387 A Failed Mother (1/2)

Nora rubbed her hands together, feeling nervous. Their silence was getting to her in a bad way now. Why were they so silent? They needed to say something!

”Mom... Dad...” she called out softly.

Clara raised her hand to stop her from continuing as she mumbled, ”You're telling me I have a granddaughter?” Nora nodded her head. ”And she's three years old already?” Nore bit her lips as she nodded again.

”Mom, I'm really sorry that I hid this from you but I didn't want to let you down.”

Clara rubbed her forehead as she said, ”You hid such a huge thing from me and you think I won't be disappointed?”

Nora shook her head and tried to hold her hand which she pulled away. ”I didn't really want to hide it all. I really didn't know. I wasn't thinking straight at that time.”

”Is that why you decided to confide in my mother? You chose to trust my mother when I couldn't trust her all my life?” Nora's eyes widened. She knew her mother never had a good relationship with her grandmother. ”Instead of coming to me, you ran to her? Where did I go wrong? How was I not enough for you? How did I make you feel like you couldn't share this with me? Maybe, I'd have been disappointed in you but for how long? You're my daughter, eventually, I'd accept all your flaws and mistakes. Then why did you not trust me?”

”Mom...”

Clara stood up from her chair and turned to leave. Nora was scared as she looked at her father.

Jing Ge also took a deep breath. He still couldn't believe everything that Nora told them. It was hard to think that their daughter had hidden something like this from them. She suffered all alone but didn't let them know? They could have been there for her but no, she chose to stay silent. Even for years and if she hadn't found her daughter now, was she planning on keeping this a secret for life?

”Where is she?” he asked in a heavy tone. Nora raised her brow looking perplexed at his question. ”Your daughter. Where is she?”

”Umm... Ava is with her father,” said Nora.

He nodded in understanding. ”How is she?”

”She hasn't started talking yet but the doctors say it's nothing to worry about. She's healthy and very happy.”

He came to her side and hugged her gently. ”Sorry, dad didn't know you're going through so much on your own. Sorry that dad didn't know anything about your pain. I should have paid more attention. But I guess I wasn't a good father.”