Chapter 1349


    Chapter 1349


    Surprised to see her children’s reactions, Ste grew distressed. She had always assumed that she was


    enough for Elias and Emma, that she could love them so much


    that they would never feel the absence of their father.


    But now, it seemed they were really curious about who their father was. Only now did she realize that


    they had never asked her anything about their father, not because they did not care about him, but


    because they didn’t want


    to hurt her.


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    After all, they must have noticed that everyone had a mommy and a daddy.


    The light in her eyes dimmed. She had no idea what to say to them now.


    Marcus sighed and began to exin to the children. “This man in front of you is your daddy, he’s…”


    “Grandpa!” Roger suddenly cut him off, evidently disapproving of what Marcus was about to do.


    He wondered how his grandfather could just blurt out something like that in front of the children. They did


    not even know if Elias and Emma were ready to ept the


    truth!


    “They’re almost four now,” Marcus reminded Roger in a


    grave voice. “They’re at an age when they’re beginning to understand things. Now’s the perfect time to


    let them know since it might be easier for them to ept the truth. Who knows, they might even forget in


    a few days and start to enjoy their mommy and daddy’spany. If we keep hiding the truth from them,


    it might be harder for them to ept once they get older…”


    All this sounded very sensible, but the truth was that Marcus also had his selfish reason for revealing the


    truth.


    He was well aware of Weston Ford’s strengths and talents during these three years–Weston’s wealth


    and influence expanded steadily, and his empire had only been


    growing. He even became a very powerful figure in the delta. In his hands, Ford Corporation spread its


    influence across many different countries, making Weston Ford one of the most powerful men in the


    world.


    Naturally, Marcus would love to get this man to work with the Garcias, as this would undoubtedly bring


    enormous benefits to the family.


    Besides, it looked like the man had genuine feelings for Ste, so as long as she was there, she could


    strengthen ties between the Garcias and the Fords.


    Elias and Emma were shocked. Their eyes widened to the size of saucers, and they stared silently at


    Marcus, unable to react for a long time.


    “I’m sorry,” Ste told them in a serious voice, kneeling


    in front of them. “Mommy has not been honest with you. The truth is that this man here is your daddy…”


    Elias was the first to react. He lightly shoved Ste’s hand away and cried, “I don’t believe you! Mommy


    would never lie to me, so I’m sure you’re all joking, right?”


    Ste’s heart was broken when she saw how her son reacted, but now that she had already told them


    the truth, she could not possibly go back to lying anymore.


    “I’m not lying to you,” she told Elias in a grave voice. ” He really is your daddy, but if you can’t ept this


    truth, then we’ll…”


    “You’re lying!” Elias interrupted her before she could finish. “You’re all lying to me! Liars!”


    His response was surprisingly more dramatic than they expected. He pushed them all away and ran into


    his room. They were all on the second floor then, and they watched as he flew up the stairs.


    Ste’s heart dropped like a bag of rocks. It hurt just as much as being cut with a knife.


    Only Emma was standing there silently, not reacting yet. She stared stiffly at her mother and then at her


    father. It was much easier for her to ept the truth since she liked Weston in the first ce, thanks to


    how handsome he


    was.


    “Daddy?” she cried, stretching out her arm.


    Weston paused, immediately pulling her into his arms, his eyes reddening.


    But his joy was quickly tempered by the memory of his son’s reaction, which had nearly smashed his


    heart into a thousand broken pieces.


    “Thank you for epting me,” he whispered into Emma’s ear, patting her back gently.


    But Emma gently pushed him away and turned towards the direction that Elias had run in. She put her


    thumb in her mouth and asked, “What about Elias?”


    “Elias is angry right now,” replied Ste. “Mommy’s going to try to cheer him up, so will you help me?”


    “Sure!” Emma quickly put up her little hand and agreed.