Second Chance: Marrying into Wealth Chapter 84

Boom!

My head felt like it was about to explode.

I actually knew the answer in my heart, but I couldn't accept it.

When the truth was right in front of me, I was in immense pain.

"No, you're lying to me, right? You all conspired to deceive me! I don't believe it."

I grabbed Christopher's hand, my eyes filled with the last bit of hope, trying to reverse the truth.

Christopher's eyes darkened as I held his hand, his pupils slightly contracting.

Realizing my action, I quickly withdrew my hand, "Sorry, I was just too emotional."

He sighed softly, "Melinda, sometimes, the truth is set, and there's no use in avoiding it!"

"No, my father wouldn't do that!" I stubbornly retorted, but my eyes involuntarily reddened, and a tear silently fell, landing on the back of Christopher's hand.

I saw his fingers twitch slightly.

But once a tear fell, I couldn't stop, one after another.

I tried hard to wipe them away, as if by doing so, I could erase Kyle's disgrace.

Christopher seemed unable to watch me wiping my tears so haphazardly and handed me a handkerchief.

It seemed like I always embarrassed myself in front of him, always crying.

This time, I didn't refuse.

After all, I've embarrassed myself so many times, I seemed to have become more composed.

Christopher didn't speak, he looked at me deeply, accompanying me, as if waiting for me to finish crying and calm down.

Only then did he continue, "The fact that Clara is Kyle's daughter is about ninety percent certain."

Christopher had said this much, which basically confirmed it.

The missing piece of evidence could be directly confirmed if Clara and I did a paternity test.

I just didn't want to shatter the fantasy in my heart.

Actually, from the moment I saw the photo, with Kyle looking affectionately at Renee, both of them smiling, I knew that Kyle had loved, or fallen in love with Renee.

It also meant that Kyle had truly betrayed Chloe, he had an affair.

And they had a daughter, Clara, who was only about a year younger than me.

This also explained why Clara was so crazy against me, even seducing Lawrence, which was a huge sacrifice.

If this was the reason, Clara's way of retaliating against me might indicate some psychological issues, even twisted.

But I didn't feel sorry for Clara.

A wrong marriage, a bad man like Lawrence, had already hurt me deeply, I was disappointed in him, but my parents' love had not completely destroyed my ability to love.

But now the ugly truth was in front of me.

Chloe never knew about Kyle's betrayal until her death, she was the one who was deceived the most, just thinking about it made me feel suffocated.

I felt heartbroken and unworthy for Chloe.

What does marriage bring to a woman?

Why can't men resist loneliness, those vows once made seem like a joke.

It makes one feel sick!

Seeing me silent, my emotions stabilizing a bit.

Christopher began to talk about what he knew, "Because Jason found Clara's motive in your case was targeting you, I had people investigate in Clara's direction.

But since you and Clara had no interaction before this, I had people look into Clara's background."

I looked up at him, my eyes still red, "How did you think of looking into her background?"

"Instinct! Or maybe, there are too many secrets in wealthy families, it's just those things." Christopher said this with a deep, weary look, as if he had seen too much ugliness.

I pursed my lips, silent, not continuing to speak.

Christopher continued, "Clara's mother, Renee, the woman in the photo, was a lady of the Simpson Group, she had a brother.

Renee was the little princess loved by the whole family, besides her father's love, her brother Elliot adored her as if he wanted to pluck the stars from the sky for her.

The Simpson family is an old established family, with a vast family business, even before the founding of the country, the Simpson family was a big family, although they went through turmoil, the Simpson Group still stands strong today, which shows the family discipline and tradition of the Simpson family.

For their children's marriages, they were mostly arranged by the elders, according to the parents' plans. Although Harper Lewis, who had retired to the second line, was a strict and even somewhat rigid parent, she was very strict with her children's upbringing.

When Renee returned from studying abroad, she was supposed to marry into the Garcia Family, but on the day of the engagement, the Simpson family suddenly broke off with the Garcia Family, causing a huge rift.

I had people investigate, and it was rumored that Renee was found to be pregnant at the engagement, the Garcia Family, also a big family, with their youngest son being very proud, couldn't accept such a fact, even in modern times.

Especially in those days.

Renee was then confined by Harper, even forced to have an abortion, and was asked to reveal the father's identity.

At that time, Kyle was just a professor at a school, later he took a leave of absence to go into business, he couldn't possibly be accepted by the Simpson family, the Simpson family could crush Kyle like an ant.

Moreover, Kyle had a wife, Chloe.

Renee knew that if she revealed Kyle's name, Kyle would face dire consequences, so she refused to say it, even threatening to die to keep the child.

However, Harper, who could keep the Simpson family intact through those turbulent times, was not a soft-hearted person, she forced Renee onto the operating table. It was Elliot who felt sorry for Renee and secretly kept the child, Clara, but Renee died of hemorrhage during childbirth. Elliot then registered Clara under his name, making her the beloved lady of the Simpson family."

"The current mistress of the Simpson family couldn't tolerate Clara?" Hearing this, I couldn't see the reason for Clara's twisted personality, this was the only possibility I could think of.

Christopher shook his head.

"Mrs. Simpson, Avery Rivera, chosen by Harper, was a lady with tolerance and grace, and the Simpson family could certainly afford to raise a child. She had a son, so she had no objection to Clara being registered under her name, and for the first twenty years, she indeed treated Clara as her own daughter."

A Clara who had been pampered since childhood shouldn't have such a twisted personality.

She shouldn't have such a strong hostility towards me.

Most importantly, a family like the Simpson family, which had lasted so long, must have strict family rules, Clara's background shouldn't be easily exposed, and Clara shouldn't have known.

I was so puzzled, so I asked, "So, how did Clara find out she wasn't Elliot and his wife's daughter? The Simpson family wouldn't have told her."