Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 816 - 006 Celia Wade is here_2

Chapter 816: 006 Celia Wade is here_2

It was his own lack of strength that had prevented him from providing a decent life for Ellie and Jordy, and from giving them the rightful status they deserved. In front of Ellie and Jordy, Marcus Parker really couldn’t count himself as a qualified man.

"No, no, no, Marcus, don’t say that. You have no idea, ever since I thought my son died in that fire, I’ve regretted it countless times. If I could turn back time, I would tell you everything, so Jordy’s life wouldn’t have turned out this way," Ellie Wilton was truly regretful.

"Anna, time cannot be turned back. What we need to do now is to make the greatest effort to make it up to him, don’t you think?" Marcus Parker spoke seriously, his emotions much calmer now.

The two talked for a long time, finally managing to soothe Ellie’s troubled feelings.

"By the way, Anna, you mentioned earlier there was a fire at the orphanage? Do you remember the specific details of that day?" It wasn’t that Marcus Parker was suspicious, but logically speaking, an orphanage with so many children should have impeccable safety measures. He found it hard to believe it was simply a case of faulty wiring.

In places where there are many children, such as kindergartens, orphanages, and schools, electrical circuits and such should be inspected every year, especially since Fortstar Orphanage was a government-founded institution at the time, under state ownership.

Under normal circumstances, it would be even less likely for an electrical fault to have occurred.

So how did that fire start?

"Of course, I remember. It was the day Chandler turned five, and it also happened to be the old Mrs. Parker’s birthday. I had no right to attend such an occasion, so I prepared the birthday cake and gifts early, planning to celebrate Chandler’s birthday with him. Unfortunately, I left during peak hour traffic, and the taxi driver, who seemed to be new, wasn’t very familiar with the streets of Kyoto. That’s how I got delayed for a long time, and by the time I arrived at the orphanage, it was already engulfed in flames. Children’s cries could be heard from inside, and although the fire trucks were already there, the fire was simply too fierce to control," Ellie recalled that night’s scene, finding it all so tragic. Whenever she thought back to that scene, believing her son had perished in that fire, every memory was accompanied by tears and immense regret.

Now knowing that her son had somehow escaped from that fire, she was extremely grateful to the heavens, regardless of how he managed to escape.

"That’s enough, don’t think about it anymore." Noticing that Ellie was still trembling as she recalled the scene, it was clear to see she’d been living in a terrible nightmare over the years.

No wonder sometimes, while lying beside her, he would hear her screaming and sobbing in her sleep. When he asked her about it, she would say it was because she remembered her deceased parents, who also died in a particularly tragic car accident.

So he believed her explanation.

"Mmm," Ellie nodded.

"It’s getting late, time to sleep," Marcus said, rising to his feet. The two of them embraced and returned to their room.

Comforted by Marcus, Ellie gradually drifted off to sleep, and with the newfound joy of having her son back, she slept unusually soundly that night.

Marcus Parker, on the other hand, lay awake for a long time. On Jordy’s fifth birthday, if Jordy’s birthday and the old lady’s birthday were on the same day, he seemed to remember that his deceased ex-wife Hannah Browman had not attended.

The relationship between the old lady and Hannah was especially good, so it was strange for Hannah to miss the old lady’s celebration. But that year, Hannah truly did not attend, claiming there was an issue at her family’s home.

Later, when he accompanied Hannah back to the Browman Family, the stories her relatives told didn’t match what Hannah had said. By that time, he wasn’t particularly interested in her anymore. Their apparent marital harmony was just for show to outsiders, while in private, they had long since been sleeping in separate beds and barely communicating at home.

If it weren’t for their four children, if it weren’t for the protection of the old lady, he thought he would have asked Hannah for a divorce and immediately married Ellie Wilton.

But the old lady had given him an ultimatum for Hannah’s sake, saying that as long as she lived, Anna Turner was not to step foot through the Parker Family’s door. If Marcus dared to marry Ellie, he should be prepared to attend the old lady’s funeral.