Chapter 146
The theater room felt like a prison as it was suffocating. The silence only made it worse,
Zabelle sat motionless, her trembling hands chuching the folder Antonio had handed her
The words written on the blood report blurred in her vision, distorted by the tears pooling in her eyes.
Her mind raced, as she tried to grasp the situation and provide an explanation that would make sense in her head.
“This can’t be real, she thought to herself, her heart pounding in her chest, threatening to burst open.
There had to be a mistake. Gabriel and Lily were her parents. No matter how terrible they were to her, they were still her parents.
the p
But the words.
page were undeniable, and they weren’t based on emotion.
Zabelle read it once again, and it cut her deeper than any blade. She felt her chest tighten as her breathing became shallow.
She was slowly losing it as the realization sunk deeper and deeper.
She wasn’t their daughter!
The phrase echoed in her mind relentless and cruel.
Her gaze shifted to the photograph Antonio had shown her moments earlier
The faces of the couple Zain and Isabelle Pierce, stared back at her, frozen in time with warm smiles that felt like ghosts mocking her
Her fingers traced the woman’s delicate features, features that mirrored her own in ways she couldn’t ignore. The shape of the eyes, the curve of the jaw, it was unmistakable.
Her golden blonde hair was an unusual one, one that made people ask her what dye she used. It seemed she had finally found who she had gotten it from
Her throat constricted as her thoughts shifted to Gabriel and Lily. The people she had spent her entire life calling her parents.
Memories
flooded her mind, memories that now felt tainted, like they belonged to someone else.
were a contrast to the rest of her family, but she had never thought
I made so much sense as to why she was always the odd one out. Her features w much about it
She thought of Gabriel’s old, judgmental gaze. The way he always seemed to look past her, as though she were nothing more than a burden.
Lily’s cutting remarks, her constant criticism about how she wasn’t a part of their family.
She chuckled when she the
thought about the multiple attempts to prove herself, to win even a shred of affection from them.
That was suedra waste of time as it was never going to haррен
The truth at her like a tidal wave, leaving her heraldess
They knew
All her years, they had known she wasn’t their daughter,
, and they made sure they didn’t treat her like one. A sharp batery laught
rescaped her lips, and it startled her as the sound was foreign, a mixture of disbelief and heartbreak. The pieces were falling into place
“This is why they hatedrale matered
It was never about her mistak
dailines, or her imperfection. It was because she wasn’t theirs. S
She wasn’t Gabriel and Lily’s child. She never
Fresh tears slid down her checks as a deep ache aritled in her chest.
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She had spent her whole life trying to earn their love, their approval, thinking if she were just better, more obedient, more accomplished, they would finally see her as worthy.
But now she knew the truths there was nothing she could have done. They had rejected her before she even had a chance.
The ache transformed into something darker, sharper. A simmering anger began to build within her, growing with every passing second.
They had lied to her. They had robbed her of the truths. Worse, they had stolen her from the people who might have actually loved her.
Her jaw tightened as she thought of Zain and Isabelle Pierce, her real parents. She had no memories of them, no idea what they were like.
All she had was this photograph, this single, lifeless connection to the people who had given her life.
“Would they have loved me?” she wondered bitterly. Would they have held her close, told her she was enough, that she was worthy of love just as
the wast
The thought was too much to bear. She felt a hot angry tear slide down her cheek as the bitterness consumed her.
Gabriel and Lily had stolen that from her. They had taken her away from the possibility of happiness, of being cherished by parents who might have adored her.
The anger swelled, burning away the last remnants of hurt and disbelief
She thought of all the times Gabriel had berated her, his voice cold and devoid of fatherly warmth. She thought of Lily’s sharp tongue, her cruel dismissals. They had made her feel small, unworthy, unloved, all while knowing she wasn’t even theirs to begin with.
“Why?!” She screamed and it echoed in the room.
Why had they done it? Why had they taken her, only to treat her like she was disposable? Was it guilt? A twisted sense of duty? Or had it been something more sinister!
Zabelle’s hands curled into fists, her nails digging into her palms. Her breathing was ragged now, her body trembling with the weight of her fury. She felt betrayed, used, discarded.
Whatever fight Gal
ver fight Gabriel and his brother might have had, he had no right to drag her into the mess
“I hate them” she whispered, her voice shaking with emotion
The words tasted bitter on her tongue, but she couldn’t deny them. She had given them more than enough excuses, they didn’t deserve any more niceness from her
The people she had spent her life trying to please have never truly been her family. They had stolen her from the people who were. They had condemned her to a life of feeling unwanted, unloved.
Her thoughts turned to Antonio, his earlier words replaying in her mind.
“Your father committed suicide when he found out you didn’t survive, and your mom apparently left.”
Her heart twisted at the thought. Zain Pierce had ended his own life, devastated by her supposed death. Isabelle Pierce had disappeared, consumed by grief. Her real parents had suffered unspeakable pain because of Gabriel and Lily’s selfishness.
And she.. she had suffered to
Was her mother perhaps still alive? Her heart hitched at the thought of that. If she couldn’t at least have her f
The anger reached its peak, and it burned through her veins.
father’s love, she wanted her mother’s
She wanted to scream, to throw something, to destroy anything that reminded her of Gabriel and Lily, but she wasn’t used to throwing a tantrum.
The only thing she could do was sit there, tears streaming down her face, as the weight of her reality threatened to crush her.
for a brief moment, she considered going after ac and killing all of them. But what would it change! The dainage was already done.
Asob tore from her throat durra
Lagain as the anger gave
gave way to a crushing sense of loss.
She had been robber of so much, her family, her identity, her childhood. And there was nothing she could do to get it
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All she could do was grieve,
As the tears continued to fall, Zabelle wrapped her arms around herself, seeking comfort in the emptiness of the theater room.
She was grateful Antonio wasn’t here to watch her go through different emotions.
Gabriel and Lily had stolen her past, and she would make sure they didn’t have a future.
“I won’t let them win. she vowed silently
She would find the truth. She would uncover every lie, every secret they had kept from her.
And she would reclaim the life that had been stolen from her, and she would only be done when she saw all of them paying for their crimes
