The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Setting Up Daddy and Mommy

Estelle Lockwood froze, completely motionless.

She stared at Nathaniel Sloan in disbelief, thinking she must have misheard him.

Nathaniel Sloan said... he believed the scent from five years ago was hers, and that Noelle Lockwood was the real plagiarist.

Back then, Nathaniel Sloan had indeed said he believed her. He had told her not to be afraid, not to worry, that he knew she was a good girl and would never plagiarize.

But Estelle Lockwood also remembered with perfect clarity what happened afterward. It was a nightmare that had taken her years to escape.

’Why... after hurting me so badly, is Nathaniel Sloan starting to believe me now?’

Noelle Lockwood trembled, utterly horrified. The fear on her face was becoming impossible to contain.

"N-Nathaniel, no, it’s not like that..."

Rose Lowell also rushed to explain, "How could that be? Nathaniel, did someone say something to you?"

Austin Lockwood was a little calmer. "Nathaniel, I know today’s events reminded you of what happened back then, but everything was investigated thoroughly. Besides, Estelle confessed. So I think, at the time..."

"The three of you should be grateful that I don’t have any evidence."

Nathaniel Sloan cut him off coolly, his gaze so cold it seemed to pierce right through the three members of the Lockwood Family.

Noelle Lockwood was crying a river of tears. "Nathaniel, you don’t believe me... I saved you, and yet you don’t believe me... SOB... What’s the point of me even being alive..."

"Noelle!!"

"My precious daughter!"

Austin Lockwood and Rose Lowell cried out in unison as Noelle Lockwood slumped to the ground and ’fainted’.

The onlookers exchanged glances, unsure of what to make of the situation.

The reporters covering the livestream scratched their heads. They didn’t know whether to stop the broadcast or keep it running.

Although Noelle Lockwood had fainted, almost no one was speaking up for her now, aside from her fans...

Luke White escorted Rose Lowell and the others out. Only after the sounds of their crying and commotion faded did Estelle Lockwood come back to her senses.

’I need some time to calm down,’ she thought.

The plagiarism incident had come to a temporary close. Just as Estelle Lockwood was about to turn away, Nathaniel Sloan suddenly spoke.

"You don’t have anything to ask me?"

’Ask him what? About what happened five years ago? There’s nothing to ask. Nathaniel Sloan is defending me now, but the pain he caused me five years ago was real.’

She lowered her gaze. "I have nothing to ask. Henry, let’s go."

Nathaniel Sloan took a long stride forward to follow them, but Henry Kendrick blocked his path. "President Sloan, Yara doesn’t want to see you. Don’t you get it? She’s in a bad mood. If you chase after her, you’ll only make it worse."

Those words stopped Nathaniel Sloan dead in his tracks.

...

Meanwhile, Zachery and Mia, who were watching the livestream, fell silent.

After two minutes, little fool Zachery whispered, "What’s going on? Scumbag Dad believes Mommy, not Noelle Lockwood?"

Mia huffed. "But the plagiarism accusation is still hanging over Mommy’s head. Scumbag Dad didn’t help Mommy back then, so what’s the use of him acting all nice now?"

"Maybe there was a misunderstanding?" Zachery asked.

Mia wanted to say ’no way,’ but she felt she couldn’t be so absolute.

Whenever Old Mr. Kendrick was undecided, he would consult the oracle. Having grown up with him, Mia had also gotten into the habit of doing a reading whenever she was curious.

She immediately tossed three coins, then hesitated.

"Mia, what does the hexagram say?"

Mia’s expression shifted from hesitation to conflict, and finally to a look of indescribable struggle. "The reading says... we can try to set them up..."

"If the star-crossed lovers are finally united, the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved."

...

「Elsewhere.」

Christian was also watching the livestream.

’Could there have been a misunderstanding between Mommy and Daddy five years ago?’

’Grandma said the person Daddy loves is Noelle Lockwood, but I’m not an idiot. I can tell whether Daddy cares about Noelle Lockwood or not.’

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