Defeating My Ex-Husband by Tracy Estrada ( Colton Zeller )
Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Changing Fathers

“Mr. Zeller, according to my sources, Ms. Beckman didn’t register at the hospital. Instead, it was Mr. and Mrs. Zabielski who registered with their two children. She went with Mrs. Zabielski to visit those two children…”

Timothy wisely closed his mouth as he observed Colton’s face clouding

over.

“Children? Where did these children come from?” Colton looked up at Timothy. Timothy shook his head. “All I know is that the two children’s last name is Shelley, and it seems they were admitted to the hospital due to an allergic reaction.”

Colton leaned into his sofa chair as he subconsciously stroked his lighter. “How is the investigation on Zabielski Group that I asked you to do last time?”

Timothy breathed a sigh of relief knowing that he wouldn’t ask about the children anymore. He handed over a stack of documents. “Zabielski Group is making good profits and several major projects are progressing smoothly. I’m afraid it might be a bit difficult to take them down.”

Colton viewed the documents and casually lit a cigarette. He sneered, “Difficult?”

There was never a day without difficulties since he was forced to take over Zeller Group at the tender age of fourteen.

There was nothing he wants that he couldn’t have.

Meanwhile, Francesca felt completely helpless as she stared at her kids. acting cute.

“You were just admitted into the hospital yesterday. You can’t be

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discharged yet.” Francesca gently tapped Luna’s forehead, knowing that it must have been Luna’s idea as Lukas wouldn’t make a fuss to leave.

“But our spots are gone now!” Luna pouted.

She brought her face closer to Francesca as she spoke to give Francesca a good look.

The recovery abilities of the two kids were impressive. The rashes on their faces and bodies had completely disappeared within a day. Hence, it was no wonder they couldn’t sit still.

Seeing that Francesca remained unmoved, Luna sat on the sofa nearby and drooped her head in disappointment. “I knew it! You clearly said she wouldn’t abandon us! You grow fat from all the fats you eat!”

Feeling as if something was off, she anxiously turned to Lukas. As expected, Lukas sighed helplessly. “It’s gaining weight from breaking promises.”

Francesca couldn’t help but laugh at their exchange.

She suddenly recalled what Yoel had said to her yesterday. Since Lukas and Luna had already returned to their home country and she couldn’t possibly send them back, appearing in public was just a matter of time.

After a moment of silence, she crouched down, looked them in the eye, and said, You are not allowed to reveal your identities if you want to follow. me to work, okay?”

“All right!” Luna gave Lukas a look and agreed without hesitation.

Francesca seemed surprised. “Are you sure? You can’t say I’m your mom when we reach my office, okay? Are you willing to do that?”

Luna nodded. “I know! Luke told me that there are bad people who want

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to harm us now, so we have to keep a low profile and not let anyone replace. out that we are Mommy’s children.”

“Lukas?” Francesca turned to Lukas in shock. She never expected that Lukas would say such things to Luna in private.

Lukas pursed her lips and showed all the news related to the Beckman family and Elsa on his phone to Francesca. There were even discussions about the marriage between Colton and Francesca.

Francesca’s breath hitched. She turned to Lukas in shock. With trembling hands, she said, “Lukas, you…”

She didn’t know how to voice her question as the words reached the tip of her tongue.

“I know, this Colton might be my dad.” Before Francesca could sort out her thoughts, Lukas dropped another bombshell, leaving her stunned for quite some time.

Francesca blinked, and after a long while, she finally spoke up. “H–How did you replace out?”

“Isn’t it simple?” Lukas blinked innocently. “Isn’t he your ex–husband?”

Francesca felt suffocated at that and was unsure whether or not she should

let it out.

The logic of children was so simple, but it was enough to hit the nail on the head.

She went silent for a long time. Eventually, she nodded, “Yes, he is your father.”

Luna, who had been out of the loop, finally understood a word. She stared at Francesca and Lukas in confusion, “Dad? Where did this ‘dad‘ come

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from?”

“He’s just a bad guy,” Lukas told Luna in a concise and clear manner.

Luna widened her eyes. “Let’s get a new dad then.”

The tightness in Francesca’s chest suddenly went away. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “You guys…”

She knew that they had also imagined their father’s presence when they were young. However, they gradually stopped asking about him due to her avoidance of the topic.

Lukas walked over to Francesca, took her hand, and looked her in the eyes. with unwavering determination. “He made Mom unhappy, so we don’t

want him.”

Francesca’s eyes brimmed with tears as she smiled at them.

There was no way she could pretend to be magnanimous and tell the children that he was their father and that they should let go of their grudges to acknowledge him. Even less likely was the possibility of giving Colton the slightest chance to take them away from her side.

Five years ago, she left the country with a heavy heart, only to discover she was pregnant after her family found her and brought her back home.

Francesca chose to keep her children without hesitation.

Back then, she had yet to replace her footing in the Shelley family and had recently come to terms with everything about her mother. It could be said. that her journey was fraught with difficulties. On top of that, her morning. sickness was extremely severe, causing her to vomit almost everything she ate. She had to rely on nutritional supplements to sustain herself. In less. than three months, her weight had plummeted by a third.

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Fortunately, her uncles and cousins took great care of her, which gradually helped her recover from that unbearable situation.

The most dangerous part was that she had a hemorrhage after giving birth and barely escaped death.

Back then, she had almost all of her blood replaced to save her life. Following that was a long period of recovery and recuperation, during which she lay in the hospital for three months.

She could even recall that when she was discharged from the hospital, her children had already recovered from jaundice and looked fair. They sweetly smiled at her the first moment they laid eyes on her.

Francesca embraced her kids without a word as she snapped back to reality.

Luna quietly leaned into Francesca’s ear and asked, “Will Uncle Yoel be our father?”

Francesca was taken aback for a moment before she gently replied, “He’s still not right now. Do you like Uncle Yoel?”

Luna nodded firmly. “Uncle Yoel has so many delicious foods. I can eat tasty food every day if he becomes my dad!”

Perhaps even Yoel himself never imagined that one day he would emerge victorious in this very aspect.

“If Mom doesn’t like Uncle Yoel, I can help you replace someone else!” Luna nodded earnestly and said, “Don’t worry, a man who is good to children is definitely a good man!”

Francesca couldn’t help but feel amused. Unable to dissuade the two, she ultimately decided to bring them along for work.