All Chapters of Discarded by My Family, I Proved Them Wrong: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

"Leovan?"Valena's voice caught in her throat. From her wheelchair, she stared at the tall figure standing in the doorway of the civil registry hall. His shadow stretched across the marble floor, touching the hem of the simple gown she wore. On the table in front of her, the ink on the marriage certificate hadn't even dried."What are you two doing?!" Leovan's voice thundered, echoing off the walls.Sean stepped forward without hesitation, planting himself in front of Valena like an unshakable wall. His gaze was sharp as a blade, and his fists were clenched so hard the veins stood out along his hands. He seized Leovan's arm and dragged him out of the room."Didn't you people throw her away?" Sean hissed in a low voice. "So why are you still meddling in her life?""Dr. Weiss." Leovan grabbed Sean by the collar, his jaw tight. "Even if we cast her out, I still have the right to know what she's planning."Their eyes locked. The air between them pulled taut, like a string stretched to the

Shards of glass scattered across the cold marble floor, throwing back the garden lights in sharp glints. The maid dropped to her knees at once, her trembling fingers gathering up the pieces one by one, as if she could undo the mess she had just brought with her. Sera stumbled backward, her face as pale as porcelain, until her back collided with someone's chest.A pair of firm hands steadied her shoulders."Mama."Leovan's voice came low and heavy above her head. He had come from the main hall, and no one knew how long he had been standing there. His gaze wasn't on Sera. It was fixed squarely on the maid still kneeling on the floor."How do you know it was Valena?" he asked, cold and flat, like a blade of ice against skin.The maid slowly lifted her face. Her lips quivered before any sound came out. "Forgive me, Young Master. I saw it in a post by a reporter who had been taking photos in front of the civil registry office." She swallowed with difficulty. "Her face isn't clear. But from

Someone from your own family.The words kept ringing in Leovan's head, louder than the rain hammering the roof of his car. He forced the vehicle back into motion, but his mind stayed behind on that road, with the phone call that had cut off without giving him a single name.He squinted. The rain was too heavy to see through, and the road to Aethelgrad's northern coast was nothing but a dark, slick ribbon, the headlights blurring out ahead of him. Below the cliffs, waves crashed against the rocks with a heavy sound that raised the hair on his neck."Valena," he muttered through clenched teeth, "what foolishness have you gotten yourself into now?"He fought the storm for thirty minutes, until rooftops and dim lights slowly emerged between the wet trees. A quiet residential area, far from the bustle of the city. His gaze swept over each fence he passed, until it stopped at an ivory-walled villa behind a towering iron gate.There was no nameplate. Only a small number fixed to the gatepost

That evening, Valena woke to the sound of a soft knock at her bedroom door.Her eyelids lifted heavily. For a few moments she had no idea where she was. The unfamiliar scent of lavender and fresh-cut wood slowly led her back to reality: the room with its wide windows facing the lake, and the old stuffed rabbit she was still hugging under her chin. The door eased open, and Sean stood in the doorway with the warm smile that had become a familiar sight over the past few weeks."Did you sleep well, Valena?" he asked gently.Valena didn't answer with words. She only gave him a faint smile, barely visible. Sean stepped inside and set a plate of neatly sliced, peeled apples on the nightstand, then crossed to the window and pulled back the heavy curtains. The golden dusk light spilled across the room, revealing the lake's surface glimmering like a sheet of beaten copper. In the distance lay the quiet, orderly rooftops of Machrie Terrai Aveneu, veiled in the slanting sunlight."Doctor," Valena

Chapter 20 "Doctor... why aren't you saying anything?" Valena's voice shook between ragged breaths. "How is Mrs. Estelle?"Sean didn't answer. There was only the sound of held breath and a phone still pressed to his ear, until the girl realized something that turned her blood to ice. This was not the silence of a man with good news."Doctor!"The scream broke out of her, mingling with the sob that had finally found its voice. Her hand clawed at the air, trying to reach Sean's fingers. She forced herself up from the bed, throwing back the blanket in a panic. But her legs, weak as water, could not bear her own weight, and she staggered toward the edge of the mattress."Valena!"Sean rushed to her. She slapped his hand away with what little strength she had left, her eyes wet and wild."Tell me, Doctor! How is Mrs. Estelle?""Calm down, Valena." His voice was gentle and controlled, though his own chest felt as if it were being wrung out. "I've already asked people to look for her. I'll