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Chapter 84 : The Question

Author: Cynthia
last update publish date: 2026-06-08 15:45:00
“Why was I never enough?”

The words hung between them.

Quiet.

Steady.

Far calmer than the storm raging inside her.

For a moment, Edward Laurent simply stared at her.

The afternoon breeze stirred the trees beyond the terrace.

Somewhere in the distance, water trickled from the fountain below.

Everything appeared unchanged.

Yet somehow Emma felt as though she had just shattered something that had existed between them for twenty-six years.

Silence stretched.

Long enough to beco
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Sheila Kay
I was wondering the same thing about her father. This was an emotional chapter and I used a lot of tissues. She should get Rowan to look into it for her about her mother. No child should feel like they are not enough.
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Sidonia
This was emotional to read. I felt Emma's pain . im so sad for her. I wonder if Edward is not her real father, maybe her mum cheated and she was the result of that.
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