Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 240

Chapter 240 The Best Parents In the World

In the hospital room, Nora was anxiously walting, unable to sit still.

She was waiting for Cassandra to come back, to finish the words she hadn’t been able to say.

She sat on the edge at the bed, her face clearly anxious and somewhat distracted.

Joseph sat on the other side of the bed, keeping Deborah company.

Nora glanced down and saw Deborah’s hand hanging over the edge of the bed.

In a daze, she somehow thought of the year when she had just given birth to that child, and the tiny

little hands she

had touched.

Such tiny hands, such a small child.

Over the years, she had countless dreams where she found herself touching that child.

She often dreamt about that child, crying out loudly, “Mom, I’m scared, please don’t leave me behind.”

Nora’s eyes turned red, but she didn’t even notice. She reached out and held Deborah’s hand.

Deborah’s hands were fair and slender. As Nora touched her hand, she almost shed tears.

She increasingly felt that the strong liking she had for Deborah at first sight might not be that simple.

And Cassandra, perhaps, would soon return to tell her the answer.

Nora’s heart pounded like a drum, and it wasn’t until Deborah felt her touch that she was caught off

guard and startled, quickly withdrawing her hand.

Nora finally came to her senses and apologized somewhat awkwardly, “I’m sorry, did I scare you?”

Deborah was originally looking at the other side while talking to Joseph.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand, catching her off guard and startling her.

Upon seeing that it was Nora holding her hand, Deborah immediately shook her head with a smile, “It’s

alright, Mrs. Moxley. I’m not injured, so you don’t need to worry about me.”

She thought Nora suddenly holding her hand was out of concern for her injury.

Nora’s eyes were red, but she continued to speak, “As long as everything is fine, I can be at ease.”

Steven joked from the side, “Ms. Shepherd, my mom really treats you like her own daughter.”

Nora really liked Deborah. Upon hearing this, she looks at Steven and says, “Ms. Shepherd is great in

every way. Who wouldn’t like her? Don’t you and Norman like her too?”

As for Adrian, there was no need to ask; his infatuation with Deborah was already written all over his

face.

On this matter, Nora always felt that Adrian had a good eye for things.

Deborah and Evelyn, either of them was top-notch.

Steven laughed awkwardly and didn’t respond further.

Deborah caught Adrian’s eye, and if the two brothers, Norman and Adrian, were to admit their feelings

for her, wouldn’t Adrian cause trouble for them?

Outside the ward, Cassandra finally walked in, her expression clearly a bit unnatural.

She walked in, her gaze somewhat evasive.

Nora immediately stood up and, after politely exchanging a few pleasantries, she smoothly steered the

conversation. toward the main topic.

“Oh, by the way, Cassandra, you didn’t finish what you were saying earlier. You mentioned that

Deborah is part of the Moxley family, what did you mean by that?”

Rebecca didn’t come in with us, making the excuse that she was going to check on Ashton.

She suddenly learned so much information that it was difficult for her to calm down, fearing that she

might expose her flaws in front of the Moxley family.

Cassandra replied, “Nora, I was just speaking casually earlier. I meant, wasn’t Mom planning to

consider Deborah as her goddaughter?

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There’s something I’ve never mentioned, but I’ve always felt it the moment I first saw Deborah, I felt a

sense of familiarity.

So, what I want to say is, Deborah is actually like a child of our Moxley family. My husband hurt her,

and I truly feel guilty and upset about it.”

As Cassandra spoke, tears fell from her eyes, and she lowered her head to wipe them away.

In the past, Nora, as the elder sister-in-law, had always taken great care of Cassandra’s emotions.

Upon noticing that Cassandra was in a bad mood, she would always be the first to approach and

comfort her.

But now, Nora just stood there, watching Cassandra sob softly.

Steven stepped forward to comfort her, “Aunt Cassandra, you can’t take all the blame for this. Don’t be

too hard on yourself. One thing is for sure, you should have divorced Mathias a long time ago.

Otherwise, who knows what might happen in the future.”

With the capabilities of the Moxley family, if it weren’t for Cassandra’s unwillingness to divorce, Mathias

would have been kicked out long ago.

The entire Fuller family shouldn’t even think about getting a single penny from the Moxley family

anymore.

Together with what was gained before, everything must be given back

Nora didn’t offer any words of comfort. She waited until Cassandra stopped crying before asking, with a

somewhat expressionless face, “Cassandra, is that really all you wanted to say?”

Cassandra wiped the tears from her face, walked to the edge of the bed, and sat down. She reached

out and took Deborah’s hand.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I wanted to say. I really like Ms. Shepherd and I wish she would become a

child of the Moxley family, with me as her aunt. So, I just started calling myself Ms. Shepherd’s aunt.

Would you mind?”

Deborah recalled the moment when she was held hostage by Mathias, and Cassandra stood

protectively in front of her, saying, “Aunt’s baby.”

So, is that all it means?

Why does it feel like Cassandra’s emotional state back then is completely different from now?

Debocah couldn’t quite put her finger on what was strange, but one thing she was sure of was that

Cassandra couldn’t

possibly be her aunt.

In this way, the members of the Moxley family became her family, and she was the long-lost child of the

Moxley

family.

Impossible, because her luck has always been bad.

Born abandoned by my biological parents, later hurt by my adoptive parents, and then tormented by my

stepmother

and Helen.

After getting married, she was tormented by Ashton to the point of almost losing her life.

In her entire life, her luck had been like this. The only bit of good fortune she had was saved up to meet

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She was completely satisfied.

So, Deborah didn’t give it much thought, not noticing anything amiss with Cassandra’s behavior.

After Cassandra explained, Nora’s face was filled with disappointment.

Late at night, the hospital was not a comfortable place to stay, so the Moxley family members decided

to leave first.

Joseph accompanied Deborah in the hospital room. As Deborah gazed at the deep night sky outside

the window, she suddenly felt a sense of curiosity.

“You tell me, who are my biological parents and where are they now?”

Joseph held her hand gently and said warmly, “They must be the best parents in the world. They love

you dearly, but they accidentally lost you, and now they are searching for you all over the world,

dreaming of the day they can reunite with you.”

Deborah was amused by his teasing words. She knew they were meant to flatter, but she couldn’t help

but feel happy.

Just by listening and imagining, it feels warm and comforting in the heart.

Deborah laughed and said, “You always know what to say. But I don’t expect too much anymore. I’m

quite content with my life now.”

Joseph gently patted her head, as if comforting a child, “Don’t underestimate yourself. You deserve the

best in everything – family, love, and friends.”

Deborah grinned from ear to ear, “Are you just finding creative ways to praise yourself?”