Chapter 270 - She died twenty five years back...
Meanwhile in the room…
"Old man, do you know who Jean is" Madam Black looked at him with gloomy face as her tears slowly made its way down her wrinkled and pale face.
"Of course, Lillian. She is the only child of my mortal enemy Jonathan Grey, a cheater and opportunist" his voice is full of hate and disgust.
"How can you prove that he is the one who cheated during that project. Didn't you ever think that he might have got framed" Madam Black asked him back annoyingly.
"Huh…so supportive. I don't need a proof" Elder Summer scoffed.
Lillian sighed and looked at the stubborn man in front of her. "Adam Grey, his own brother is the cheater. When you people challenged Jonathan. His brother Adam became overprotective of him and tried to cheat you."
"Jonathan confronted him in front of my husband. After the misunderstanding got cleared he took a promise from us not to reveal Adam's misdeeds. Later on he took the blame" Lillian/Madam Black said.
"Anyway, that is not what I want to talk. Do you know who her mother is" Madam Black looked at him directly into his eyes.
"How will I know, I am not their friend like you" he answered recklessly.
Lillian smiled at his pettiness. He is same as he was in his teenage…a stupid, arrogant and stubborn man she fell in love with. But fate had separated their ways and it turned out to be for best…
"Will you believe me if I say that Jean is daughter of Sophia Valdez" she asked him. Her voice is soft and almost a whisper.
Both Madam and Elder Summers snapped their heads towards her direction. Their eyes are wide open and filled with disbelief and utter most surprise.
"Nonsense, what happened to you Lillian Black. Is your brain damaged due to your coma" he scoffed and looked at her with immense annoyance.
"She is the only daughter of Sophia Valdez. I am not fooling anyone, I am just stating the fact" Lillian said firmly. She is not a kind of woman who jokes or fool others.
This is why Elder Summers loved her in his youth…she is always same, now and then.
"Sophia died twenty five years back in an accident. She died when she was twenty two and she is not married yet then how can she have a daughter. You are fooling us" Elder Summers shouted.
How dare she use Sophia's name to achieve what she wanted….that is truly unforgivable.
"That is the twist here Sebastian. She didn't die on that fateful day, she just made it look like a accident" Lillian choked as she talked about Sophia.
"She was already pregnant with Jean then. To escape from her enemies she faked her death. After Jean was born, she and Jonathan got married. After living in other country for two years they returned back to Grey's. This is her brief history no one knows" Lillian said and smiled sadly.
Even Elder Summers pursed his lips, he opened his mouth and closed it again. He just couldn't find words to describe how he is feeling.
Happy or sad…he don't know. Why to fake her own death and change her identity.
"No one knows about it except Maria, twin sister of Sophia. Even we found it during one of the banquet. We didn't believe the fact that she was alive till we saw her real face without any disguise" Lillian said.
It is the banquet when Sophia got attacked with intense migraine. She fainted and was taken to hospital, it is when Black's found out who she is. But they couldn't believe their eyes till Maria explained them about what happened.
"We are totally delighted to see her alive Sebastian. You do know that we owe her a lot, there was no price to pay for what she did back then to save yours and my husband's life." Lillian still remember that bloody accident, their bodies are soaked with blood and their wounds are so fatal that she almost thought that they will die.
It was in middle of deserted village. No one were there to help them nor to listen her screams. When she almost gave up, Sophia helped them like a angel descended from heaven. She escorted them to her private laboratory and conducted a operation.
She took care of them for almost one month. That place is so deserted and very inconvenient to escort a heavily injured people to other place. If isn't for her..
They do really owe her a lot…even before they could out who she is, they found out that she died after very few days of their meeting.
"By then we know her only as wife of Jonathan. Because of the relationship my son and her husband shared, she frequently used to visit us together with baby Jean. Raymond and Jean became close friends, but Jean never knew his real name and so do he." Lillian smiled cheekily as she remembered how Raymond use to say that he will protect Jean.
They were just five years back then, when he said it. Even what Jean and Scott doesn't remember is that they are kindergarten enemies. They both use to fight and quarrel a lot….
After few years they lost connections as Black's moved to other country
It is still funny to watch how they became a most passionate and affectionate couple, who never bicker nor fight Now..
Shortly before the banquet Black's have returned, so Jean and Raymond doesn't know that they are childhood friends. So when they met again, they couldn't recognize each other but feel little familiar.
"After we came back to country, we found out about Sophia. Sebastian, I don't know why but she was very frightened then. The only wish she asked us is to protect her daughter." Lillian said and looked at him.
"That was the only thing she asked for. Elder Black(Great grand father of Raymond) promised her to protect Jean with all he got. After that very next day she disappeared for six months. It is when we decided to marry Raymond to Jean."
"But we don't know what happened, Adam and Vanessa some how tricked Elder Black into marriage proposal with their daughter Cassandra. It was after Sophia and Jonathan died" she concluded the story.
"Now tell me Sebastian, will you still blame Black's or Grey's for what we did. If Sophia would have asked you for a same thing, I am sure you would have done same like us." Lillian coughed and breathed harshly.
"I just came to say this. Jean is daughter of your savior and Jonathan is not a cheater, he was a man with principles. Jean was raised by two perfect people and that is the reason why she is so special and exceptional. But she has gone through a lot by now, just don't make her suffer anymore. If you still feel that you owe Sophia then protect her daughter and pamper her with your genuine love" Lillian spoke and wheeled her out of the room.Leaving him in full of guilt and shame.
He will surely make this right…he must