Too Much To Bear, My Love Chapter 609
Chapter 609 The Ugly Truth
After wandering the streets near the hospital for a while, Eleanor saw Mnieing out of the
hospital.
With a cunning glint in her eyes, she quickly ran up to Mnie and called out to her politely, “Mrs.
Winters!”
Mnie stared at her cautiously as she responded in kind, “Oh, hello, Mrs. Hutton! What are you still
doing here?”
“May I treat you to a meal, Mrs. Winters? Lia and I have been separated for over twenty years, so I
don’t really know much about her. Would you mind telling me about her over lunch?” Eleanor then put
on her most sincere expression as she continued with reddened eyes, “I know I was a little rude in the
ward earlier, but I was just worried about my daughter being mistreated by her adoptive family. You’re a
mother too, so I’m sure you can understand where I’ming from here. Will you give me a chance to
make it up to you?”
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For some reason, Mnie found herself moved by Eleanor’s statement and nodded in response.
Eleanor then brought her over to a rtively fancy café and ordered a huge amount of food. “Here, feel
free to order anything you like!” she said while handing Mnie the menu.
“The food you’ve ordered is enough for the two of us. Wouldn’t want to end up wasting food by ordering
more than we can finish.”
“All right, then.” Eleanor handed the order chit over to the waiter and said softly, “Please serve up the
food as soon as possible.”
Mnie tugged nervously at her sleeves after the waiter had left. Eleanor’s grandeur gave her a lot of
pressure and made her feel self-conscious about her own appearance. On top of that, she was also
feeling a little guilty about her inappropriate behavior in the ward earlier.
“Rx, Mrs. Winters. I’m really grateful to you for being Lia’s adoptive mother, so let us just have a
casual conversation about her childhood,” Eleanor said in a gentle yet authoritative voice.
Noticing a hint of awkwardness and guilt in Mnie’s eyes, she continued,
“Could you tell me how Lia made it into your household? I spent a really long time searching for her, but
couldn’t find any information on her whatsoever. I got so worried that I kept dreaming about her all the
time. In my dreams, she was starving as she wandered the streets all by herself in tattered clothes,
completely exposed to the harsh weather. The anxiety got so bad that I ended up in a psychiatric
hospital a few times. Thanks to a psychiatrist’s continuous guidance, I was somewhat able to keep my
emotions in check…” Eleanor started sobbing uncontrobly as she went on.
It wasn’t until Mnie’s arms began to twitch slightly that Eleanor realized she had lost herposure.
“My apologies, I didn’t mean to get so emotional. Being a mother yourself, I’m sure you can understand
how I feel!” she said with a forced smile.
Mnie simply shook her head in response.
“Being Lia’s adoptive mother, you provided her with everything she needed and kept her from
wandering the streets like a beggar. I may have heard unpleasant rumors about how you two treated
her, but now, I realize that can’t be true. After all, she is well educated and even found herself such an
amazing husband! I’m really grateful to you for everything you’ve done for her!” Eleanor added.
“P-Please don’t say that!” Mnie replied with a look of shame on her face. Providing Amelia with the
basic necessities was all she really did for her. Not only did Mnie not care about Amelia, but she was
also extremely cold toward her. In fact, it wouldn’t even be an overstatement to say that they were
practically as distant asplete strangers.
“No, I really am grateful to you. Thank you for raising her so well. I can’t imagine how life would’ve been
for Lia if you two didn’t adopt her!”
“But… Wasn’t your husband the one who handed her over to us?” Mnie asked in confusion.
Eleanor froze upon hearing that.
“What did you just say?”
“Your husband had someone bring Amelia over to us back then. The person told us that you two didn’t
like her, and that you two would offer us a huge amount of money to look after her. We were told that
we only needed to provide her with the basic necessities, so we didn’t really care that much about her.
Our rtionship with Amelia has been rather distant the whole time, and it has been almost ten years
since Ist saw her,” Mnie replied.
After a brief pause, she continued, “Mrs. Hutton, I don’t know why you two decided to send her over
back then, but why are you acting like you don’t know anything about it? Why not just admit that you
two didn’t like her? My husband and I have never lied to anyone about how we mistreated her, so how
about you stop being so pretentious?”
Eleanor was trembling all over when the waiter served up their food and drinks.
“Please enjoy your meal,dies.”
With both her hands clutching her ss tightly, Eleanor felt the cold sensation of it seep through her
skin and spread through her body.
The veins on her neck bulged, and her lips smacked against each other as she tried to calm herself
down by taking deep breaths.
“Are you all right, Mrs. Hutton?” Mnie asked worriedly when she noticed her unusual response.
“D-Did my husband really have someone bring Lia over to you?” Eleanor asked in a shaky voice.
“Yeah! Don’t you already know that, though?”
Eleanor let out a wry chuckle as the ugly truth crushed whatever resolve she had left in her.
“Enjoy your meal. I need to get going now,” Eleanor said as she ran out of the café.
Momentster, a sinister grin spread across Mnie’s face as she mumbled to herself, “Sorry about
that, Mrs. Hutton. My husband may be a kind-hearted and honest man, but I will do everything I can to
protect my son. Your husband won’te after mine if your family is plunged into chaos.”
Of course, Eleanor was oblivious to her schemes as she had already run all the way down the street by
then.
She pulled out her phone and tried to call Amelia Hutton, but her hands were trembling so much that
she missed the button thrice in a row.
She even tried holding her trembling hand with the other, but it was of no use at all.
“D*mn it! Why are you doing this to me?” she cried out helplessly in despair.
The passers-by gave her weird looks, and a few of them even stepped forward to ask if she needed
help.
Eleanor politely shook her head and carried on walking as she continued trying to call Amelia Hutton.
“Amelia, where is your father right now?” she asked the moment the call got through.
Amelia gave her an address.
“Tell him to wait there for me. I’ll go see him right away!” Eleanor said and hung up the phone
immediately after.
She then stopped a passing taxi and read the address out to the driver. “Please hurry, mister. I’m in a
bit of a rush.”
“All right,” the driver replied and drove her to that location as quickly as he could.
“Here, keep the change,” Eleanor said while handing him a hundred upon arrival.
She then quickly entered the building, took the elevator upstairs, and rang the doorbell.
It was Amelia Hutton who opened the door.
“Where’s your father?”
Noticing something off about her expression, Amelia grabbed her by the arm and asked, “What’s
wrong, Mom?”
Eleanor shot her a vicious re and raised her voice as she repeated, “I asked you a question, d*mn it!
Where is your father?”
The look in Amelia’s eyes turned cold when she saw how hostile Eleanor was toward her. “As you can
see, I’m the only one here right now. Dad and Sean went out to visit an old friend, so you can make
yourself at home. I’m going to take a nap.”
Eleanor red at her coldly as she shouted, “Hold it right there!”
“What else do you want, Mom?”
“Where have your father and brother went?”
“I don’t know,” Amelia replied and stood there for a few seconds in hopes of hearing Eleanor
apologizing to her, but that never happened.
Feeling disappointed, she turned around and went into her room.
Eleanor waited until she had closed the door before letting out a huge sigh and slumping weakly
against the sofa.
I shouldn’t have gotten the children involved in the conflicts of my generation… Now, my beloved
children are all bing more and more distant, and it’s all my fault. I never wanted any of this to
happen, but I just couldn’t keep my temper in check.
She was still struggling toe to terms with the fact that her husband was the main reason behind
the disappearance of her eldest daughter.
Her mind was in a total mess, but she knew for a fact that her rtionship with her husband was surely
coming to an end.