Mommy，We Got a Husband
Chapter 378 Have You Ever Truly Believe in Me?

Hearing Alaric's question, Stellan felt a cold sweat break out. She had no evidence in her hands, which was the most fatal part. Stellan nodded. "Yeah, I got nothing."

"If you got no proof, then why do you think she's behind the kidnapping?" Alaric pressed.

Stellan explained, "At first, it was just a hunch. When I was stuck in that cabin, I asked Todd, and his reaction kinda gave it away. I tried to find proof, but I never did, so I..." Alaric cut her off, "So you've been keeping this from me while you were hunting for evidence?"

"Not really, the company's been crazy busy. I haven't had time to deal with Marigold's stuff for days. If she hadn't taken the kids this time, I wouldn't have gone to her." "Then why didn't you tell me about this huge thing before?" Alaric asked.

Stellan replied, "Because I had no proof. She's your mom, after all. What good would it do to tell you? Would you believe me without evidence?"

"How do you know I wouldn't if you didn't tell me?" Alaric shot back, clearly pissed.

Stellan was momentarily speechless. She had indeed spoken without thinking. She didn't mean it that way; she didn't want to make things difficult for Alaric.

But what she said was different from what she was thinking. "You've been telling me that we're a team and you don't want me to hide anything from you. I even told you about my digging into the Storm family's past. But what about you? Have you ever treated me like your husband? Have you ever truly believed in me? No matter what went down between you and her, when did I not have your back? I made it clear to you that I've cut ties with her. I just want to live a chill life with our family of five, but why did it come to this?"

Stellan couldn't say anything now, just hung her head and sobbed. So, had she been wrong all along?

She should have told him that Marigold was the mastermind behind this, and they should have looked for evidence together, right?

But she didn't say it not because she didn't trust him; she was afraid of making things difficult for him, especially since his health wasn't good.

And this time, she admitted she wasn't rational. When she heard that Caspian, Harry, and Elisa were taken away, she lost all reason.

But this outcome wasn't what she wanted. How did things turn out this way? Was it all her fault?

Stellan said, "Alaric, I'm sorry. I really didn't expect it to turn out like this. I never thought about letting her..."

Alaric interrupted, "You never thought about letting her die?"

He added, "But you did think about getting back at her, didn't you?"

Stellan couldn't deny it. "She wanted to kill me. I really couldn't forgive her."

Hearing this, Alaric laughed, a pained and self-mocking laugh.

Alaric said mockingly, "I've truly failed. I've failed so bad that my mom and my wife have been at each other's throats for so long, even wanting to kill each other, and I knew nothing about it..."

Stellan was speechless again. She really didn't know what to say. She used to think her decisions were rational, but now it seemed they were all wrong.

"Alaric," Stellan finally spoke after a long while, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, I..."

Alaric said bitterly, "It's my fault for being so stupid and not noticing that she hated you so much she wanted you dead, and not noticing that you hated her so much you wanted revenge. I failed as a son and as a husband." Stellan immediately stated, "No, Alaric, don't think that way, it's not like that..."

"That's enough." Alaric didn't want to hear it. So, Stellan said nothing more, feeling a heavy weight in her heart.

The hallway returned to a deathly silence. Alaric didn't speak again, and Stellan stood silently until the sound of footsteps broke the stillness. It was Neil.

If Marigold woke up, this might be a minor case, but Marigold was dead, and it had become a criminal case.

"Ms. Storm, Marigold has passed away. You are a person of interest in the case, and we need you to come to the police station to cooperate with our investigation." Neil really didn't want things to turn out this way, but they did. If it were last night, she would have resisted going to the police station, but now she wanted to go. Since it had come to this, let the police investigate. She had said everything she needed to say.

"Mommy!" At this moment, Caspian, Harry, and Elisa ran over, calling out to her.

They had already heard from Cormac and Rowena that their grandma was dead and that her death seemed to be related to their mommy. "Why are you here?" Seeing the kids, Stellan was really surprised. Then she looked at Cormac and Rowena behind them and understood. "Mommy, what's wrong? Why are the police taking you away?" Elisa cried, hugging her tightly. "I don't want you to be taken away!"

"Officer, why are you taking my mom? She's a good person who saves lives. Why are you taking her? No, I don't agree!" Harry spread his arms to protect Stellan.

"Daddy, say something." Caspian walked up to Alaric and said, "Don't let the police take mommy away, okay? Mommy isn't a bad person. She couldn't have killed Grandma. She's being framed, Daddy..."

Alaric slowly stood up and said to Neil, "Neil, my mother's death was purely accidental. I will find eyewitnesses. Given the current situation, I need to handle the aftermath, and the children need her care. I hope you can give us some leeway." He said Marigold's death was purely accidental and that he would find eyewitnesses?

His words made Stellan feel even more guilty. Maybe it was all for the children, but there was no denying that in Marigold's death, she had become a sinner.

"Officer, please don't take mommy away. Daddy said Grandma's death was an accident." The three children also pleaded with Neil.

Neil didn't want to push things to the extreme and said, "We have to follow legal procedures. I don't have the authority to decide whether to arrest or not. I'll give you one day. If you can find eyewitnesses within a day, the case will be closed. If not, there's nothing I can do."