Chapter 236: Doubts
"Daddy, are you sure that she is not going to betray us?" Evangeline questioned Alexander Sterling quietly.
Alexander sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose as he looked at Evangeline," You look tired, child. Why are you not going and resting?"
"Daddy! You are avoiding answering me! Does that mean you are not sure?"
Alexander Sterling sighed," I’m not avoiding answering you Evana. I just don’t know what to say. Nora... If it had been Lara Anderson, Nora’s mother or that other girl, Sara who had pretended to be her all these years, then I probably wouldn’t have been sure.
But Eleanora actually reminds me of my brother, your uncle. Even though he always listened to his heart, his mind and judgement were always logical. The only even lapse in judgement that he had was marrying that woman Lara. I have always wondered why he fell for her and then stayed married to her all those years."
Evana studied her father and observed," You actually like Eleanora, don’t you?"
"I’ve come to consider her like you and Dora, yes."
Evana looked away from her father, staring outside, aware that her father was looking at her waiting for a response. Finally, she turned to him and said," I hope you are not wrong in this Daddy. If I had not known that she was acting, I would have believed that she really wanted the throne."
Alexander sighed. " Evana..."