Page 135 of The Governess of My Heart
Lord Anderson finally stood and looked at Elizabeth with remorse.
“I am your father.”
Chapter 40
Darcy held on to Elizabeth’s hand tightly, fearing that she would faint as she stared at Lord Anderson with shock and disbelief.
Lord Anderson’s words echoed in his mind, and he could not understand the revelation. As for Elizabeth, she was stunned beyond measure as she had never expected to see her father in her lifetime, and Lord Anderson’s declaration was beyond reality.
She was unable to doubt him as he still stared at the chain she wore.
“Elizabeth, are you well? Do you need to sit down?” Darcy asked, worried at the way she looked. Both Lord Anderson and she stared at each other in eerie silence.
“Elizabeth?” Darcy shook her, wanting to bring her back to her senses.
She slowly turned towards Darcy.
“Fitzwilliam, ask this man to leave. I do not wish to see him.”
“This is exactly what your mother wrote to me to cut me off,” Lord Anderson angrily cried.
“What?” asked Elizabeth.
“Yes, she did not want to have any relationship with me and cut me off, and she ruined my entire life.”
“How dare you accuse her? You are the one who ruined her, left her with a child, and she died because of your betrayal.”
“I never betrayed anyone as she was the one who wanted to marry Thomas Bennet and settle down with him for his wealth. I do not know what went wrong and why she did not marry him.”
“Do you even realize what you are saying? How could she ever marry someone when she had a child with you? She had moralsand was not like you,” Elizabeth cried and continued, “How could you forsake an innocent woman after ruining her? Can you not imagine how she would have suffered? And you married someone else well after having a relationship with her. I cannot bear to look at your face.”
“I did not know that she was pregnant,” he yelled.
“Do not lie. You sent her money for the mistake you committed. It was so easy for you. I have a letter from you stating the same; you cannot go around lying because she is dead. Whatever you are stating is a horrid lie; as far as I know, she had no intention of marrying anyone else.”
Darcy did not know what to make of the situation.
“Lord Anderson, I do not understand. Elizabeth’s mother was in London; as far as I know, you never travel anywhere in England except Derbyshire.”
“I did not want to relive the painful memories of the past, and that is why I never visited London,” Lord Anderson replied.
“Fitzwilliam, ask him to leave. I do not trust a word he says, and he is tarnishing my mother even after she is dead.”
Just then, Georgiana entered the library and was shocked to see Elizabeth in tears. She immediately rushed to her side with worry.
“Elizabeth, what happened? Fitzwilliam, is she unwell?” she cried.
“Could you please bring Lady Martha here? Do not worry; everything is all right. Please bring her now.”
Georgiana understood the seriousness of the situation and hurried to bring Lady Martha.
Lord Anderson looked at Elizabeth with distress as he struggled to compose himself. He understood that Elizabeth was his daughter, and in his reasoning, he had no doubt of this.
“What do you mean when you say you did not know she was pregnant with your child? You ruin an innocent woman andabandon her, then blame her,” Elizabeth asked him, wanting an explanation.
“Yes, I blame her, as she withheld this information from me and never mentioned it in any of her letters. All she wanted from me was money, which I settled her with.”
“What?”
