Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 495

“There is a big possibility that it is exactly what we think.” Elspeth was hit by realization at that moment. “Do you remember what Mom told me about her disappearing after she jumped? Could something have happened while she was unconscious?” Callum gave it a thought. “It has been a long time since then. I doubt she’ll remember much. Also, we don’t know if she can accept the fact. Let’s look into it further before we do anything else.” Elspeth nodded and let out a smile. “But no matter what, I’m super happy to know that you and I aren’t related like that.” “I feel the same way.” He leaned down and pressed a chaste kiss on her cheek. Elspeth no longer felt reluctant to have physical contact with Callum. Instead, she felt more content than ever. They went home as quickly as they could. Helia was in the middle of watching TV when her expression turned glum upon seeing the young couple walking hand-in- hand. “Didn’t I tell you that your relationship can’t go on?” After all, it had been decades since Helia saw them. She didn’t dare overstep her line by sticking her nose in Elspeth’s business. However, she couldn’t help but warn her Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

daughter. “You won’t have to worry about that anymore, Mom.” Elspeth hesitated as she chose a more roundabout way to tell her. “Callum and I aren’t related by blood. We can continue to be together.” Helia was so surprised that she jumped to her feet. “How is that even possible? I gave birth to you after I was… assaulted by Callum’s uncle. How can you not have blood ties?” Elspeth shook her head and took out the test results from her bag.

“We are not sure about the details, but that is what the results say. We aren’t related, but I am related to you.” Now things were too strange to comprehend. Helia couldn’t believe her eyes, but she couldn’t help thinking of other possibilities. “You mean… You might be my and some other man’s daughter?” The thought of the possibility was like cold, piercing water that washed over Helia. After so many years, she had come to terms that she was taken against her will. But to know that Elspeth’s father was someone else and that she had unknowingly done the deed with another man… It felt like a fatal blow to herChapter 495 Leukemia Helia staggered and fell onto the couch. Seeing her turn pale as she struggled to breathe, Elspeth quickly sat down with her and patted the back of her torso. “Don’t worry too much about this, Mom. It might not be as bad as you think.” Callum also calmly comforted her from the side. “Don’t worry, Miss Joneson. Elspeth has good genes. At the very least, this proves that her father is someone brilliant.” Helia glanced at Elspeth, and she could only quietly persuade herself. He’s right. The father must be an excellent man to be able to have such a wonderful child. However, as a woman, it was a lifelong shame for her to unknowingly give birth to a child with another man. “I hope so…” Helia let out a deep sigh. She couldn’t help the tears that rolled down her face. “Don’t worry about this, Mom. I will definitely find out the truth about what happened back then.” Helia was slightly hesitant upon hearing that. In fact, she didn’t know whether she wanted to know the truth or not.

It wouldn’t matter much if they couldn’t find out about it, and it wasn’t like they could do anything even if the truth was out. It had been decades. Helia doubted that man would want anything to do with her and Elspeth. And what if he wasn’t as good a man as they thought he was? Or what if he had passed away? Her mind was everywhere as she considered all the possibilities. She eventually concluded that there wouldn’t be a problem if they didn’t look into it. If they did, they would end up with tons of things to worry about. “How about we forget about it? It’s in the past. Let’s just let it go.” Deep down, Helia was still unwilling to deal with this head-on. “How can we do that? It was fine when we didn’t know, but now that we know the truth isn’t what it seems, why don’t we get to the bottom of this confusion?” Elspeth smiled when she thought Helia was worried about not being able to find that person. “Mom, you don’t have to worry about looking for him. I will definitely find him for you.”