The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Estelle Lockwood’s Parents Are Someone Else

Before long, Director Carson returned with a small box.

It was clear she was still hesitant, but in the end, Director Carson spoke.

"Estelle, I found you by the side of the road. It was cold, and you were just a baby, abandoned. The person who left you there surely didn’t expect you to survive."

Estelle Lockwood listened quietly.

Director Carson’s voice grew softer. "After I took you back with me, I met your mother... or, I thought she was your mother at the time. She told me to mind my own business and leave you where I found you. I told her that was tantamount to murder, that leaving a baby outside would kill it. But Rose Lowell said, ’She’s my daughter. If I want her dead, she has to die.’"

"Rose Lowell snatched the baby back and abandoned her again. I went out to look for you but couldn’t find you. Just as I was considering whether to call the police, Chairman Lockwood arrived. He was the one holding you."

Estelle Lockwood raised an eyebrow.

Director Carson continued, "Chairman Lockwood came here with two babies that day. One was you, and the other... the other was..."

Estelle Lockwood finished her sentence, nodding. "Noelle Lockwood."

"Yes, yes, Noelle Lockwood. Chairman Lockwood left you both at the orphanage and told me that someone would come to adopt Noelle soon. I asked, ’What about the other child? Isn’t she your child too, Chairman Lockwood? Are you just going to leave her in an orphanage like this?’"

"Chairman Lockwood told me to mind my own business."

"A week later, Rose Lowell and Chairman Lockwood came back to the orphanage and adopted Noelle Lockwood."

"The more I thought about it, the less sense it made. Chairman Lockwood was the one who brought Noelle Lockwood to the orphanage, so why did they have to adopt her again? Why would they completely ignore you, their own daughter?"

"And that was when I found Noelle Lockwood’s birth certificate. Chairman Lockwood had been careless and left both your and Noelle’s birth certificates behind. When I saw them, I was shocked!"

"It turned out Noelle Lockwood was the daughter of Chairman Lockwood and the mistress! And on your certificate, the parents’ names had been viciously crossed out with black ink! I tried everything, but all I could make out was that your father’s surname was also Lockwood, but it definitely wasn’t Austin Lockwood."

"So, Estelle, your biological parents aren’t Chairman Lockwood and his wife. He abandoned you at the orphanage, and your real parents almost certainly don’t know!"

"Chairman Lockwood found out I knew, warned me to keep my mouth shut, and gave me a large sum of money as hush money. After that, he sent me away from Crestfall..."

After she finished speaking, Director Carson opened the box. "This was hanging on you back then. I secretly took it off without Chairman Lockwood seeing. It might be something your real parents left for you."

Estelle Lockwood glanced inside. It was a ruby.

The ruby was large and dazzlingly red—definitely not something an ordinary person could afford.

’Her father’s surname is also Lockwood... Is he related to Austin Lockwood? Could the Lockwood Family of over twenty years ago have afforded a gem like this?’

"Es-Estelle."

Director Carson was a little frightened. "I’ve told you everything. As for the other matter, could you, could you possibly..."

After all, Director Carson knew that Austin Lockwood abandoning someone else’s daughter at an orphanage was essentially kidnapping—a crime. And she had knowingly concealed it, even accepting money. If Estelle decided to press charges, she would definitely go to jail.

As for forgiveness, Estelle Lockwood was no saint. But as for holding a grudge, Director Carson wasn’t the one truly at fault.

So Estelle Lockwood simply said, "The children are still waiting for you. Please have your lawyer contact mine to process the twenty-million-dollar donation and ensure it’s properly registered."

Director Carson was at a loss for words, her eyes turning red.

Only after Estelle Lockwood had left did she finally cover her mouth and break down in tears.

’Austin Lockwood stole someone else’s child, causing Estelle to be separated from her birth parents for over twenty years. Even if I wasn’t the mastermind, I was still an accomplice!’

...

Once they were in the car, Nathaniel Sloan asked softly, "Why so quiet?"

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