His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 773

All communication in the residence was cut. No internet, no phone lines, and their cell phones had been taken. Hayes and Carlotta were in disbelief. They couldn't fathom that Ramona, whom they had so carefully nurtured, would treat them this way. Even if she had no respect for them, she should have honored the kindness the patriarch had shown her.

After all, Ramona came from an ordinary, even unhappy, family. For years, the patriarch had supported her financially, eventually having them adopt her. It was no exaggeration to say that without the Quinn family, there would be no Ramona of today. During the long days and nights of their confinement, Hayes would often boil with rage. He never imagined someone could be so ungrateful.

Meanwhile, Carlotta spent her days praying at the small shrine in the living room, wishing that Niamh, in the afterlife, could find it in her heart to forgive them. As the days bled into one another, Hayes and Carlotta gradually lost hope of escape. So when someone suddenly broke into their home on that rainy night, they thought they were dreaming, or that their long confinement had finally made them hallucinate.

Looking back, they realized no one else would have had the will or the ability to rescue them besides Jonathan. "Thank you, Mr. Thomas..." Carlotta added her own heartfelt thanks, her eyes still glistening with tears. Jonathan had arranged for his men to prepare dinner to help Hayes and Carlotta settle their nerves.

"Let's eat together," Jonathan said, looking to Niamh for her agreement. Niamh sat with Jonathan, across from Hayes and Carlotta. To her parents, at least, the scene was one of perfect happiness. Not only was their biological daughter alive, but she was sitting down to a meal with them in a home. It was a scene they had only dreamed of.

The four of them ate in silence, and every time Niamh looked up, she met the tear-filled eyes of Hayes and Carlotta. The strange atmosphere made it hard for her to eat. Jonathan, silently observing Niamh's discomfort, decided to break the silence. "Ramona's recent actions are clearly targeting the Quinn family... Have you considered why she's being so ruthless in purging all of you?"

Hayes had pondered this question before, but he truly couldn't understand Ramona's motives. Ramona was already a Quinn, and the patriarch's will had clearly left her everything. No one could challenge her for control of The Quinn Group, not even Niamh, the true blood heir. "She's just a thankless viper!" Carlotta burst out, unable to contain her anger. "We were so good to her, and she repaid our kindness with betrayal..."

Hayes patted Carlotta's back, trying to comfort her. By the end of the meal, it had turned into a tirade against Ramona. Niamh remained silent throughout, quietly eating her food. Jonathan chimed in with a few words here and there, but his gaze never left Niamh.

After dinner, Hayes and Carlotta saw the sleeping Marlin in his bedroom. "We're actually grandparents?" Carlotta was ecstatic. They didn't ask who Marlin's father was; they simply assumed he was Niamh and Jonathan's child. Niamh couldn't be bothered to explain. She had rescued Hayes and Carlotta, yes, but that didn't mean she had forgiven them for the pain they'd caused her in the past.