Chapter 1273

This was the hardest secret for Everett to bring out. Those days were the most difficult days for him.

Ninian held his hands tightly. She understood that this was the first time Everett was opening up about his trauma.

“You can tell me.” She said gently, “It’s suffocating to keep the pain to yourself.”

‘Pain?

‘I’ve never thought of it that way.

‘As a child, before I could create any good memories in the Craig family, I was kidnapped by Rowan. He was a madman and was sent to the remote countryside.

‘My mother, Janet, was devastated after losing me. As for my father, Anthony, he looked for me everywhere, assuming I was kidnapped by the enemy.

‘Rowan added fuel to the fire and alienated my parents’ feelings for each other. He even made her hate my cruel father, who was the head of the family at that time.

‘My mother soon received a letter from the “kidnapper”. The “kidnapper” said that she could get me back with a huge ransom alone. She was not allowed to tell anyone about thi