Chapter 47

Patricia nodded.

"My relationship with Dylan, Chloe's father, was never approved by his parents from the beginning. Perhaps because I wasn't wealthy or noble like them. When Nathalie and Chloe were born, we were separated. I heard that both my children were even placed in an orphanage." Patricia recounted with teary eyes. It hurt so much to remember the past events that had befallen her small family. "I was even banished far outside London. Luckily, one of Mrs. Victoria's bodyguards showed compassion and spared my life, going against orders. He chose to set me free, but with the condition that I must not resurface, or my life would be taken as a consequence."

"Oh my God!" Edward couldn't help but exclaim in frustration mixed with sadness upon hearing his mother-in-law's story.

"For years, I lived in Milan, Italy. Three years ago, I returned to London. I was struggling because I didn't have much money, and by chance, I met Sisilia." Patricia looked at Sisilia again, reaching for the wo