The billionaire's kick-ass wife novel (Isabella) novel Chapter 287

Chapter 287 Past And Pain

After scrutinizing and eyeing Elvis, Ziana turned to Mr. and Mrs. Menter and asked calmly, “Are the two of you using this information to threaten me? What is your agenda?”

To Ziana, the Menter family would never reveal her daughter’s information to her this easily.

They must have had an ulterior motive.

The excited looks on Mr. and Mrs. Menter’s faces suddenly froze.

“No, we do not have any. We just came to see you,” Mrs. Menter quickly replied.

Ziana looked at the couple and noticed they had aged quite a bit. Yet, all she could think of was their cruel and ruthless faces from over two decades ago when they took her child away.

She was in a deep slump at that time after receiving the terrible news of her husband’s death. When she finally snapped out of it, her child had already been taken away from her and had disappeared without a trace.

The pain she experienced that night was so excruciating that she wondered if anyone else could understand. And her parents’ cold, cruel gaze and brutal ways had made her thoroughly understand that she had nothing left.

It had been many years, but the pain did not fade away with the passage of time. Instead, that experience had left her heartbroken and traumatized.

Ziana’s eyes were devoid of warmth. She replied guardedly, “You have seen me now, so just say whatever you came to say.”

She subconsciously moved to stand in front of Isabella. To Ziana, since these people had the gall to hurt her daughter, they now might even have ill intentions towards her beloved mentee.

Ziana’s actions were out of instinct. It did not occur to her that, in reality, members of the Menter family could not harm Isabella, given her identity.

However, seeing her instinctively defensive movement, Mr. Menter and his wife felt a sharp ache in their hearts.

They realized that, to Ziana, they were no longer her parents but enemies.

Enemies who would intentionally hurt the people she cared about!

“We’re not…” Mrs. Menter’s voice choked as she tried to explain.

It’s human nature that as people grow old, they would tend to reflect on the past and realize their past mistakes. Then they would begin to regret, using familial ties as an excuse to make amends.

However, to Ziana, some damages were just irreparable.

Being hurt by a family member was even more soul-crushing.

After witnessing their exchange, Elvis instantly understood how deep the rift was between his aunt and grandparents.

He quickly spoke up, “Aunt Ziana, you’ve misunderstood. Grandpa and grandma just wanted to see you after all these years. They missed you!”

Taken aback, Ziana questioned Mr. and Mrs. Menter coldly, “You missed me? Seriously?”

“It’s true, I swear!” Mrs. Menter insisted as she nodded repeatedly.

Mr. Menter also nodded silently, both of them looking hopefully at Ziana, hoping to see a trace of empathy in her eyes.

However, on the contrary, Ziana’s eyes only reflected hatred and deep-seated resentment.

She whispered, “You both are now loving and compassionate, huh? Well, I miss my daughter too. So tell me where she is. Where is she?”

She muttered to herself. She was questioning the elderly couple as much as she was questioning herself. Her eyes were blank and broken, exuding a strong sense of sorrow and despair.

The elderly couple was stunned when they saw Ziana’s reaction. They felt faint momentarily as the blood drained from their faces.

More than twenty years prior, Ziana had also knelt before them until her knees were battered and bled, begging them to return her child to her.

Mrs. Menter clenched her chest silently in anguish.

Anna Lindon, who was sitting in the car, could not help but be moved. Even though she was just an outsider, she could tell how deep the pain was on Ziana’s face.

Mrs. Menter’s lips trembled as a teardrop slowly formed from the corner of her eye.

Back then, she was the one who first suggested sending Ziana’s child away.

She thought that Ziana had acted immorally by betraying her fiancé and eloping with another man. Such a daughter brought shame to the Menter family.

She believed her daughter had brought shame upon the family and thus wanted to bring Ziana back to teach her a lesson, making her realize the severity of her wrongdoing.

As for the child she gave birth to with some unknown promiscuous man, it naturally shouldn’t exist.

She wanted to choke the child to death but finally changed her mind when she met the child’s innocent gaze.