Chapter 1205
And Elliana was the one who had made it happen. If not for Elliana, Aubrie knew the nightmare of Psychephrenia would have kept destroying their family for generations.
That realization made Aubrie’s voice tremble with urgency. “Cole, is Elliana here? I’d love to see her.”
Neither Aubrie nor Sophie realized that Elliana had been standing silently beside Cole the whole time. The two had been so caught up in their emotional reunion that they completely overlooked her presence.
The moment Aubrie called her name, Elliana bent down to meet her gaze and introduced herself with respect. “Hello, I’m Elliana.”
Both Aubrie and Sophie turned in surprise, instantly struck by Elliana’s graceful beauty.
Happiness flooded Sophie, but it mixed with a heavy sense of shame and regret. She remembered how she’d disappeared from Rita’s life, thinking it was best to spare her more pain. But years later, in her own panic, she’d placed Rita’s daughter…
in Cole’s path, hoping for a miracle cure for Cole’s Psychephrenia. Things had ended well—Elliana and Cole were in love, they’d built a family together, and Elliana had cured Cole just like Sophie once wished—but that didn’t change the selfishness at the root of what Sophie had done.
Had Elliana not discovered a cure, everything would have fallen apart, and Sophie would have had to bear the blame for Elliana’s pain.
That shame left Sophie without a word to say.
Aubrie couldn’t hold back her excitement. “Elliana, your mother was always the cleverest little girl—she grew up to be an extraordinary woman. Honestly, you’re even more beautiful than she was back in her prime!”
Elliana hadn’t even gotten a word in before Aubrie kept going. “And I’ve heard your father is Arthur Campbell, the Sun Group’s chairman. Of course you’d be remarkable. With two incredible parents, how could you not outshine them both? Cole is incredibly fortunate to have you.”
Hearing all that praise made Elliana’s cheeks go pink.
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A growing wave of guilt hit Sophie hard. “Elliana, I need to apologize,” she said, her voice trembling. “I know it was wrong for me to secretly register your marriage to Cole. If you’re upset, you have every right to blame me. Shout at me if you need to, I’ll take it.”
Cole’s regret matched his mother’s. Even though his love for Elliana was real, he couldn’t forget how his mother had orchestrated their marriage solely for his sake.
“You really don’t need to carry all that guilt,” Elliana replied, a gentle smile tugging at her lips. “Indeed, what you did wasn’t fair, but I get why you did it. You were worried about Cole’s future while you were so ill. I can’t hold that against you.” Her gaze turned warm and grateful. “Honestly, I should be thanking you. You brought Cole into my life, and he means everything to me.”
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