The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281: Chapter 281: Nathaniel Sloan’s Reminiscence

Estelle Lockwood could imagine what life must have been like for Miranda Lancaster and Nathaniel Sloan back then.

The entire Sloan Family was festive and joyous, preparing to welcome the new mistress of the house.

Laura Jennings and Ethan Sloan were constantly coming and going.

But Miranda Lancaster, the real wife, could not return to the Lancaster Family and was an incredibly awkward presence in the Sloan Family. Everyone knew she existed, yet because of Laura Jennings, they all ignored her.

Miranda Lancaster was like an invisible person, a phantom wandering through Sloan Manor.

However, there was another, similar ’phantom’.

Nathaniel Sloan, the true legitimate son, who had been branded as the illegitimate son of the mistress.

In the vast Sloan Manor, on a stormy, rainy night, these two unnoticed people ended up talking for a long time, separated only by a door.

Nathaniel Sloan didn’t know if Miranda Lancaster had been aware of his true identity back then.

He only knew that as he bit his lip in fear, too scared to make a sound, a gentle knock suddenly came from outside the door.

That sound was definitely not Laura Jennings. When Laura Jennings dealt with Nathaniel Sloan, she would only scream curses at him, crude and contemptuous.

But this knock was gentle, cautious, as if afraid of disturbing the child inside.

Nathaniel Sloan hesitated for a moment before walking to the door.

Miranda Lancaster’s soft voice sounded from the other side. "Don’t be afraid."

Nathaniel Sloan’s heart instantly settled.

Miranda Lancaster had taken pity on the boy. He was just a four-year-old child, yet he was left unattended in the attic. Aside from his three meals a day, Laura Jennings didn’t even let him see the sun.

In Miranda Lancaster’s mind, even if she thought he was Ethan Sloan’s illegitimate son, she probably couldn’t bring herself to resent him.

It was obvious her heart ached for this child.

Miranda Lancaster’s food and clothing at Sloan Manor were limited, to say nothing of any form of entertainment. She only had a single book with her. When she learned that Nathaniel Sloan hadn’t even started preschool or learned to read, she began personally teaching him, huddled with him in the attic.

It was the only book Miranda Lancaster had, and she left it for Nathaniel Sloan.

Hearing this, Estelle Lockwood’s curiosity got the better of her. "The book Miss Miranda Lancaster left for you... what exactly was it?"

Nathaniel Sloan’s expression stiffened slightly. He glanced to the side. "Do you really want to know?"

Estelle Lockwood nodded. "I’m curious."

Since Nathaniel Sloan had said the box left by the previous Mr. Lynch had a password, and then he mentioned this book right after, it was obvious the password had to be related to it.

’What kind of book could be used as a password?’

Nathaniel Sloan was silent for three seconds before he uttered a title. "Mm, it was *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland*."

Estelle Lockwood: "?"

Estelle Lockwood: "..."

’A girl’s bedtime story?’

Nathaniel Sloan said calmly, "It was the only book Miranda Lancaster had, so it was the only thing she could use to teach me how to read. Over time, the entire contents of the book, every single word, became etched into my mind."

A four-year-old child doesn’t understand the grudges between adults. He only knows who is good to him and who isn’t. And so, he often longed for Miranda Lancaster to come visit him.

Miranda Lancaster had become a ghost in that villa. Ethan Sloan was slowly wearing down her will, deliberately ignoring her to worsen her ’depression’ and create the appearance that she had ’wasted away from grief’.

But with Nathaniel Sloan’s companionship, Miranda Lancaster actually began to get better day by day.

That’s why Nathaniel Sloan knew with certainty that Miranda Lancaster had absolutely not ’wasted away from grief’. A woman full of hope for life, with a young Nathaniel by her side who needed her care—’How could Miranda Lancaster have committed suicide?’

Hearing this, Estelle Lockwood asked, "So, when you were a child, it was Ms. Miranda Lancaster who was with you as you grew up?"

Nathaniel Sloan’s expression was unchanged. "Yes."

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