Chapter 559
Smiling, Eloise looked at Lily and said, “You’re rejecting me because of my relationship with Nate,
aren’t you?”
Lily was surprised to hear that. She turned to look at Eloise with disbelief written all over her gaze. She
did not understand how Eloise could tell her the secret she had been carefully hiding for decades so
quickly.
“You don’t need to look at me like that. I know you’ve found out about it,” Eloise said faintly. ” I’m
bringing this up because I want us to talk about things easier now that we’re on the same page. It’ll be
difficult for us to talk with people around us. Since only the two of us are here, we can be honest with
each other.”
“This has nothing to do with what you said. I rejected you simply because I can’t do it, and it’s not for
any other reason,” Lily explained.
“Really?” Eloise leaned forward and stared into Lily’s eyes. Suddenly, she questioned, “Then let me ask
you this; where is Nate now?”
Lily was puzzled. “How would I know that?”
“How could you not know that? All he thought about was you, and everything he did was to win you
back. I remember you’re the last person he met before he went missing! Don’t you think you should
know his whereabouts? Did he not contact you all this while?”
“Nathaniel is missing?”
“That is why I haven’t seen him in so long. I thought he was getting his life back together somewhere
else and trying to accept his defeat, but he went missing. Still, how could a grown man like him go
missing so suddenly? Did that happen because of the bankruptcy?‘
“You don’t know about it?” Eloise observed Lily, trying to see if the latter was lying.
“Sorry. I have no idea what happened. Since you know about my past relationship with Nate, I’m sure
you know we ended things long ago. What he does has nothing to do with me anymore.” Lily shrugged.
She felt nothing apart from the momentary shock after learning about his disappearance. Anything
related to him, including his disappearance, was none of her concern.
Eloise said nothing at first. She just gulped her sparkling water and put the can down harshly before
she exclaimed., “Lily, are you that heartless?! No matter what, you two had dated for a few years.
Although I couldn’t tell you about my identity, I had always approved of you being my daughter–in–law.”
“I admit Nate did you wrong in the past, but the most valuable thing about a man is his willingness to
admit his mistakes and change for the better. He knows what he did wrong and promised to return to
you, so why can’t you give him another chance to prove himself? Don’t you have any feelings for him
anymore?”
After a short pause, Eloise seemed aggravated about the situation and said with a heavy heart, “I don’t
believe you don’t love him anymore! You’ve done so much and sacrificed a lot for him back then. That
means you still love him, right? Alexander is indeed a great man, but it’s not easy being the wife of a
wealthy and influential man.
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“I’m speaking from experience, and I can tell you that the Russells are not the kind of people you want
to get involved with, Lily. Even the Lodge family won’t be able to protect you by then.”
Again, she continued, “Silly girl! Rather than getting mixed up with the Russells, why don’t you just be
with Nate? I can provide the two of you with the resources to start over again, and I’m sure you guys
can make it as long as you work together. A real couple goes through difficult times together!”
Lily chuckled at Eloise’s words. ‘She sure knows how to be considerate of me. I’m going to tear up
because everything she said is for my own good.‘
“Well, thank you so much, Mrs. Tanner! I can see that you’re giving the suggestions because you want
me to lead a better life,” Lily said, smiling. “You’re agreeing to it?” Eloise was overjoyed.
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