The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Where Is Nathaniel Sloan? Get Him on the Phone

Zachery’s whole face scrunched up.

’And what Chapman just said... was I just imagining it?’

’At first, it sounded like he was comforting Mom, but every word only revealed just how special that scumbag dad thought Noelle Lockwood was.’

’Wasn’t that just adding fuel to the fire?’

The more Zachery thought about it, the angrier he became. ’That scumbag dad ditched Mom again, and they still want to play matchmaker? What’s the point? He’s not worth it!’

Zachery stormed upstairs, shoved the door open, and packed away all the disguise tools. "Change of plans. The matchmaking is off, Young Master. We don’t need to swap identities anymore."

Christian was taken aback. "Zachery, what’s wrong?"

Zachery fought to control his anger. He and Christian were both still in disguise. As he washed the makeup off his face and changed his clothes, revealing his true features, he said, "The whole point of setting them up was for Mom to be happy, not for her to suffer."

"Nathaniel Sloan is some hot prize we can’t win, so let’s just stop trying. As for him being our real dad... I’ll have to ask you to keep that a secret, Young Master."

As he spoke, Zachery started helping Christian change clothes. "We can still be friends from now on, but we don’t have to be brothers. I don’t want Mom to be forced into being with that man just because Mia and I exist!"

Christian was completely bewildered, unable to process what was happening.

They had decided to finally tell their mom the truth today, which was why they had swapped identities so early in the morning.

But now, as Zachery pulled at him and changed their clothes back, Christian began to panic. "Zachery, tell me what happened! Where’s Daddy?"

Zachery scoffed. "Who knows? Probably in Noelle Lockwood’s bed."

Christian’s eyes slowly widened.

’Daddy... where is he?’

"There." Zachery finished changing Christian’s clothes. "We don’t have to pretend anymore. I guess it won’t be long before Mia and I move out of Imperial Crest anyway. I’ll cherish the time we had, Young Master."

Zachery knew his mom’s personality. After this incident, she would surely stop getting entangled with Nathaniel Sloan. Once she had her revenge, she would cut all ties and leave.

Utter disbelief filled Christian’s clear eyes.

’Daddy went to find Noelle Lockwood... Zachery is going to leave... ’

Shaking his head, he slowly backed out of his room. Then his pace quickened, and he sprinted into the master bedroom.

Nathaniel Sloan wasn’t there. He really wasn’t!

His daddy wasn’t home!

It was early in the morning, but his daddy wasn’t home. Christian could clearly hear what Chapman was saying downstairs, and his heart seized in his chest.

The joy from last night intertwined with the helplessness of this morning, and tears slowly welled up and fell.

The tears fell faster and faster. ’Why is this happening? Why? Everything was going so well... We were at the very last step...’

’Noelle Lockwood... It’s Noelle Lockwood again. Why is it always her!’

Christian clutched his chest as an uncontrollable wave of sorrow washed over him. His chest tightened, and his breathing grew ragged.

"Christian, what are you doing... Christian?!"

Startled, Estelle Lockwood rushed forward, her expression turning grave. "What happened?!"

Christian’s eyes were red and welling with tears. "Daddy... Daddy..."

As a child psychologist, Estelle Lockwood knew Christian was suffering from heart palpitations brought on by the extreme emotional swing. The sight of him was enough to break her heart.

"Christian, sweetie, are you looking for your daddy? Okay, don’t worry, I’ll call him right now."

Christian wept silently.

Estelle Lockwood dialed Nathaniel Sloan’s number. She waited for more than forty seconds before the call finally connected.

However, the voice on the other end wasn’t Nathaniel Sloan’s!

"Hello, who is this?" The saccharine voice of Noelle Lockwood—the same woman who claimed her heart condition had relapsed and her life was in danger—cooed from the other end of the line.

...

「In a hospital room.」

Nathaniel Sloan’s phone, sitting on the windowsill, was ringing nonstop.

Noelle Lockwood glanced at the caller ID. Her expression turned vicious for a moment before her eyes darted, and a wicked idea popped into her head.

She leisurely answered the call. "Hello, who is this?"

Estelle Lockwood’s expression darkened. "Noelle Lockwood."

Noelle Lockwood acted as if she had just realized who it was. "Oh, it’s you, Yara! Why are you calling? Are you looking for Nathaniel?"

Before Estelle Lockwood could speak, Noelle Lockwood continued, her tone gloating, "Sorry, Yara, but Nathaniel is busy taking care of me right now. He doesn’t have time for you. Why don’t you just call back later if it’s important?"

Beside her, Christian had clearly heard every word, and his tears fell even faster.

Estelle Lockwood was in no mood to trade passive-aggressive barbs with Noelle Lockwood. She demanded, "Where is Nathaniel Sloan? Put him on the phone!"

Sensing that she had angered Estelle Lockwood, Noelle became even more smug. "I already told you, Nathaniel is taking care of me. Yara, if it’s nothing important, you shouldn’t call and disturb us, okay? People should know their place!" freёwebnovel.com

"You’re interrupting my private time with Nathaniel. Have you no shame? I’m the most important person in his heart. Whatever earth-shattering business you have can take a backseat."

Noelle grew more pleased with herself as she spoke. She savored the thrill of crushing others under her heel. First Estelle Lockwood, now Yara Lockwood—both women were nothing but stepping stones for her!

Estelle Lockwood covered Christian’s ears and said in a glacial tone, enunciating every word, "I said, give. Him. The. Phone! ...Christian, Christian, it’s okay. Don’t worry."

She had whispered the last part to Christian, but Noelle Lockwood still heard it.

Noelle immediately scoffed. "Christian? Yara, are you so desperate that you’re dragging him into this to provoke me? Or do you think Nathaniel will actually pay attention to you just because Christian is on your side?"

"You can always have more children, but I’m the only one he truly loves. Did you think making Christian Sloan pretend to be sick would make Nathaniel go soft?"

"Yara, I’d advise you to give up. What do you and Christian Sloan even mean to Nathaniel? I’m the most important one. Just let him go, won’t you?"

Christian’s breathing grew increasingly ragged.

Noelle sneered, "Putting on a convincing act, aren’t you? You’ll really stop at nothing to steal Nathaniel from me. Fine, stop pretending. Even if Christian really is sick, so what? The person Nathaniel cares about most is me!"

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP... Estelle Lockwood hung up.

"Christian, don’t be scared. We’re going to the hospital right now."

...

Back in the hospital room, Noelle Lockwood pictured Estelle Lockwood’s frustrated expression and felt a deep sense of satisfaction. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

"Noelle, who was on the phone?" Rose Lowell asked.

Noelle Lockwood bit her lip, putting on a wronged expression. "Mom, it was Yara. She sounded really angry and said Christian was sick to try and make Nathaniel hurry back to her."

"What? That bitch!"

"Mom, I didn’t want things to be like this, but Yara went too far. She’s using Christian to threaten me. He isn’t her pawn; she can’t just use him like that."

Noelle Lockwood said, feigning magnanimity, "If Nathaniel finds out, he’ll probably blame Yara. Mom, please don’t tell him about this phone call."

Rose Lowell sneered. "The things some women will do to get a man... Absolutely shameless..."

Before she could finish, the sound of footsteps approached the door, and Rose Lowell abruptly fell silent.

The next moment, Nathaniel Sloan pushed the door open, his emotionless gaze sweeping over the two women.