Just when Elina thought she had lost everything—her love, her trust, her home—fate pulled her into a moment she was never meant to face.A hospital corridor.
A trembling grandmother.
And a name that shattered the silence—Louis Thomas.Two people who were never supposed to meet stood face to face, their eyes filled with fear, anger, and secrets buried for decades.
And right between them stood Elina… unaware that the truth about her past, her family, and her future was about to explode.Because this meeting was not an accident.
And once the truth comes out, nothing—not love, not betrayal, not blood relations—will remain the same.
Elina told her grandfather everything about David—how David and Sharlin had together played with her emotions just to obtain a piece of land.There was never any shortage of money in Elina's life.
But love? Other than her grandfather, Elina had never received love from anyone.Whether it was her uncle or aunt, or their children—no matter who it was, all she ever received from them was hatred.Even today, Elina knew nothing about her parents. She only knew their names. She had never seen their photographs, nor had her grandfather ever told her anything about them.Still, just like every child loves their parents, Elina too loved her parents without ever seeing or knowing them. Perhaps that was why she had never even thought of selling her mother's land.Elina had handed over all the papers of her mother's land to David only because David had promised to marry her. She had thought—David was about to become her husband anyway, so what difference would it make if the land was in his name instead of hers?But Elina had no idea that behind David's innocent face, a traitor was hiding.After spending some time with her grandfather, Elina returned to the Smith house.The moment she stepped inside the gate, David's mother stopped her and said,
"Stop right there, Elina. Don't move."Ignoring her words, Elina walked straight into the house.David's mother then said,
"Elina, listen to me. Sharlin and David have been childhood friends. They are getting married next month. I request you to leave David's life and let our children live happily."Tears began to roll down Elina's eyes.Wiping her tears, Elina replied,
"Mother-in-law, you are also someone's wife. If your husband asked you for a divorce, would you break your relationship so easily? Wouldn't you try to save it?"I don't have a mother. I thought after marriage I would get not only a husband, but also a mother. I have been craving a mother's love for years. If I were your own daughter, would you say the same thing to her? Would you tell her to leave her home?
Please tell me."Just then, grandmother held Elina's hand and took her inside, saying,
"As long as I am alive, no one can throw you out of this house, Elina."At that moment, David's mother said sarcastically,
"Whatever it is, today you went to the office all dressed up with such an attitude. So tell me—did you do any work there, or did you drag the company toward destruction?"Elina was about to reply with a smile, but grandmother stopped her and said,
"Enough. Don't insult Elina anymore. She is young. She may not know much about office business, but that doesn't give you the right to humiliate her."David's mother snapped back,
"Who knows if this girl has even studied till the tenth grade, and she went to manage such a big business."Just then, David spoke from the doorway,
"Thank you, Elina. If you hadn't been there today, we might not have been able to save father's long-standing business."
David's mother looked at him in shock and asked,
"What happened, David? Why are you thanking this uneducated girl? And what am I hearing—that if Elina wasn't there, the business wouldn't have survived? What did this useless girl do?"David explained everything that had happened in the office board meeting.David then walked up to Elina and thanked her—but at the same time, he requested her to leave the lives of Sharlin and himself.Elina held grandmother's hand and went with her to her room.Elina said to grandmother,
"Please don't worry at all, grandmother. I am here now. I will take care of both the house and the office."Grandmother hugged Elina tightly and began to cry.
She said,
"My dear child… I don't know why no one in this house can see your goodness."At that moment, Elina's phone started ringing.Elina picked up the phone and, without saying a word to anyone, ran out of the Smith house, got into the car, and told the driver,
"Take me to Cureline Hospital immediately."Everyone in the house saw Elina running away, but no one stopped her or asked anything.However, grandmother was deeply worried. So she took another car from the house and followed Elina.Elina stopped the car in front of Cureline Hospital and ran inside. Grandmother followed her.Elina rushed to the reception and asked,
"Which ward is Mr. L.T. admitted in? Is he okay?"Grandmother couldn't understand what was happening. She kept wondering what Elina was talking about.Just then, Elina's grandfather appeared, walking toward her with bandages on his hands. Elina ran to him, hugged him tightly, and began to cry uncontrollably.
She said,
"Grandfather, I have no one in this world except you. If something had happened to you, what would I have done?"Seeing Mr. L.T., grandmother stopped in her tracks.She suddenly felt dizzy and was about to fall, but a hospital staff member caught her and scolded her loudly,
"At this age, why were you running? What if you had fallen? If something happened to you, the hospital would have been blamed unnecessarily."Hearing the shouting, Elina turned back and saw grandmother.She ran toward her and asked anxiously,
"What happened, grandmother? Are you okay?"Grandmother ignored Elina and kept staring at Elina's grandfather without blinking.There was a strange expression in grandmother's eyes.Seeing grandmother, Elina's grandfather also started walking toward her.On one side stood grandmother, on the other side stood grandfather, and between them stood an innocent, confused Elina.
Elina noticed anger burning in her grandfather's eyes, while fear was clearly visible in grandmother's eyes.Shocked, grandmother finally said,
"Mr. Louis Thomas… you are here?"Elina was completely stunned.
How did grandmother know her grandfather's full name?Did grandmother and grandfather know each other from before?Who is Mr. L.T. really?
What secret is hidden behind the fear in grandmother's eyes?
Does Elina know this secret, or is another truth about to be revealed in front of her?
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