The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Setting Up Daddy and Mommy

Estelle Lockwood froze, completely motionless.

She stared at Nathaniel Sloan in disbelief, thinking she must have misheard him.

Nathaniel Sloan said... he believed the scent from five years ago was hers, and that Noelle Lockwood was the real plagiarist.

Back then, Nathaniel Sloan had indeed said he believed her. He had told her not to be afraid, not to worry, that he knew she was a good girl and would never plagiarize.

But Estelle Lockwood also remembered with perfect clarity what happened afterward. It was a nightmare that had taken her years to escape.

’Why... after hurting me so badly, is Nathaniel Sloan starting to believe me now?’

Noelle Lockwood trembled, utterly horrified. The fear on her face was becoming impossible to contain.

"N-Nathaniel, no, it’s not like that..."

Rose Lowell also rushed to explain, "How could that be? Nathaniel, did someone say something to you?"

Austin Lockwood was a little calmer. "Nathaniel, I know today’s events reminded you of what happened back then, but everything was investigated thoroughly. Besides, Estelle confessed. So I think, at the time..."

"The three of you should be grateful that I don’t have any evidence."

Nathaniel Sloan cut him off coolly, his gaze so cold it seemed to pierce right through the three members of the Lockwood Family.

Noelle Lockwood was crying a river of tears. "Nathaniel, you don’t believe me... I saved you, and yet you don’t believe me... SOB... What’s the point of me even being alive..."

"Noelle!!"

"My precious daughter!"

Austin Lockwood and Rose Lowell cried out in unison as Noelle Lockwood slumped to the ground and ’fainted’.

The onlookers exchanged glances, unsure of what to make of the situation.

The reporters covering the livestream scratched their heads. They didn’t know whether to stop the broadcast or keep it running.

Although Noelle Lockwood had fainted, almost no one was speaking up for her now, aside from her fans...

Luke White escorted Rose Lowell and the others out. Only after the sounds of their crying and commotion faded did Estelle Lockwood come back to her senses.

’I need some time to calm down,’ she thought.

The plagiarism incident had come to a temporary close. Just as Estelle Lockwood was about to turn away, Nathaniel Sloan suddenly spoke.

"You don’t have anything to ask me?"

’Ask him what? About what happened five years ago? There’s nothing to ask. Nathaniel Sloan is defending me now, but the pain he caused me five years ago was real.’

She lowered her gaze. "I have nothing to ask. Henry, let’s go."

Nathaniel Sloan took a long stride forward to follow them, but Henry Kendrick blocked his path. "President Sloan, Yara doesn’t want to see you. Don’t you get it? She’s in a bad mood. If you chase after her, you’ll only make it worse."

Those words stopped Nathaniel Sloan dead in his tracks.

...

Meanwhile, Zachery and Mia, who were watching the livestream, fell silent.

After two minutes, little fool Zachery whispered, "What’s going on? Scumbag Dad believes Mommy, not Noelle Lockwood?"

Mia huffed. "But the plagiarism accusation is still hanging over Mommy’s head. Scumbag Dad didn’t help Mommy back then, so what’s the use of him acting all nice now?"

"Maybe there was a misunderstanding?" Zachery asked.

Mia wanted to say ’no way,’ but she felt she couldn’t be so absolute.

Whenever Old Mr. Kendrick was undecided, he would consult the oracle. Having grown up with him, Mia had also gotten into the habit of doing a reading whenever she was curious.

She immediately tossed three coins, then hesitated.

"Mia, what does the hexagram say?"

Mia’s expression shifted from hesitation to conflict, and finally to a look of indescribable struggle. "The reading says... we can try to set them up..."

"If the star-crossed lovers are finally united, the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved."

...

「Elsewhere.」

Christian was also watching the livestream.

’Could there have been a misunderstanding between Mommy and Daddy five years ago?’

’Grandma said the person Daddy loves is Noelle Lockwood, but I’m not an idiot. I can tell whether Daddy cares about Noelle Lockwood or not.’

