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Elwood stared at Belinda. At that moment, words failed him. What stirred inside him was too deep, too tangled to
name.
He hadn't anticipated their thoughts would mirror each other so closely. The realization tugged at something
deep within him, drawing him even nearer to Belinda.
“Yes! That's exactly what | think,” he said. “That's why | went to see Carola today. But it's a pity that she refused
to say anything about our past...”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA sigh slipped from his lips, heavy and resigned. There was a flicker of hope in his eyes now. “Belinda, you know
her better than | ever could. Could you tellwhat kind of person she really is?”
Belinda hesitated briefly before she spoke. “She is kind. Sincere. A woman with a genuinely good heart. Even
toward me—her husband's illegitimate daughter—she’s never once raised her voice or looked atwith
contempt.”
After a pause, she continued, “She is also very fair. There was a t| was wrongly accused of something, and
everyone believed | was guilty; even my own mother didn’t trust me. But Carola... she saw the situation with a
fair perspective.”
A wistful smile tugged at the corner of her lips. “To be honest, | really admire her. | even feel a little envious of
Kylee sometimes, because she has a mother like Carola...”
Her words trailed off, and a faint shadow crossed her features when she thought about how her own mother
treated her.
After Elwood heard Belinda’s words, his face unconsciously softened. Of course. If Carola hadn't been someone
great, he wouldn't have fallen for her in the past.
But then, as if something had suddenly struck him, his brows knitted into a tight frown, and his tone turned
sharp. “Your father is such a bastard!”
Belinda didn’t get upset at all. Instead, she nodded in agreement. “Yeah, he really is a jerk.”
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Elwood dropped his gaze. A few seconds passed in silence before he looked back up at Belinda, uncertainty
flickering in his eyes. “Belinda,” he said cautiously, “what is Carola’s relationship with your father like?”
Belinda shook her head candidly. “Not well, just...”
She hesitated, grasping for the right term. “They keep things civil but distant, polite yet reserved, | suppose.”
Elwood let out a quiet breath, a spark of relief flickering within him, his mood visibly lifting.
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