Chapter 523: A hug can solve everything
"Princess," Sebastian held Elliana’s hand to calm her, but the girl gently pulled her hand away from his grip before looking at Nathaniel, her emotions all over the place.
"Tell me, Nathaniel. How the hell am I crossing the line?" Elliana asked, standing from her place before she walked to him and grabbed his collar, pulling his face down, and looking straight into his eyes.
"Am I crossing a line since I don’t want to accept her as my mom because I haven’t once felt her sincerity through her actions or words? Or am I crossing the line because even after knowing she wanted to kill me, I repeat, my mom wanted to kill me, I was ready to forgive her if she had come to me and explained it all like a grown-up?" Elliana asked.
Nathaniel’s pupils dilated when he realized he probably misunderstood Elliana. He felt guilty all over. He opened to apologize, but Elliana shook her head at him.
Azura looked at her daughter at a loss for words. Her hands clenched by her side as she looked at Elliana. This wasn’t the first time she was voicing out those thoughts, but at that time she had thought that Elliana was just using that excuse to stay away from her.
Who would’ve thought she had been serious since the beginning?
Elliana turned around and looked at her mother before sniffing softly to control her emotions.
"I am sorry, my baby. I am terribly sorry that I couldn’t recognize you. The thought of killing you as my daughter never occurred to me. I didn’t know it was you, my daughter. I just wanted to bring back your father and had no idea my flesh and blood was alive, and I was planning to take her life. Please forgive your mother. I didn’t mean wrong. I was just a victim of conspiracies," Elliana said the words that she wanted to hear from her mother, her lower lip trembling as she clenched her hands.
Azura’s eyes softened as she looked at her daughter.
"Was it so hard to say those words to me?" Elliana asked before looking back at Nathaniel.
"I was crossing a line? Do you want me to see her efforts? Where was she with me when I was crying? You guys have been observing me through everything. Did she see my heartbreak when I was crying alone in the room because I was heartbroken thinking Mr. Marino chose some other girl over me? Heck, even an enemy witch made her presence known to mock me and show pity. What were you doing?" Elliana asked Azura, who looked down in shame.