Chapter 166 I’ll Always Be Here for You

“Nova, this is going to be hard, but you need to know the truth,” Tristan said. Tristan was just as shocked when he found out. All those doubts they had over the years finally made sense today, but it wasn't a relief. Nova had always yearned for a daughter and Tristan had watched it all unfold. She saw Cleo as her beacon of hope, showering her with all the maternal love she had, not knowing she had already fallen into her family's trap. Eventually, Nova couldn't hold it in any longer and broke down crying. Through her tears, she said, “Tristan, do you have any idea how much I love Cleo? How desperately I wanted to make up for those three years, and I...” She covered her face, tears streaming down. “I know. I understand,” Tristan held her close, but it did little to soothe her pain. “Tristan, it's not just that Cleo isn't my child that hurts, but that they all conspired against me. They all knew and none of them told me.” Nova had clung to the hope of being with Cleo during her y