HIS REGRET (Ex-Husband wants Me Back) novel Chapter 585

Riana and Nathan exchanged a glance.

The truth about who Eli really was—and how she had ended up in Selena’s care—was the heaviest part of all. There was no way around it. She had to know.

“GrandMom?” Eli pressed, her eyes fixed on Riana. “Or… is there something else I don’t know? Something you’re still hiding?”

Riana swallowed. Doubt flickered inside her chest as she looked at the girl—crying, shaken, her trust shattered. After everything Eli had just endured, another truth felt almost cruel.

“You don’t want to tell me?” Eli’s voice cracked.

Riana clasped her hands again. “It’s not that we don’t want to, Eli, dear. It’s just—”

“It’s okay, GrandMom.” Eli forced a faint, bitter smile. “Tell me. Everything. Don’t hide anything. I want to know about myself—whatever it is you know. My mother lied to me so many times… I think I can trust your words.”

Nathan cleared his throat quietly. “You’re right. There’s more you should know. We’ve just been considering whether this is the right moment to tell you or—”

“It’s fine, GrandDad,” Eli interrupted softly. “I want to hear it. No matter how bad the truth is… I’ll accept it.”

Again, Riana and Nathan exchanged a look. This time, Nathan began.

“We also investigated your background, Eli. And what we found… is different from what you’ve believed all this time.”

Eli wiped at her tears roughly. “What do you mean?”

“You were found in an orphanage,” Riana said slowly. “Since you were a baby. After a fire destroyed the home of your biological parents.”

Eli’s head snapped up. She stared at Riana in stunned disbelief, her eyes wide.

“My biological… parents?” Her voice trembled violently.

Nathan nodded. “A married couple died in that fire. Their baby—you—was rescued by a neighbor and later brought to a shelter.”

Eli looked from one to the other, as if the room itself had tilted.

“No,” she whispered, barely audible. “Mom said… I was born in the best hospital. She said she carried me alone. That it was difficult, but she was grateful I was born.”

Riana held her breath before answering. “That isn’t true, Eli.”

The words were spoken gently, but they carried an undeniable bitterness.

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