Chapter 243 The Talk Is Over

After spending so much time with Tilda, Astrid understood her personality. Tilda would never have done something so extreme unless she had been treated unfairly by the Jensons.

Finally, he spread his hands and covered his face.

"Yeah… She’s the one we had been trying to find all these 19 years, my missing sister," Dominic murmured softly.

His face was full of sadness.

"This is on us… Astrid, I can’t really explain all the details, but Tilda’s disappointment with our family is our fault.

"We owe her. We finally found her after 19 years, but we never gave her the warmth she deserved.

"Instead, we forced her to cut us off, and now we’ve ended up here."

It's all on us.

Regret. Just regret.

Like Wade, Dominic desperately wished for a chance to start over.

If I could be reborn, I’d go back to the day Tilda first returned to Jenson Villa.

Back then, Tilda was so hopeful, excited, and happy.

If they had just been willing to show a little goodwill and accept Tilda, their biological sister who had been missing for 19 years, things wouldn’t have turned out this way!

They wouldn’t be like this now, broken and hollow inside.

Happiness wouldn’t have left, and suffering wouldn’t have come.

Astrid trembled all over.

She never thought Dominic would admit it so directly!

"So why did you let those stories spread on social media and in the news? Why did you make it seem like Tilda was the one who was selfish and spoiled, who cut ties with you guys and got kicked out?"

That news was so convincing that even Astrid believed it.

Because she didn’t really know Tilda.

And because she trusted her family.

Astrid believed that Russell and the others were not so bad as to lie about their daughter, who had been missing for 19 years!

If Tilda weren’t Queen, Astrid would still be in the dark!

She wouldn’t feel like hitting Tilda, but she wouldn’t treat her nicely either.

And it wasn’t just Astrid.

Many people saw that news and didn’t bother checking the truth.

They believed whatever others said.

How badly did they misunderstand Tilda?

Dominic was left speechless.

That news is trashing Tilda…

Yes, it was indeed Dominic’s doing.

Even after Tilda struck back perfectly and severely hurt the Jenson Group, many people still didn’t know the truth.

Watching Dominic like this, Astrid felt a disappointment she’d never felt before.

"You treated Tilda like that… even I, as a relative, can’t stand it.

"You should wake up and see what you’ve done. No wonder Tilda cut you off. You just don’t deserve to be her family!"

Do Uncle Russell and his family have any idea how powerful and brilliant Tilda is?

If they didn’t…

They must be blind!

They threw away a priceless gem!

But…

Maybe this is for the best.

A queen who’s tied to nothing is unstoppable!

So-called “family ties” are just obstacles for Queen.

They’re never a help.

It’s better to ditch this kind of toxic family!

"I know… Astrid, we regret it now and want a chance to make it up to Tilda.

"I don’t expect Tilda to forgive us or come back to Jenson Villa, but I want to do something for her.

"Just something to ease this guilt that’s about to drown me."

Dominic didn’t dare tell Astrid everything that had happened between him and Tilda.

If she knew…

She probably wouldn’t ever want to see him again.

Let alone help him.

For now, all they had was this cousin relationship.

This was the only way Dominic could think of to keep track of Tilda.

It was a lie, a fragile one that would eventually be exposed.

Call Dominic despicable, shameless, a liar–he didn’t care.

He just couldn’t let this one channel to stay connected to Tilda be cut off.

But …

"No need. Tilda is far stronger and tougher than you think. She doesn’t need the Jensons‘ charity! The best way you can help is to just stay out of her life!"

Astrid already thought Russell and his family were hopeless.

The day they found out Tilda’s true identity, they’d be completely shocked.

Tilda by herself was strong enough to stand equal to the whole Jenson Group.

This time, Russell’s family had truly lost a treasure.

Given Queen’s personality, there was no way she’d ever go back.

After saying this, Astrid prepared to leave.

"Astrid, wait."

Dominic grabbed her arm, stopping her from leaving.

"Dominic, the talk is over. Please show some dignity as the future heir of the Jenson Group!"