Chapter 247: The revelation of long-held truth
As soon as the call was ended, Selena turned to the man in the wheelchair. She stared at him for a little longer than normal. She had imagined many things about this man but had never thought of seeing him like this.
"Is she coming?" Alan asked, pushing the wheelchair a bit toward her. His voice brought Selena back to reality.
She looked away from him. "Yes, she is coming."
Alan’s lips curled into a small smile, but his demeanor betrayed his nervousness. He was excited with the prospect of meeting his daughter but at the same time, he was anxious to face her. Could he be able to make her understand?
"I-I’ll bring some coffee for you." Selena turned and walked toward the kitchen. But before she could take a few steps, she felt a warm hand clasping her wrist. Her breathing caught in her throat.
"I don’t need coffee," Alan said slowly. "Talk to me. I want to hear you."
"I-I have nothing to say," she stuttered. Selena wasn’t lying. Her mind was in a tangled mess of bitter memories of the past and the reality that Alan had told her a while ago. She was yet to process the truth that Alan hadn’t deceived her back then.
All those years, she had blamed him, cursed him, and loathed him for leaving her for another woman. But the truth was far from what she had known.
Alan had refused to marry the woman his father had chosen for him. After cutting all his ties with the Walton family, he had been on his way to Selena. But an unfortunate accident had led him into a coma for a year.
When he finally woke up, he found himself crippled. It wasn’t the only blow he had received that day. His father had told him that Selena had died in childbirth and handed him a baby girl.