Chapter 829
Chapter 828:
When the final note faded away, Elliana spoke in a low voice. “Where was Mom p>
The question had been with her for as long as she could remember, an unanswered piece of her life. She had grown up never knowing her mother’s birthplace.
Even when Milton had shared their parents’ love story, he had left that detail untouched. All he had told her was that their father had fallen for their mother, whom the Campbell family dismissed as ordinary, a match they refused to accept.
But their mother had never been ordinary. She had been a woman with remarkable talents, yet she had chosen to keep them hidden. Their father had known the truth about her brilliance, but he had let the rest of the world believe otherwise.
Elliana couldn’t fathom it. Why would their mother hide her talents? And why would their father allow it?
Milton stayed quiet at first. His brow furrowed slightly as his focus remained on the road, his thoughts far away. The silence lingered between them. Finally, he turned toward her, his eyes meeting the quiet expectation in hers.
“I can’t answer that for you, Elliana,” Milton said softly.
Elliana’s brows rose. “What do you mean p>
Milton let out a quiet sigh. “I mean, I don’t know where Mom was from. Neither does Dad p>
Elliana’s mind spun. “That doesn’t make sense. They were together for years. They had us. How could Dad not know where Mom came from p>
“I’ve wondered that too,” Milton said patiently. “I asked Dad once. He told me they fell in love at first sight. Mom knew he was the heir to the Sun Group, but he knew nothing about her. Just her name. She never spoke of her family or her past, and she refused to answer when he asked p>
Elliana stared at Milton, her mouth slightly open. Her parents’ story… It hit her like a jolt. It was hauntingly close to the story of Cole’s parents.
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“Mom wouldn’t talk, and Dad never pushed her. He didn’t care about her background. He just loved her. That was enough for him. She was a mystery, but he still chose her without hesitation,” Milton continued.
Elliana stayed quiet, her chest tightening. With each word, the resemblance grew sharper. It wasn’t just alike—it was a mirror image of Cole’s parents’ beginning.
“What happened, then?” she whispered, though she already knew. This was where the stories split.
Her grandfather, Paul, had fiercely opposed his son marrying a woman with no known past. But her father had stood his ground, choosing her mother over the family name.
The two men had clashed endlessly over it until her father finally renounced his claim as heir, moved out of the Campbell family home, and started a life with her mother. Later on, they had their children.
But out of nowhere, Eva had meddled—joining forces with Paul to drive her mother away for good. The family had been broken ever since.
“After that, everything happened like I told you before,” Milton said.
Elliana nodded slowly as the final, painful pieces slid into place. Her parents’ love story had begun just like Cole’s parents’, but their ending had been far more tragic.
Cole’s parents had been luckier. Ruben had initially fought the match too, but in the end, he gave in, accepting Cole’s mother and blessing the marriage. It was still a tragedy—Cole’s mother had suffered from schizophrenia, her happiness cut short.