Chapter 413 Actually a Legal Couple
No matter how much Wesley said, Francesca just turned her head to the side.
The fact was right in front of her; she just couldn't directly accept Wesley as her suddenly appeared father.
Even when she heard him mention all the things they had done for her.
Buying up all the world's top grapes from the year she was born and personally making and storing wine for her.
Maybe her mom hid the map in that wine cellar so that one day she could reunite with Wesley.
But Francesca knew very well in her heart.
A father's love that was forty years late was really hard to instantly turn into a familial bond just because of blood relations.
After listening to Wesley, Francesca suddenly looked at Paige.
She immediately realized that Paige might have the same experience.
So this was what a barrier felt like!
There was a barrier between her and Wesley, and the same barrier existed between her and Paige.
In an instant, Francesca began to question herself, was the choice she made back then really the right one?
But seeing Paige living well, she felt that even if she had suffered, even if she had cried herself to sleep countless nights, it was worth it.
Only by living could there be a reunion with family today!
Francesca knew all too well what it felt like not to be recognized by Paige.
So at this moment, she finally looked at Wesley. "In my memory, there really is no image of a father. I don't remember much from my childhood. But later, on her deathbed, Ms. Miller told me. She mentioned that my mom had a noble status, and at that time, both the Hamilton family and the Russell family had proposed to her. But the family had its own plans, and the Douglas family was weak. Agreeing to either side would undoubtedly offend the other. They wanted to remain neutral, but unexpectedly, my mom chose love. Unfortunately, love did not give her a perfect ending either. Ms. Miller said that when I was two years old, my mom brought me home."
Francesca added, "At first, the elders in the family found it hard to accept, but my mom put all her energy into her work, and the Douglas family started to develop in a good direction. Eventually, everyone accepted me. And the Douglas family chose a new path. Because of me, my mom didn't marry, raised me, and I became the new heir of the Douglas family. But because the Douglas family refused the marriage proposals from the Hamilton family and the Russell family and had an heir with a man outside the five major families, they felt humiliated. The Hamilton family and the Russell family always found excuses and opportunities to suppress the Douglas family until my fifth birthday party when they proposed a new marriage agreement. Helplessly, I was betrothed to Joshua from the Russell family. We thought that with this marriage agreement, at least the Douglas family's development would be smoother. Unexpectedly, that year was the real disaster for the Douglas family."
Francesca said with a helpless smile, "So, my long-absent father, tell me, how should I treat you now?"
Wesley listened with tears streaming down his face and could only keep saying, "I'm really sorry, Francesca. Your mom and I were not really unmarried; we didn't dare to register, but we went to another small country to get married. So we are legally married! The year she brought you home was not because I didn't want you, but because I had an accident. I never knew she was the heir of the Douglas family, so she thought I had died in the accident and left with you. Later, I couldn't find you or her no matter what. It wasn't until Ms. Miller, who raised you, wrote to me that I knew so much had happened. Your mom later found out I wasn't dead, but she didn't come to find me. Probably because the Douglas family was already in a difficult situation at that time, she didn't want to involve me any further."
Everything was because of fate.
No one abandoned their family because they didn't love them including Francesca and Paige.
It was not because they were unloved!
On the contrary, it was because of love and some accidents.
Paige looked at Wesley's sad and distressed expression and got up to stand by his side. "Grandpa, your health isn't good; you can't stay agitated for long."
Paige had been with Wesley for five years and knew about his health condition.
He looked healthy, but it was all due to good maintenance.
If his emotions fluctuated too much, it wouldn't be good for him.
Wesley gently patted Paige's hand, "I'm fine."
No matter how deep the barrier between Wesley and Francesca was.
And no matter how deep the barrier between Francesca and Paige was.
At least the relationship between Wesley and Paige, this grandfather and granddaughter, was good.
Francesca desperately wanted to clear up the misunderstanding with Paige. Seeing the warmth between Paige and Wesley, if she completely rejected Wesley now, She feared it would also sever the mother-daughter relationship between her and Paige.
So Francesca said gently, "It's really not easy to accept all this at once. Give me some time."
Sure enough, when Francesca said this, Paige glanced in her direction.
It worked!
At that moment, Francesca's heart ached even more.
Paige lacked a complete family too much.
Francesca thought, as long as Paige was willing, she could be a good mother, and she was also willing to try to repair her relationship with Wesley to give her a complete family.
Gregory comforted Francesca and then walked over to Paige.
He said, "After I handed you over to Steven, I didn't dare tell your mom which family I exchanged you with. But I did secretly go to see you. I even exchanged your and Louis's baby hair and milk teeth with Steven. Your baby hair and milk teeth are still kept by your mom to this day. That has been her only way of missing you all these years."
Paige had also found Louis's baby hair and milk teeth in the Sackler family, which was why the fake Xena had leverage over her.
Fate truly played tricks!
Paige asked, "Did seeing me make you feel more at ease?"
Gregory replied, "I'm sorry, Paige. From now on, your mom and I will make up for everything we've owed you over the years."
Paige smiled faintly, "Nowadays, I lack nothing. Instead of talking about compensation, let's talk about cooperation. The Carnegie family, the Ellison family, and the Douglas family. Don't we all want to survive? Now, let's continue thinking about how to survive. The Douglas family and the Ellison family have both suffered fatal blows. Even if we join forces, there's still a gap between us and the Hamilton family and the Russell family. So, let's not talk about these emotional entanglements anymore. The Douglas family still needs to go to Dominia to take over the Douglas family's assets. Now, what have you decided to do?"
Since everything was clear, the rest should just follow naturally.
Francesca wasn't foolish; what Paige brought up was indeed the most pressing issue.
She couldn't keep dwelling on emotional issues. The truth had been told to Paige, and Paige, being so smart, would surely have her own judgment and choices.
Luna had been good to her, and she had been willing to repay her with her life.
Francesca didn't believe that with at least a few decades to be good to Paige and to mend their mother-daughter relationship, Paige would never acknowledge her as her mother.
The urgent task was indeed to unite and break through the encirclement.
Francesca immediately stated, "I'm forty-eight, Paige is twenty-three, and Mr. Ellison is over seventy, right? Our three generations are just starting to be a family at this age, which is indeed harder than for others. But if we don't unite, we will be defeated one by one. I represent the Douglas family in allying with the Ellison family! Paige, what do you think?"
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