the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 750: It Turns Out to Be a True Enemy
That sentence was like a sudden clap of thunder, making Delphine’s entire body quiver lightly. Her dark pupils constricted sharply as she looked at Ignatius Leclair.
The man steadily held her hand, his strong and muscular arm reaching out to stabilize her trembling body. His face remained as handsome and distinguished as ever, exuding the unique elegance of a prestigious family. It seemed as though the matter Joseph Lloyd mentioned was no more significant than the pleasant weather of that day.
Delphine’s thoughts were in disarray. For so long, she had only known that Ignatius Leclair was extremely indifferent toward his biological father. Four years ago, he had even schemed to bring him down, exiling him to Xiang City. Over the years, he had systematically weakened Stone Leclair’s influence, never calling him father, treating him as if he were an enemy. And now, it turned out they truly were enemies.
How had he endured all these years? A father who killed his own mother, married a mistress, and had a half-brother—Ignatius had carried the burden of this truth alone for years, unable to tell his grandfather or his maternal grandmother.
Was that why he had been so cruel toward her back in those days? Delphine didn’t dare to think further, finding this reality utterly inconceivable. Why would Stone Leclair kill Lara Howard? She was his wife, the eldest daughter of the Howard Family. Was he not afraid of the Howard Family’s revenge?
"Wensheng, help your father up and calm his emotions. Once he’s settled, I’ll send you both out," Ignatius Leclair’s voice remained cold, his face devoid of any trace of emotion. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Wensheng helped Mr. Lloyd to the corner of the study and gently consoled him.
Ignatius Leclair turned to look at a visibly shocked Delphine. The emotions he had been suppressing slightly leaked out—a touch of exhaustion visible in his handsome brows and gaze. Half-leaning against the wall, he spoke in a low voice: "Back in the day, my grandfather pursued my maternal grandmother with great effort but failed. His heart carried regret, so he hoped the next generation could form a union. My mother, protected too well from a young age, was immersed in the arts and, like you, had no understanding of worldly matters. She was inherently kind and pure and was deceived by Stone Leclair’s flowery words, marrying into the southern regions.
In the early years, Stone Leclair treated my mother exceptionally well, leveraging the Howard Family’s influence in the political arena to rise steadily, waiting only for his credentials to meet the requirements to enter the upper echelons of Imperial City’s political circle. Later, when my mother became pregnant and gave birth to me, Stone Leclair gradually revealed his flirtatious and cold nature. My mother realized the man she loved was not who she thought he was. She then took me and left the southern regions, settling in the United Kingdom."
"For Stone Leclair, living apart and a broken relationship meant little. However, my maternal grandmother was enraged by this. She severed all political support for Stone Leclair and even suppressed him. Because of this, despite the Leclair Family’s overwhelming power, Stone Leclair hasn’t been able to enter Imperial City or its upper echelons all these years." Ignatius Leclair’s handsome face revealed a faintly cold smile.
"What happened afterward?" Delphine asked softly.
Ignatius Leclair’s gaze deepened. He looked at the refined man, now over fifty years old, sobbing helplessly on the brink of death. Lowering his eyes, he said faintly: "In the United Kingdom, my mother lived a quiet and exquisite life, and I gradually grew up. Later, during one chance encounter, Joseph Lloyd met my mother. From then on, he often came to accompany her—a man who had harbored unspoken feelings for her for years, silently watching over her. This was discovered by Stone Leclair, who mistakenly believed my mother was having an affair. By then, your foster mother had given birth to Isaac Leclair. The two matters intertwined. My mother raised the issue of divorce, but Stone Leclair adamantly refused."
As Ignatius Leclair spoke to this point, he suddenly closed his eyes and did not continue.
Mr. Lloyd, whose emotions had finally settled down, supported by Wensheng, walked over and said in a hoarse and trembling voice: "It was his doing. He feared that the divorce matter between him and Lara would reach the Howard Family and that the matriarch would ruin his political career. So, in his deranged mind, he switched Lara’s medication."
