Mrs. Lockwood kicked Marie aside.
“Get away from her! Don't you dare contaminate Natalie with your presence.”
Mrs. Lockwood turned to the Wards. “And you two, you'd better remember this. You'll pay for tricking us. The Ward Group will pay. Natalie, we're leaving. Let's not disturb them while they prepare for the funeral!”
With that, Mrs. Lockwood started to lead Natalie away.
But Elaine Ward suddenly crawled over to Natalie and grabbed her by the ankle. “Ms. Verdan, I'm so sorry. I know my daughter bullied you, and we treated you poorly at the Cross estate. We looked down on you. It was our fault.
I failed to raise her properly, letting her get involved in that sordid affair with Darren. We never disciplined her afterward. It's our fault as parents.
I'm sorry, so sorry, but my son is innocent. I'm begging you, please save him.”
“Ms. Verdan, please save my son. You have a healer's heart. If you just save him, I'll do anything you ask.”
The Wards were weeping, and Marie was putting on a show of her own.
“Natalie, please, save my brother!”
Mrs. Lockwood said, “Go on, cry. Cry louder. Maybe your son will hear you on his way to the afterlife and feel some comfort! We're done playing your games. This whole situation is a mess!”
Mrs. Lockwood tried to pull Natalie away, but Natalie said, “Wait.”
Those two words from Natalie made Mrs. Lockwood explode.
“Natalie, you can't possibly still want to save their son,” she said, her voice rising with emotion. “I know you're kindhearted and want to save a life, but they tricked us like this! Why should we still help him?
VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABEL
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Caught Him Cheating My Life Restarted (Natalie)