Chapter 375

Although they didn't particularly like Eleanor, they found Amelia's sudden outburst hard to believe. Her words seemed like the ramblings of someone who had lost control. Yet there she was—Amelia, swaying unsteadily, her expression a mixture of despair and a manic glint in her eyes. “I’m not wrong… she was never my child…” Her voice cracked, the words barely escaping before she let out a piercing scream. “No!” The tears poured down her face, her long-kept secrets on the verge of spilling over. She could no longer hold back. She was done hiding. *Twenty years ago, before she married Theodore Hampton.* Theodore had someone else in his heart—a woman he loved with a passion Amelia could never inspire. This truth cut Amelia deeply. But it was also her chance. She was determined to hold onto Theodore, no matter the cost. She came from nothing, her parents gone, her background unimpressive. Yet Theodore bore the prestigious Hampton name, part of the most reputable family in Chicago. She could