The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Chapter 2080

Bella's heart skipped a beat as she activated her best skill-eavesdropping. She pressed her ear tightly on the door, and the conversation inside became clearer.

"Dad, what's up with you? You've always been urging us to find a girlfriend over the years, and now, I've fallen for Annabeth and want to try dating her. Why are you so opposed?"

Declan was the most gentle and mild-tempered among all the children of the Thompson family. Although he faced a disagreement with his father, he still patiently asked for the reason. "Camilla likes Annabeth too, and they are often in contact in Sentania, getting along well. Annabeth is the Sentania royal family's only princess. In terms of family background, she's out of my league. Why are you dissatisfied?"

"She can be a princess from any country. I don't care if she's a goddess or a stick." Wyatt took a deep breath, his eyes red, his voice trembling from the strong emotion rumbling in his chest. "But... She can't be from the Sentania royal family. I will never agree to it!"

"Dad! Why?" Declan's voice was anxious and confused.

Eavesdropping outside the door, Bella was also full of questions.

It was understandable if Wyatt was in a bad mood because Princess Annabeth was from Sentania, reminding him of her mother. But to deny Declan from dating Annabeth because of this seemed unreasonable and far-fetched.

It was as if his son wanted to marry his enemy's daughter.

That added fuel to the burning fire of Bella's intense curiosity.

"There's no reason." Wyatt trembled all over, closed his eyes, and touched his burning forehead. "The royal family of Sentania is famously corrupt, full of scandals. It's a puddle of dirty mud! I don't want my son to get involved with their mess, and I don't want you to be polluted by their vile environment! Besides, you wanted to join the military since you were a child and endured many hardships to reach where you are today. Are you going to give up on everything you have for that woman?"

Declan was a smart man. His eyes flashed. "Dad, you're not telling me the truth."

Wyatt's heart tightened, subconsciously avoiding his son's scrutinizing gaze.

"Since we were kids, you've never demanded anything from us brothers. You'd never forcefully interfere in the choices we make and the paths we take."

Declan's voice was hoarse, his anxious breathing rising and falling in his chest. "Even when Asher got together with Arnold, you were their strongest backup, giving them your full support. Why is it different for me and Annabeth? Please tell me. Do you have some sort of grudge or unresolved issue with the Sentania royal family?"

Bella pursed her lips outside the door, her hand pressing on the door was bulging with light-blue veins due to her tense nerves.

"It has nothing to do with you children. Stop asking." Wyatt waved his hand, keeping his silence.

But Declan pressed on, "Mom is Sentanian and obtained citizenship here under your help later on. Was it because Mom was related to the Sentania royal family that you're so averse and wary of them?!"

Bella's heart thumped against her chest.

She recalled that when she talked to Aunt Mila about her mother's background, Justin speculated that she came here from the direction of Sentania's sea.

Everything pointed to one possibility: her mother was connected to the Sentania royal family!

But they could easily search for all the royal family members' information online, with plenty of details. The king and queen only had a son and a daughter. Their son was weak and was often hospitalized. The king's brother had no sons, only two daughters.

The Sentania throne could only be inherited by a prince. So regardless of how weak the prince was, the future king could only be him.

The problem was, there was no place for their mother in the royal family tree.

If their mother was indeed connected to the royal family, what sort of role did she play? How did she become exiled and end up in Hatchbay?

"No, no..." Wyatt's sharp eagle-like eyes were now dull, and he suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion, slumping on the sofa, feeling utterly drained. "It has nothing to do with you, and your mother is unrelated to the royal family. Stop asking!"

Bella gritted her teeth.

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Although Declan's personality was mild and gentle, he was more insistent than anyone when he was stubborn. "Dad, if that's true, then there's even less of a chance I would cut ties with Annabeth! She is a royal member and my only link to the royal family. I could only have the chance to know more about Mom by staying close to her and understanding what really happened to Mom back then!"