Semua Bab Why the Crocodile Tears?: Bab 441 - Bab 450

Natalie's eyes flew wide open in disbelief.When was that recording made?Behind the decorative screen, Adrian glanced over at Anathea and noticed that her face was completely emotionless.She had pressed the recording pen's button just as Natalie had turned to look at the private chapel.Natalie had been too full of herself, thinking her words would crush Anathea's spirit. Even the two men didn't even bother watching her.What they overlooked was what ultimately destroyed them.What Anathea didn't expect, though, was for that recording pen to end up in Gregory's hands.Through the painted scenery on the decorative screen, she looked toward Gregory, who was seated on the throne chair.His expression was unreadable, like a deep pool with no visible bottom. It gave nothing away. But the chill he gave off crept into the bones."No, this recording is fake! It's edited! It's not my voice!" Natalie shouted, trying to deny it.But Gregory wasn't here to listen to her lies. "Whether

Before Holden could finish yelling, Gregory set his cup down on the table with a sharp clack, cutting Holden off.Just then, a muffled sob rang out. Natalie, her mouth gagged, was dragged out by two burly bodyguards."Nat!" Eleanor's face paled instantly. She tried to rush forward, but two more guards stepped in to block her path."Why the rush? I still have unfinished business." Gregory's tone was cold. "I still need to settle the score with Natalie for what she did."She pushed my wife down the stairs in front of a whole crowd, causing her to lose our child. I'm making her pay for it. If tenfold isn't enough, then I'll make it a hundredfold."Anathea looked at Gregory with a conflicted expression.Natalie shook her head violently.Eleanor quickly snapped back to her senses. "It was chaotic that day. Who could tell who pushed whom? Nat was the one screaming for help first. It was Anathea who tried to push her and ended up falling herself. What does that have to do with Nat?"G

Eleanor quickly caught on and softened her expression to soothe Xander. "Xander, don't cry. I'm here. Nobody's going to hurt you, okay? You don't have to be scared."Gradually, Xander calmed down and buried his face in Eleanor's embrace.As Anathea watched him behave so well in front of Eleanor, her gaze dropped.Of course. Xander had been raised by Eleanor for five years. Day after day, his loyalty had completely shifted to her. That was why he felt distant from Anathea.This was exactly Eleanor's plan all along. She knew Gregory's flaws. He was never one for fatherly affection. So all she had to do was get rid of Anathea. She wanted Xander to turn against Anathea and side with her and Natalie so she could finally drive Anathea out of the Sinclair family.Anathea turned her head away, refusing to look at Xander.He had sworn he would protect her, but now he had thrown himself into Eleanor's arms like it meant nothing.Promises from kids, just like those from adults, were meanin

Back when Natalie was at the welfare home, whenever a couple came looking to adopt, she would do everything she could to stand out and be chosen.She tried her best to show them the most well-behaved and capable version of herself, hoping they would take a liking to her and adopt her. That way, she could escape that place where she couldn't even get enough to eat and was often bullied and looked down on by the other kids.But no matter how hard she tried to be her best, the couples looked at her with the same cold expression.They didn't want to adopt her.They didn't want her at all.And now, Eleanor's gaze was exactly the same."Because your mother had abandoned you.""Do you believe that she'll abandon you again this time just to save herself?"Gregory's words echoed in Natalie's mind, sending a cold chill rushing from her legs to her spine and up to her scalp.No!Natalie's body trembled uncontrollably. She struggled with all her might and broke free from the bodyguards w

"What?" Xander looked at Anathea with reluctance. "But—"Before he could finish, Martin, ever the observant one, scooped him up. "Mr. Xander, didn't you say you wanted to fly a kite? Mrs. Sinclair Senior has one. Let's go fly it together."The bodyguards exited in turn. Soon, only Anathea and Gregory remained in the hall.Gregory turned to Anathea and asked gently, "Do you feel any better now?"Anathea lifted her eyes and gave him an expressionless glance. "You did this on purpose?"He had purposely brought her here to watch everything.Gregory didn't deny it. He nodded. "Yes. I figured maybe the only way someone could feel a little better is by watching the people who hurt them pay."So however Natalie had treated Anathea, he made sure Anathea saw for herself how he made her pay for every bit of it. Maybe that would ease her pain. At least, that was what he believed.He crouched in front of her and met her gaze with a clumsy but sincere kind of gentleness."This is only the