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Confessing the Truth

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last update Last Updated: 2025-03-02 22:11:29

With a deep breath, Isabel straightened and put on a remorseful expression. "Fine," she said softly. "I admit it. I hid Allison’s asthma. Only because I wanted to protect her.”

She turned to Mathew, tears in her eyes, and added,

"I did it because I knew how much Allison's success meant to you. Ever since she was little, you would tell her stories of how you started your company and how much hard work, dedication and effort you put in. Allison looked up to you as her hero, always saying she wanted to achieve great things just to make you proud. I thought that if I kept her condition hidden, she wouldn’t feel weak and could still be the daughter you were so proud of.”

Mathew’s jaw tightened, but he let her continue.

"I only wanted the best for her," Isabel pressed on. "I didn’t want you to see her as weak and useless. I wanted her to succeed without being treated differently. But the swimming incident..." She shook her head. "That was a mistake. I truly believed I had it under contro
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