery Lockwood and had done a maternity test with Miss Lockwood was identical to Christian Sloan’s file!

The doctor wasn’t an idiot. It only took a moment’s thought to understand. There was only one explanation for this situation—

Christian Sloan and Estelle Lockwood were biological mother and son!

He naturally had to inform her of this, so he rushed over. The moment he arrived, he saw Christian hugging Estelle and being affectionate.

The doctor’s eyes lit up with understanding. He said with a relieved smile, "Miss Lockwood, so you already knew. No wonder, no wonder."

’No wonder she’s been taking such good care of Young Mr. Sloan!’

Everything clicked into place in Estelle’s mind. ’So Christian knew all along, ever since then.’

She couldn’t quite put a name to the emotion welling up inside her. Christian was nestled sweetly in her arms, filling her embrace as if he were filling the void left by the past five years.

Nathaniel’s gaze was full of tenderness. He remained silent, not wanting to disturb their moment.

...

「Elsewhere.」

After Nathaniel led Estelle away by the hand, an awkward atmosphere immediately descended upon the corridor.

Noelle Lockwood had collapsed to the floor, her face pale and her mind a complete blank.

’Nathaniel said it. He actually said it...’

’AHHHHHH!’

’What is everyone going to think of me?!’

"That explains it. How could a real mother be so cruel to her own son? To say something like, ’Don’t bother me unless he’s dead,’ even when he’s sick!"

"But Noelle Lockwood was clearly awful to Young Mr. Sloan. Why didn’t the Sloan Family ever explain things? They just let her act so high and mighty for so long!"

"I’ve got it..." someone suddenly exclaimed in realization.

"It must be Laura Jennings! She couldn’t bear to expose her. After all, she always treated Noelle Lockwood like her own daughter-in-law!"

"That’s very possible!"

"Is Laura Jennings insane? To treat her own grandson like that."

"And Noelle Lockwood steals things! Seven hundred million! How did she have the nerve?"

"Laura Jennings embezzled company funds, and Noelle Lockwood steals. Aren’t those two the ones who are more like a real mother and daughter?"

Noelle Lockwood covered her ears, an icy chill seeping through her body as if she’d been plunged into a freezing cavern.

’She had always been the center of attention, adored by all. But now, she was being openly scorned by this group of nobodies!’

’I... I just stole a few things, and I returned them later! As for Laura Jennings, she embezzled from the Sloan Family’s company funds, but the Sloans never even made a fuss about it. That matter was over and done with. Why did Nathaniel have to bring it up again? Why!’

’What do I do now?’ Noelle couldn’t even begin to imagine what would happen to her once news of this got out.

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