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Chapter 1231
Chapter 1231
Chapter 1231
Chapter 1231
Every guest was staring at Cordy, convinced that she was going to declare her love for Jay because her affection for him was all too visible.
And given Zoe’s personality, she would want nothing less than to announce it to the whole world.
And yet, when she began, she said, “There are two people I want to thank. The first is Clara Gooding, my mother.” novelbin
Clara was sitting below stage, her body obviously stiffening when Zoe suddenly mentioned her.
She was holding Yelena in her arms after she got off the stage.
“Yes, she’s my mother,” Zoe said. “But I never called her that, because there was a time I hated her. If not for her, I wouldn’t have gone through the worst moment of my life-1 mean, who would’ve thought that an heiress of the great Levine family would turn out to be just a maid’s daughter?”
Her words were calm, but everyone could empathize with her pain and despair of the time.
“I really did not want to acknowledge her. I really wanted to disown her…” she continued even as she looked at Clara.
Clara’s eyes were red, her eyes welling with tears.
She certainly knew that Zoe held considerable grievances against her, but Zoe was too kind and ultimately kept Clara with her.
“Fortunately, I didn’t,” Zoe finished. “If I had done that back then. I’d regret it for the rest of my life.”
Clara quietly shook her head—she was the one who had been regretting her actions all this while.
She did something in the heat of the moment and committed an irreparable mistake.
“In the end, she’s the best mother in this world who has given me all her love in a way that no one else could accept,” Zoe said, looking at Clara then. “The world might not understand you, but I do, Mom.”
It was the first time Zoe called her that, and Clara’s tears kept gushing.
Seeing her cry, Yelena quickly used her little hands to dry her tears. “It’s alright, Grandma. I’m here, and I will protect you.”
Yelena’s kind words only made Clara’s tears gush further-what had she done to deserve a daughter like Zoe and a granddaughter like Yelena?
“Mom, I thank you for all you have given me, and for Yelena. I would not have given birth to such an angel if not for her, and Jay and I would have gone on living our separate lives. I know you’ve been quietly sacrificing yourself for all our sake, telling me to rest while Yelena was sick while you stayed overnight with her, saying that you’re not tired even though I caught you sleeping beside her.”
“I wanted to bridge the gap between us, but in the end, I chose to walk away because it’s what you’re obliged to do, to atone for the years I was left with the Levines,” Zoe said, her voice choking with tears just then.
Jay wiped away her tears, offering her silent encouragement.
“I’m sorry, Mom. I shouldn’t have hated you or kept you at arm’s length. I know about your love for Yelena and for me… Mom, I don’t hate you anymore. I love you, Mom!”
The hall applauded at Zoe’s son’s declaration, many of them left emotional by Zoe’s speech.
Indeed, many of them who were laughing themselves a moment ago now had tears welling in their eyes-their feelings seemingly all grasped within Zoe’s palm.
“I love you too, Mommy!” Yelena answered Zoe from beneath the stage then.
She was upset to see her mommy cry and wanted to offer her comfort, even adding loudly, “Grandma says she loves you too!”
Zoe smiled despite her tears, feeling at once emotional and relieved.
Earnest feelings always stir the heart.
With that, Zoe took a long while to compose herself
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