Serenity and Zachary York novel Chapter 3092

Caroline wanted to take another look at the photos, but Belinda stopped her. “You aren’t married yet, so you shouldn’t be tainting your eyes by looking at those photos.”

“I’m almost thirty, it’s fine. But I’d better finish my snacks first so that I don’t puke.”

Belinda was speechless.

“Mom, I only glanced at them earlier, but the photos were very clear. Do you think Celine purposely had the curtains drawn for photos to be easily captured? I think she might have anticipated you looking into her and deliberately ensuring your men could get very clear photos.

“People who are involved in scandals would do their best to cover it up, so I think Celine did that on purpose to get back at us. You wouldn’t have recognized her if she hadn’t.”

Belinda said coldly, “Whether she did it on purpose or not, I can’t forgive her for doing such a thing.”

“Hunter can’t let her go either.” Belinda added hatefully, “I’ve never thought Celine would be someone like this. What a waste of my love for her over two decades. I only have one daughter and I didn’t know she wasn’t biologically mine then. Although I did feel she was unlike me in every way, I didn’t think much of it.

“I doted on her the most and put so much effort into nurturing her, but she never performed to expectations. I thought it was because Hunter's genes were bad and caused my daughter to lack the capability and discernment a Fisher daughter would normally have. Who knew she turned out to be a fake?

“I should have chased her away there and then, and shouldn’t have let her stay. I was wrong!” Belinda admitted she had made the wrong decision.

Caroline comforted, “It’s understandable why you did that. After all, you raised her for over two decades. The relationship between a mother and daughter can’t be erased in just one night.”

“Caroline, have you ever resented me for not treating you well for the past two years?”

Caroline had eaten the majority of her snacks at this point and made a slight mess of herself. Belinda could not help but smile at the sight. “Can’t you eat in a more ladylike manner? Look at you. You’ve made a mess of yourself again. If an outsider saw this, who knows what sort of rumor they’ll spread.”

Many looked down on Caroline, the real heir of the Fishers, because she grew up in the countryside.

Belinda chewed on the chocolatey apple slice as she said, “Bring some food up for me later, please. I don’t want to go downstairs.”

“Don’t get mad over insignificant people. It’s not worth stressing your body for them.”

Belinda was silent for a long moment before she sighed. “Caroline, you’ve never experienced love before and have never been a mother. You can’t understand how disappointed and angry I am about this.

“I would like to be unaffected too, but I just can’t. I’m livid. They’re my children, although one is adopted.

“And your dad… I’ll admit that I don’t feel much for him. Back then, I only married him because I was at a marriageable age and needed a successor.

“But how could I not be angry now that I’ve caught him cheating when we’ve been husband and wife for decades and are old and gray with grandchildren?”