Chapter 703
Did she see it wrong? Or was it that Grace had mistaken her for Tessa? The thought made Aurora feel a pang of sadness. Why hadn’t she ever felt this way before? How deprived of love was she, that just seeing her mother come over to tuck her in made her so doubtful? If she told anyone this, wouldn’t they laugh their heads off? The more she thought about it, the more Aurora felt how small and humble she had become. She was Grace’s daughter too, and yet, just because her mother came to cover her with a blanket, she couldn’t help but question it all.
It was honestly kind of pathetic. A faint smile slowly curved on Aurora’s lips–she really had been so foolish. Just as she was about to continue walking, she saw Grace gently stroke little Aurora’s head, tears shimmering in her eyes. Aurora’s eyes widened slightly. She couldn’t help but stop and reach out a slender hand to touch the image of Grace on the screen. She wasn’t seeing things, right? That really was Grace, wasn’t it? Her mother… maybe she did love her after all? A thousand questions filled Aurora’s mind, but she didn’t know where to begin. All she knew was that, right now, her heart felt full. No matter what anyone said, or what had happened before, at this moment, she knew that she was a child who had been loved by her mother too. She watched as Grace softly whispered, “Aurora, I’m sorry. “You are my child too, but I just couldn’t treat you the same. It wasn’t your fault. It was all mine. I’m sorry, sweetheart.” Hearing that, Aurora blinked her beautiful eyes. She didn’t understand what Grace meant by that.
Couldn’t she treat her the same way she treated Tessa? Was it that all the resentment Grace held toward William had been projected onto her instead? So, Grace still loved her, didn’t she? After realizing this, Aurora was overwhelmed with joy to the point of tears. She even felt she might have misunderstood her mother. 1/2 Grace had always treated her well enough–she was never shortchanged when it came to food, clothes, or anything she needed. In another light, wasn’t that a form of care too? And now, with this scene in front of her, Aurora truly believed Grace must have had her reasons. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have done all this. If that was the case, then maybe she could set the past aside for now. What she really wanted to know now was—what had actually happened between her parents? Even after her father’s death, Grace still hadn’t forgiven him? Aurora felt a quiet ache in her chest. If that were true, wasn’t her father a bit too pitiful? He had grown old, passed away, and still hadn’t received her forgiveness. Aurora tucked that thought away. She decided that once she got out, she would ask Grace about it. She didn’t want her kind and loving father to be buried in the ground, never having been truly seen or understood. Had he really meant so little in Grace’s heart, even until the end? That thought left Aurora feeling regretful. Whatever else might be said, she really did want to know what had happened between her parents all those years ago. Aurora pulled herself together and moved forward again. Now that she had uncovered this hidden truth in Grace’s heart, her steps felt lighter, her whole demeanor brighter, no longer weighed down by sorrow as before.