Chapter 626 After hearing Elodia's question, Lilian and Alistair's eyes flashed.
Alistair's expression instantly darkened as he shouted angrily, "Damn you! How dare you question us? "Which daughter doesn't care about her parents? Is it wrong for us to look for you? You don't admit that you're an ingrate. Get over here!" As Alistair spoke, he pulled out the belt around his waist and waved it in the air a few times. His face was filled with ferocity.
He was going to teach his rebellious daughter a lesson today. How could she talk back to them? The Lockwood family's guard would never allow Alistair to do as he pleased. Seeing his attitude, a guard stepped forward and without saying a word, kicked Alistair.
Alistair immediately let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground. His face was twisted in pain and he was sweating profusely.
When Elodia what was happening, there was a mixture of emotions in her eyes. However, those emotions in her eyes soon faded completely.
When her parents decided to sell her to build a house for her brother so he could get married, Elodia chose to cut all ties with her parents. She was only a year older than her brother. But since they were children, she had been the one doing the household chores yet all the food went to her brother.
Whenever her brother made a mistake and Elodia was the one who was beaten up.
Even when Elodia could go to school back then, it was because her brother did not want to go to school and she had gone along to help with his homework.
Otherwise, she would not even have had the chance to go to school.
When she was 13 years old, her parents asked her to drop out of school and work in a local factory to earn money.
Work at the factory was 17 hours a day. She was young but haggard and scrawny. If there was any month she earned less than usual, she would be beaten up when she returned home.
Elodia's earnings paid for almost all the expenses at home.
As for her so-called parents, they slept, played cards, and drank at hevery day. Besides supporting the entire family's daily expenses, she also had to support her brother's extravagant expenses in school.
They ate and drank well every day. However, when Elodia got hfrom work, all she had was leftovers.
Besides that, she still had to wash the dishes, clean the house, and serve her greedy and lazy parents and younger brother.
Because she could earn money to support the family, Elodia's parents had never thought of letting her get married.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe year Elodia turned 20, the local factory closed down. When her parents saw that she could no longer bring money home, they cup with a scheme.
At first, they found for their daughter a widower in his forties from a neighboring village. The widower cfrom a wealthy family, but the widower had already beaten two wives to death.
If Elodia was unwilling, her parents gave her a thrashing. Even her brother would point at her and call her an immature ingrate who did not know how to think for her family.
It was only because the widower had already given the Hudson family 40 thousand dollars as a show of appreciation.
Alistair used his belt to hit Elodia till her skin and flesh were lacerated. There was not a single inch of skin on Elodia that was not cut. She lay in bed for more than 40 days before she could get down and walk.
Elodia would rather die than submit to her parents. When the widower heard about that, he called off the marriage without a second thought.
Elodia's parents flew into a rage out of humiliation. In the end, they were afraid of beating her to death because she could earn money, so they did not hit her again. Instead, they carefully nursed her injuries.
At first, Elodia thought that her parents had finally found their conscience. She thought that they still felt sorry for their daughter.
However, she did not expect that as soon as her injuries healed, his parents would sell her to human traffickers.
If Damon Lockwood had not happened to meet Elodia and saved her, she would have been sold.
Therefore, even though Kim and Gary did not treat Elodia well, Elodia was extremely grateful to Damon. She was even grateful to the entire Lockwood family.
Elodia knew that her life was hard. No one had doted on her since she was young. She did not bllife for being unfair.
Because now, she had already overcher past and made it in life.
She was no longer living for others. Every day, every minute and every second of her life now was for herself.
She wanted to becstronger so that she could protect herself and her son.
As for the couple from the Hudson family, Elodia would let them know today that she was no longer the daughter they could control.
Elodia wanted to end their ideas about her completely and make sure her parents never dare to look for her again.
Elodia looked at the Lockwood family's guard and said, "Sir, although these two are my parents. I've already cut ties with them.
"Since they dared to cause trouble at Bella's wedding today, they must have been instructed by someone.
Otherwise, they would not have chere at all.
"Someone is behind this. You don't have to show mercy. Do whatever you have to do." The guards from the Lockwood family looked at each other and immediately understood Elodia's thinking.
They immediately sneered, detained the Hudson couple, and dragged them to the dungeon.
Elodia followed after them.
Kieran saw Elodia go and immediately followed her.
Gary's eyes flashed and he also went after them.
Today, Gary was impressed by Elodia. The present Elodia was confident and calm. She was a completely different person from the past. Elodia used to be afraid of speaking up.
And it was this change that made Gary's heart beat faster. His face turned pale. He realized that his heart was touched.
After hurting her and losing her, Gary had finally fallen in love with Elodia.
After watching the spectacle, the guests present clicked their tongues. However, no one mocked Elodia.
Kim's face had turned pale and sick. It was very entertaining to watch.
Elodia was indeed different. But even so, that did not change her background and her terrible parents.
The Hudson couple was escorted by the Lockwood family's guards. The couple was so frightened that their faces turned ashen.
However, when they saw Elodia, they wore ferocious expressions and stared at her with hatred.
Why couldn't their daughter give them whatever they wanted like she used to? If Elodia had relented today and obediently given them the money, the Hudson couple would not have been arrested by the Lockwood family’s guards.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe Hudson couple was filled with hatred and fear. For a moment, they could do nothing but curse loudly at Elodia.
As for Elodia, the emotions in her eyes were getting colder and colder.
At last, suddenly, she smiled.
Elodia's smile was relaxed but cold.
At the hospital, after more than two hours of waiting, the door of the delivery room finally opened.
A nurse walked out with a smile and said to the Lockwood patriarch, Congratulations, Mr. Lockwood. You have a son." As soon as the nurse finished speaking, Draxton disappeared.
The nurse only saw two young children running into the ward too.
The others were about to rush in as well but were gently and tactfully stopped by the nurse.
"The mother needs speace and quiet," said the nurse. "Please don't go in together." Jeanne hurriedly said, "I'm her mother. Just letin." But at the stime, Jocelyn and Ziana also said, "We're her elders. Let us go in." Jeanne immediately looked at the two of them and said, "Ladies, I'll go first." Ziana was also smiling. You're not in a hurry. Let us go first," said Ziana. "Bella will definitely want to see her family more at this time." Jeanne retorted, "What do you mean by that? I'm her mother-in-law. I'm also her family. Bella is my precious darling." Ziana said, "Then why don't you letgo in?" While they were still talking, Jocelyn strode in on her heels without saying a word.
Jeanne and Ziana looked at each other and hurriedly ran in after her.
The nurse was flabbergasted by them.
In the ward, Isabella was lying on the bed with the baby lying beside her.
Draxton went in and sat on the bed. At the stime, he went to carry Isabella. "Bella, are you alright?" His heart and eyes were focused on Isabella only.
"Stop!" Isabella said in a rather weak voice.
Draxton stopped moving.
"The baby," said Isabella, her face darkening.
Draxton moved his head down to take a look. He had almost sat on a wrinkled baby.
Draxton was shocked. "I... | didn't do it on purpose," he stammered.