’Now that Daddy is questioning Noelle Lockwood about what happened five years ago, if the misunderstanding is cleared up, can Daddy and Mommy get back together again?’ Christian wondered.

’Then I... I could also, rightfully, become Mommy’s child.’

...

After the livestream ended, the Lockwood Group grudgingly paid two hundred million in compensation, trying to minimize the damage to public opinion.

Because of this incident, Noelle Lockwood also kept a low profile for a while.

Although her fans were still fighting tooth and nail for her, her reputation was now in tatters.

Even if she blamed everything on her manager, whenever people mentioned her, they would still call her a ’plagiarizing hack’.

Noelle Lockwood could barely sleep at night!

That accusation used to belong to Estelle Lockwood, but now it had fallen on her! Damn Yara Lockwood! Damn it!

Moreover, because of Nathaniel Sloan’s orders, she was barred from Imperial Crest and Evernight International. Many people were starting to doubt if she was really Nathaniel’s fiancée. The image she had spent so many years carefully building was about to go to waste!

’I have to think of something...’

...

「Two days later.」

The perfume was re-released, and in a blessing in disguise, sales skyrocketed.

On Saturday, Estelle Lockwood’s door was knocked on by two little munchkins. freёwebnovel.com

Mia and Zachery exchanged a look, remembering their plan. The three little munchkins had agreed that if there was a misunderstanding, they would do everything they could to set up Daddy and Mommy!

With that in mind, Mia cleared her throat. "Mommy, can we go to the movies?"

Estelle Lockwood was surprised, but she didn’t refuse. "Okay, what do you want to watch?"

Mia’s eyes darted around. She picked a horror movie and gave a sweet smile. "Mommy, I want to see this one. Let’s go this afternoon!"

’Then, we’ll get the young master to bring Scumbag Dad to the theater too, and we’ll slip away when they’re not looking!’

’Heh heh, a horror movie, a corner seat, a man and a woman all alone, heh heh...’

「Elsewhere.」

Christian sat obediently in Nathaniel Sloan’s office. "Daddy, I want to see a movie."

Nathaniel Sloan’s hand, which was in the middle of signing a document, paused. He was a bit surprised.

Due to his health, Christian rarely went out, let alone to the movies. He had never even been to a movie theater before.

Of course, Nathaniel Sloan couldn’t refuse. He smiled gently. "What movie do you want to see? Daddy will go with you."

Christian said, "I want to watch a horror movie. Uncle Zane said I can watch a few scary movies to stimulate my senses. There’s a showing this afternoon. Daddy, can we go, please?"

Nathaniel Sloan had a strange feeling that the way Christian was speaking today was different from how he’d been talking the past few days.

The Christian of the last few days had been more lively, but today, he had reverted to his old self.

Still, the fact that Christian was willing to go out was a good thing. But a horror movie...

’Since when did Christian like this kind of thing?’

...

「1:00 PM, at the movie theater.」

Upon entering the screening room, Mia pushed Estelle Lockwood down into a seat. "Mommy, Zachery and I need to go to the restroom. You go ahead and sit!"

Estelle Lockwood instinctively started to get up. "I’ll go with you."

"No need, Mommy! Me and little fool Zachery aren’t little kids anymore!"

With that, the two of them had already run off. Estelle Lockwood shook her head. ’And they say they aren’t little kids.’

Five minutes later, Mia gave her a call. "Mommy, we ran into Aunt Penelope at the entrance! Aunt Penelope said she’s taking us to get cake. You go ahead and watch the movie, Mommy. We’ll be back later!"

Estelle Lockwood called Penelope Sullivan to check, and the two little ones were indeed with her, so she relaxed.

But... Estelle Lockwood was a little confused.

’The theater is so big, and there’s no one else here for this movie, so why did Mia pick seats in the corner?’

Meanwhile, Christian said to Nathaniel Sloan, "Daddy, I have something to talk about with Uncle Zane. Your seat is Row 15, Seat 28. You can go in first."

Nathaniel Sloan raised an eyebrow. ’Isn’t this seat a bit out of the way?’