Chapter 344
Veronica’s POV
Rollings House
Jonathan had just told me a woman came and told him about Imelda’s biological mother.
Not only was she a convict, but also took five million from Fredrick and left the city after she was released.
I was surprised, but I wanted to be certain about some things before I drew up a conclusion.
I did feel bad for Imelda, but at the same time, I could not forget or forgive her the harm she caused me over the years.
“Nicky,” Jonathan called out.
“Are you ready to meet the woman p>
So we invited her over to our house.
When she came, she said the exact same things she told Jonathan.
Fact, Imelda’s mother took five million and gave her daughter away.
Fact, Fredrick raised her daughter as his daughter while I grew up at an orphanage all cause of some tarot reader.
I could feel the injustice I and Imelda suffered at the hands of Fredrick. How he ruined the life of two innocent children for his benefits.
“I admit I knew the truth from the beginning,” the woman said.
“And I never told anyone, until now p>
I wondered if Imelda ever questioned Fredrick’s love for her over the years she grew up with him.
“We should tell her p>
“What?” Jonathan said, shocked.
“She deserves to know who her mother is, no matter how painful it is p>
“Didn’t I find out? No matter what, I am happy on finding out the truth p>
“We will reveal the truth to her, not humiliate her based on it p>
“She may have hurt me, but even now I have no such intention p>
“Hello,” I took a call from Daniel and quietly listened, then disconnected the call.
“Daniel called,” I finally spoke.
“He said, Jen lost her job and no one wants to be associated with her p>
“I also called Jen to come over p>
“I hope you don’t mind p>
“Jen is an acquaintance but she didn’t harm you in any way p>
“So, I’m fine with her p>
I got up as Jen arrived.
“Let’s head over to the study p>
“I’m sorry for trusting Imelda,” Jen said.
“All I wanted was a secure life p>
“And as an orphan getting a million dollars every month just to pretend to be somebody doing nothing p>
“How could I refuse p>
“I’m sorry I caused you any problem p>
“Jen, I did suffer as you arrived a little while later as Imelda p>
“Making it hard for Jonathan and Daniel to consider she wasn’t me p>
“It was my husband Jonathan’s love for me, he recognized her from day one p>
“But I can’t deny your reason as well p>
“Can you please forgive me?” Jen asked with hope in her eyes.
“That’s all I ask for p>
“I can’t live with myself like this p>
“Forgiving does not mean I will forget what you did,” I said.
“But I do want to give you a second chance, and I will.” I said in a frank voice.
A Few Days Later
“Mrs Rollings, Imelda is here to meet you.” The maid said, as she came over.
Even though before we didn’t keep any staff, but after Imelda hired them, I didn’t have the heart to dismiss them.
“Imelda p>
“The one who took your face p>
“Let her in p>
Imelda walked in wearing sunglasses.
“You’re inside,” I said, smiling.
“I think you can p>
I couldn’t figure out if I should laugh or feel sorry for her on seeing she had a black eye.
“What happened to you p>
“Stop the concern act p>
“You came to my house uninvited p>
“Looking like that, with my face p>
“Dare you to tell me what you did with my face that caused that p>
“I did nothing p>
“All I did was show them my designs p>
I tilted my head a bit.
“Okay, I used your old draft, they accused me of stealing your design p>
“But I didn’t come for that p>
“I heard you forgave Jen and also got her a job and a house p>
“So?” was all I said as I really had no reason to explain anything to her anything.
“What are you trying to show p>
“Who are you pretending to be p>
“Being so generous to her p>
“Jen admitted her fault p>
“And if you hadn’t taken advantage of her being an orphan, would she have helped you p>
“And you p>
“Up till the event, you kept trying to be me p>
“You just wouldn’t stop p>
“And I heard you wanted to meet me?” she looked at me with a curious look.
“Yes, no matter how much I hate you, but I would never keep things you should know regarding your mother p>
“My mother??” she said, shocked.
“What the hell do you mean by saying that p>
“You know what, we have more differences then I can count p>
“Our looks, I mean Imelda and me, our childhood p>
“I may have been raised as an orphan, but I valued everyone and everything around me p>
“You were raised in money, yet you didn’t value anyone, not even your own son p>
“You let Fredrick treat everyone like he bought everyone p>
“If I was in your place, I would have never let him p>
“At least not with Jonathan p>
“You are responsible for your choices, no one, not even Fredrick ever forced you p>
“Jen made her mistakes, she accepted them and stood up for them p>
“But you? You continue hurting everyone over and over again p>
There was a time I thought being kind meant weakness, but not anymore. Now I kow kindness gets paid with kindness.
“What do you know about my mother and how p>
“A woman came to meet Jonathan, she was your father’s mistress p>
“And she knew who your mother was p>
“According to her she was a convict and after delivering you, she gave you up and that woman happened to be a volunteer for an orphanage, where she sent you p>
“Later Fredrick found you and according to the tarot reader, you were the lucky child p>
“He adopted you after he gave your mother five million and had her sign a paper that she will never come to claim you or ask for any money ever again p>
Initially Imelda laughed as she refused to believe Fredrick would do anything as such.
So, I passed the folder over.
As she read the folders, I felt uncomfortable watching her as her confidence crumbled before my eyes.
“Can you prove, you didn’t make all this up p>
“Imelda, by now you should know John works for the Federal department p>
“The folder is legit and verified p>
“Fredrick arranged for the payment through another source and got it delivered to your mother p>
“He raised you as his daughter on the words of a tarot reader p>
“While abandoning his own daughter on the words of that tarot reader p>
“Now that he saw I’m successful and running Harmon Designs p>
“And that tarot reader conned other businessmen as well p>
“He realized I was never unlucky, and you were never his luck p>
“Can’t you see p>
“Ever since I took over, he totally forgot about you p>
“He was still living at the mansion while you were living in that cramped up apartment p>
“Regaarding our matter on this,” I said in a frank voice.
“Neither of us deserved the life we got p>
“I was left at an orphanage p>
“You may have been raised in a rich life, but I know you lacked paternal love p>
Imelda’s quietness proved I wasn’t wrong.
“I have no intention of hurting you and neither am I getting back at Fredrick p>
“I just believe you deserve the truth regarding your mother p>
“Regardless of the past we shared, I will stand on your side on this matter as Fredrick is wrong p>
“No,” she said, clearly in shock.
“I don’t believe you p>
“You must have made up all of this p>
“Yeah, you’re getting back at me for taking your father, that’s all p>
Just then Jonathan came over and sat beside me.
“Imelda p>
“You didn’t mix us up p>
“My chain is also p>
“I never mistook you from day one p>
“And whether you wear that chain or not, I still won’t p>
“To be honest, there are too many flaws in you that differentiate you from Nicky p>
“But regarding your mother, considering the fact that you are Adrian’s mother p>
“Whatever you heard and read, is legit p>
Imelda stormed out the next moment.
“I just wanted her to know the truth p>
“Nicky, Imelda is the type who only believes what she sees p>
“Telling her is more than good p>
Regardless of how she accused me, I was at peace for giving Jen a second chance.
After all she regretted her choice, and she really didn’t know what Imelda was going to do.
“Nicky,” Jonathan said, pulling me out of my thoughts.
“John called, he said he has an update on the one who sent the money to Imelda’s mother p>