Chapter 127 Sent Away

The air in the room felt frozen, with only the steady beeping of the machines and Estella's faint but clear call. "Mommy…" Estella reached out a tiny hand toward Natalie. She had always liked Natalie. Now learning that Natalie was her mother, her heart overflowed with joy and excitement. Those eyes, made even bigger by illness, shimmered with disbelief and desperate longing. Natalie's heart melted completely at that address. She couldn't hold back any longer. She rushed to the bedside, gently held Estella's small hand, pressed it against her tear-stained cheek, and choked out, "I'm here. Don't be scared, Star. Mommy's right here…" The tender scene stabbed into Clarissa's nerves like a knife. She had fought so hard for so long, only for things to end like this. She couldn't accept it. Life was so unpredictable. Who would've thought Natalie would be lucky enough to be the biological mother of that brat, Estella? No, she couldn't just sit back and let this happen. She said in a lo