Kneeling for a Second Chance Novel

---- Chapter 407 It wasn't Martha or Nicholas who was the most shocked. Rather, it was Wendy. Her eyes widened as she shrieked in disbelief, What? That's impossible!" She stepped forward and snatched the report straight from Nicholas. Her fingers trembled as she clutched it tight, completely oblivious to how disgraceful she looked. She stared at the results and muttered, "Impossible! This has to be fake. This is fake!" Martha got up, leaning on her cane. Her voice trembled. " Lenny really is my granddaughter?" She felt like fainting at that moment -from both shock and joy.

Avery hurriedly supported her. Despite all the shock, Martha felt overjoyed as this was a huge blessing. Even the usually stern Nicholas echoed her feelings. Sebastian nodded. "Jane and I were together back in college. Inthe winter of our junior year, she got pregnant as I was preparing to go abroad." Martha's gaze fell on the medical records on the table. "It says here that she was carrying twins..." Both Valeria and Sebastian fell silent. A shadow crossed their faces as they lowered their heads silently. ---- Martha picked up the record again.

It was clearly written that the boy who was born first had died in infancy. She clutched her chest, and her figure swayed. Nicholas had to steady her, and the joy on his face now held a flicker of sorrow. "Valeria, you've suffered." Martha looked at her, thinking about what Gabriella did to Valeria , and thinking about the boy who had passed away right after being born. Then, Martha thought of her first meeting with Valeria at Leo's sixth birthday. It was when Valeria came alone with Selena. Taking a step forward, Martha grasped Valeria's hand with tears in her eyes.

''The Grant family has wronged you." Valeria opened her mouth to speak, but she shut it again. Martha was much shorter than Valeria. Although she was dressed in festive clothes, her graying hair had been dyed. Her voice choked with tears of guilt. Softly, Valeria said, "Mom..." She wanted to say that she was fine and that it was all in the past. However, in her heart, she knew she wasn't. She had never been able to forget Louis. Still, none of it was Martha's fault. If it weren't for Jennifer shoving her and causing her difficult labor, Valeria could have ---- raised both children.

Gently hugging Martha, Valeria said, "Mom, don't cry. Lenny will definitely love having you as her grandma." Martha only wept harder, repeating multiple times that the Grant family wronged Valeria. Sebastian slipped his arm around Valeria's waist, using his other to pull Martha into his embrace. These were the two women who mattered most in his life. He responded in a hoarse voice, "I'm the one who should be apologizing." Valeria shut her eyes. The one who truly owed her an apology was Jennifer. Yet, that aunt of hers would never sincerely say those words. Dinner had long been prepared.

The staff was bustling in and out with dishes, but no one had taken their seats by the time the food went cold. Martha had gone to the chapel in the back to pray. Nicholas cast a glance at Alexander. "Alexander , come with me to the study." After a pause, he added, "Sebastian, you too." Before leaving, Nicholas glanced at Wendy, who had collapsed onto the couch. He had opposed this daughter -in-law during the early days. However, she had now been part of the family ---- for thirty years. Shaking his head, he sighed. Alexander looked at Wendy.

There was disappointment in his eyes, too, but he didn't blame her. This was his wife, the woman he had chosen thirty years ago. She had always been the one he loved. Before coming here, he had told her that this dinner was just a meal. She didn't have to come if she didn't want to come. As for Gabriella , he had failed as a father, and he would explain everything to Nicholas. He'd planned on taking Gabriella and Wendy with him to Isandria for a while.