Chapter 1253: Chapter 1256: Noah Ford’s Repentance Chapter 1253: Chapter 1256: Noah Ford’s Repentance “Lilith…” Noah Ford knelt in front of Lily, his back ramrod straight.

His expression weighed down by sorrow, he said hoarsely and sincerely, “I’m sorry, I have failed you as a father.”

It has to be said that Noah Ford’s bravery and strength, compared to Bella Scott’s tendency to feign confusion and weakness when facing problems, were much more pronounced.

But, all of this was too late.

Such an apology, had arrived more than twenty years too late.

Lily looked at Noah Ford, her voice cold, “Uncle, you got it wrong. My father is Ken Redington, not you.”

“I… I know…” Noah Ford closed his eyes, a pained expression crossing his face.

The name Ken Redington, as a rival in love, had been etched in his heart for countless years.

He once believed he could escape it.

But in the end, it was merely retribution.

The rival he always wanted to surpass, the one he always wanted to forget, one day ended up being spoken from the lips of the child he loved as his own daughter.

Thinking of this, Noah Ford smiled wistfully.

His whole life, indeed, he had lost to Ken Redington.

He opened his eyes and with a determined gaze from his black pupils, he stared unwaveringly at Lily.

“Lilith, no… I should call you Lily now. I’m sorry… I never had the chance to confess to you. You are right, the child of that year was indeed swapped. Ruby Ford was stillborn, Bella Scott intended to harm Sylvia’s child, but the one who ended up gone was her own daughter.”

At this, Noah Ford’s face displayed a mocking smile.

“I admit, everything back then was my doing. I knew about Bella Scott’s secret plans, and I wanted to use that opportunity to keep you. I… I loved your mother so much, it was my only chance, and I didn’t want to miss it.”

“I exploited Bella Scott and I exploited you… I’m sorry, I was incapable of protecting you.”

He swapped the child for his own selfish reasons, yet he was unable to protect her.

He finally found her again, but he couldn’t stand against his mother’s tyranny and the Reddington family’s vengeance.

There Noah Ford knelt in front of Lily, a man of significant age, crying and repenting for his mistakes.

Noah Ford could no longer keep hiding.

Not only because Lily herself had uncovered the truth, but also because he was almost nightly tormented by intense guilt and unease.

“I loved your mother; from the first moment I saw her, I loved her. We were already preparing to get engaged, but one night I got drunk, and I mistook Bella for Sylvia. Because of one letter’s mistake, my life veered in the wrong direction. Back then, your uncle had not yet advanced in military rank, and in the Scott family, the child of the stepmother was clearly more favored. For the sake of family honor, my mother forced me to marry Bella, and all the mistakes started from there…”

Noah Ford recounted the events of the past to Lily bit by bit.

And for many people present, this was the first time they were hearing these words.

The expressions of Mr. Scott, Wendy Jenkins, and Larry Scott among others were, as one might imagine, revealing deeply. Even Oliver Davis furrowed his brow deeply at that moment.

No wonder…

No wonder for so many years, even though his parents seemed happy and harmonious, his mother always had to stir up some trouble to enhance her presence.

And Noah Ford, despite having several children with Bella Scott, was clearly most impatient with her.

“No, that’s not it…” Bella Scott, blood still oozing from the corner of her mouth, tried to sit up desperately to explain upon hearing Noah’s words.

Noah Ford, as if he hadn’t heard her, continued, “Heh, that’s just the kind of useless man I am. In my youth, I didn’t dare to marry the woman I loved, and now I’m old, I don’t dare to protect the people I want to protect. Four years ago, I originally wanted to bring you back to M Country, but because of a single word from my mother, I backed down.”