[This little baby in my arms looks very much like me and Joel. I’m looking forward to her growing up. She likes the swing downstairs and climbs up and down the stairs. She always sneaks away when I’m not paying attention.]
[She is a beam of light that isn’t strong, like the bright and gentle moonlight, which makes my life a little brighter.]
[Selena, Mom has loved you in the past year, but I can’t continue to love you anymore. The devil came with your paternity test, and my love for you has become a betrayal. He asked me to continue that disgusting relationship, but I said no. I know that my time is up. I don’t want my life to be dictated by others, so I would rather die to free myself. I thought about taking you with me, but I couldn’t bear it. If you survive this and grow up, you must remember not to look for that devil. How great would it be if you were Joel and my child? But I hope that I will never meet Joel Nelson in my next life.]
Selena’s mother hated her incompetent husband.
In the name of love, he asked her for everything to fulfill his own interests.
How could she love such a man to death?
Selena looked at the name “Joel Nelson” at the end of the diary. The force of the handwriting was exceptionally strong as if it would penetrate the paper.
All of her mother’s love and hate for the man ended there.
Selena seemed to be able to feel the helplessness and struggle of her mother when she wrote this diary decades ago.
This was her only outlet.
Thus, she hid the diary under the bed. Even if the old man knew the truth, he would not let people look for his daughter-in-law’s evidence of adultery.
Selena’s tears fell, soaking the paper.
She could not express the sadness in her heart.
The last kindness her mother gave her was not killing her.
Before reading this diary, Selena felt it was unfair.
But after seeing this diary, she felt that her mother still loved her.
At that time, the devil’s blood was also in Selena. Her mother must have been so disgusted and tangled.
Thus, her mother chose to end her own life.
It was no accident.
Selena’s chest felt stuffy, and she trembled slightly.
Outside the door, some footsteps gradually approached.
A hand landed on Selena’s shoulder with a familiar warmth, which made her feel relieved.
Eric came.
Selena turned her head, hugged him, and sobbed softly. To some extent, her arrival on this earth was indeed unwelcome.
She could not resent anyone. Even though she was innocent, compared to her biological mother, Selena did not know if she could live up to that word.
Selena also hated Joel Nelson for his incompetence. If Joel had not compromised, nothing would have happened. Selena would be the apple of their eye and be as bright and flamboyant as Nicole.
Eric gently stroked Selena’s hair.
After waiting for Selena to calm down, Eric gently tilted her head to wipe her tears.
His movements were incredibly gentle.
“I heard from that woman that Mrs. Nelson jumped from the window of this room.”
Eric paused. His voice was low, and he looked at the only window in this princess-decorated room.
Selena looked over as well.
She could not imagine how determined and heartbroken her mother was at the time she jumped off from there.
For some people, being alive was a blessing.
But for her mother, life was suffering.
Selena took a deep breath as she held the diary in her hand.
Now, they were certain that “Mr. Stanton” was a member of the Stanton family.
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