Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife novel Chapter 406

Chapter 406

Sean looked at Madeline in confusion.

“Why did you send my wife to the hospital, Miss Quinn?”

“That’s because…”

Madeline was just about to explain herself when sobs suddenly rang out from inside the room.

Sean’s expression changed and he immediately turned around to enter.

Taking a deep breath, Madeline entered the room as well like nothing was wrong.

Eloise had indeed woken and she was currently crying her eyes out.

Sean approached her worriedly. “What’s wrong, Ellie? What’s got you so sad?”

Only then did Eloise seem to realize Sean’s presence. She looked up at him with eyes reddened from all the crying. There was irreparable and incurable pain in her sad gaze.

“Why must the Heavens punish us like this, Sean? Why…”

Her voice trembled as tears fell like pearls from her eyes.

Confused, Sean felt his heart grow frantic.

“What are you saying, Ellie? Don’t cry. Shh, relax. Talk to me.”

Eloise gave a self-deprecating chuckle amidst her tears and looked up to meet Sean’s concerned gaze with her ashen complexion. Then, she took out the gold pendant from her pocket.

“I’ve found our daughter, Sean.”

“What? That’s great! Did you really find her?” The worry on Sean’s expression was replaced with excitement. “Where is she? Ellie, where’s our daughter?”

Sean pressed impatiently while Eloise closed her eyes in agony.

“She died.”

“Wh-What? Died?” Sean was stricken.

“We played a part in killing her…” Eloise looked up remorsefully. “Madeline Crawford was our daughter…”

“Now I know why Rose said our daughter died three years ago. That was when Madeline left us, wasn’t it…”

Eloise began to choke on her tears as regret overwhelmed her.

“Oh, how I’ve prayed to find our daughter these 20-over years, only to scold, hit, and harm my own child to protect a wretched woman. What kind of mother am I?”

Eloise raised her trembling hands in front of her. She had never hated them as much as she did now.

She could not even remember how many slaps her hands had given Madeline for Meredith’s sake.

Suddenly, Eloise’s expression shifted. Throwing off the covers, she dashed to the balcony.

Sean ran after her in fear. “Ellie! Ellie, what are you doing?”

“Death would hurt less, Sean! When I think back to everything I’ve done to our daughter, I… Why couldn’t I have died in her place?”

Then, Eloise turned around to jump.

Madeline spun to the side and was met with Eloise who already had a leg halfway out the railings. “No! Mom, don’t!”