Chapter 321
Magdalen couldn’t hold back her tears anymore, but at the sound of Seraphina’s following words, she spun around to look at her.
What she saw was a shattered scene: Seraphina’s face was blurred, only her eyes were clear, filled with regret, remorse, and pain beyond words.
“What did you just say?” Magdalen asked, her voice shaking.
Seraphina held her hand tightly, “I initially thought that maybe our father betrayed you, deceived you, and I might be his daughter with Adelina…”
Hearing this, Magdalen immediately tightened her grip on Seraphina’s hand.
Seraphina gave a small smile, then covered her hand with her own, “So, I went with Andrea to do a paternity test today. Do you know Andrea? She is Simon and Adelina’s daughter…”
Magdalen didn’t reply, she was just staring at Seraphina, her tears still uncontrollably streaming down her face.
“Mom.” Seraphina called her again, then continued, “I don’t know what made you think that Dad betrayed you, deceived you. But I want to tell you, the results of my test with Andrea show that we are full biological siblings.”
Full siblings, meaning they share the same father and mother.
She and Andrea weren’t half-sisters, but full-blooded, same father and mother, sisters.
The moment she received these results, Seraphina couldn’t clear her jumbled emotions. But soon, she thought of Magdalen.
And Magdalen, hearing these results, she froze completely, even tears in her eyes stopped falling.
She opened her mouth, repeating the words with a trembling voice, “What did you just say?”
“I’m not your biological daughter, and I’m not Dad’s either.” Seraphina said quietly, “He never lied to you, he never betrayed you…”
With a slight sway, Magdalen’s tears rolled down once again.
This time, her vision finally cleared.
She stared at Seraphina for a long while, then slowly shook her head, murmuring like she was comforting herself, “Impossible…impossible…” Seraphina remained calm throughout.
“I thought it was impossible too when I got the results.” Seraphina said softly, even with a hint of a smile, “How could I believe that the people who raised me aren’t my biological parents? But, Mom, Andrea and Simon have done the paternity test, she truly is Simon’s daughter.”
Meaning, Seraphina, must also be Simon’s daughter.
Neither Magdalen nor Carney had any blood tie with her.
At that moment, Magdalen felt ice-cold.
Seraphina could clearly feel how Magdalen’s hand, the one she was holding, was gradually cooling down.
“Mom…” Seraphina called her again softly.
It took a long while before Magdalen responded. But then she laughed.
With a smile still on her face, her tears rolled down uncontrollably again.
“You’re not his daughter…you’re not his daughter…” she repeated, “He didn’t lie to me, he didn’t lie to me…”
Seraphina remained silent, just quietly holding her hand, letting her vent her emotions.
Then, Magdalen started to cry while laughing.
Her crying once again attracted the attention of those around them.
The restaurant staff had been paying special attention to them ever since Magdalen slapped Seraphina. Seeing the situation, the manager quickly came over to
ask.
However, before the manager could get close, Abbot, the bodyguard who had been following Seraphina around, stepped forward to stop him.
Not long after, all the guests in the restaurant were politely asked to leave, and even the staff were asked to leave, leaving only Magdalen and Seraphina.
Seraphina seemed calm and composed, but in reality, she hadn’t noticed the people around her leaving one by one.
And Magdalen had cried out of her mind.
She was a woman who had always been loved by everyone, received unlimited tolerance and love, but at this moment, all of that was gone.
In her world, there was only one person.
This person had been dead for over a decade.
She laughed for him, cried for him, lived for him, and ruined herself for him.
She seemed like the most carefree person, but in reality, she was the most tense.
She tied herself tightly to a person who was already dead. Only he could truly affect her emotions.
Seraphina sat beside her, quietly watching Magdalen cry for a long time, then reached out to gently hold her.
“Mom.” She said softly, “How could Dad lie to you? He often said ‘I only have one rose… don’t you know your place in Dad’s heart?”
Late at night, in the hotel room, Magdalen who had been crying for a long time finally calmed down.
Seraphina sat beside her the entire time, letting her cry without trying to comfort her.
Seraphina was silent for a moment, then nodded and replied, “Okay.”
As she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped. Lowering her head, she took out the emerald she had earlier.
She wanted to give this gem to Magdalen at the restaurant, but Magdalen didn’t really accept it, so she took it back.
Seraphina turned back to the bed, and Magdalen looked at her, seeing the gem in her hand.
“Mom,” Seraphina said, “I chose this emerald because it has two roses on it. They can’t compare to Dad’s paintings, but it’s… a token of my love. Mom, I’m giving you this gift because I want you to be happy, so you must accept it.”
She took Magdalen’s hand and gently placed the emerald in her palm.
As she did this, Seraphina felt an inexplicable nervousness.
Magdalen had always been more likely to refuse her kindness.
This time, the gem sat quietly in Magdalen’s hand for a few seconds, then Magdalen slowly closed her hand around it.
“I’ll accept it,” she said.
Seraphina was shocked for a moment, then she smiled, reached out, and gently touched Magdalen’s tear-soaked hair.
Magdalen didn’t move, letting Seraphina tidy her hair.
Once she was done, Seraphina handed her a tissue to wipe her tears, then said softly, “Mom, get some rest, don’t cry anymore.” After saying this, Seraphina got up and walked towards the door.
Magdalen sat on the bed, watching Seraphina until she reached the door, then she lifted her head to look at her.
Seraphina opened the door, looked back at her, gave a small smile, then left.
Magdalen’s gaze remained on the slowly closing door, not moving for a long time.
But Seraphina didn’t go any further after she left the room.
She just leaned quietly against the closed door, standing still, her face expressionless.
She’d been smiling all night, and now her face was somewhat stiff.
Finally, she couldn’t smile anymore.
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