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“Do you think my biological father could be Liam?” Elvira had considered this possibility, but she truly hoped her father wasn’t that man.
Zach said, “That shouldn’t be the case. If he were, Rowena would have confessed by now. Her situation in the Miles family isn’t good either.”
That was all her own doing. She’d rather love someone else’s child than take care of her own. That was her punishment.
If Elvira really was Liam’s daughter, Rowena would have revealed it long ago to improve her standing in the Miles family. There’s no way she’d miss such an opportunity.
Elvira listened to his analysis and found it quite reasonable. As long as it wasn’t Liam, she was fine with it.
“I’ll go see her and ask her.” Elvira made up her mind. Even though she didn’t want to meet Rowena, she had to, as this was related to her identity.
The Miles family had fallen apart. The company’s income barely supported the family’s basic living, and most of the household staff had been let go.
Liam was preparing to move out of the villa into an apartment. That way, he could just hire a part–time worker and save
some expenses.
Rowena and Sandy couldn’t stand each other. They were like two firecrackers. The two often fought at home.
Meanwhile, Marcus had been brought back to the country by Liam due to financial difficulties. The family could no longer afford the expenses of his education abroad.
When Rowena received Elvira’s call, she was overjoyed, thinking that Elvira was finally willing to listen to her.
She happily went to her wardrobe, picked out a beautiful outfit, tidied her hair and makeup, and grabbed her purse to head out. Seeing this, Sandy rolled her eyes at Rowena.
Rowena, in a good mood, didn’t care. She was too happy to deal with Sandy and happily left the house.
Sandy thought something was off today with Rowena. She followed Rowena out, taking a cab to track Rowena.
Elvira had arranged to meet Rowena at a coffee shop. She reserved the entire third floor, ensuring no one could come up. When Rowena arrived, she was led to the third floor, where Elvira was waiting for her.
“Elvira, you finally agreed to meet me. I brought you something to eat on the way here. I was worried you’d be hungry. It’s your favorite strawberry flavor. Try it,” Rowena said warmly as she pushed a piece of cake toward Elvira.
Elvira didn’t even look at it. She calmly poured her coffee. Rowena continued, “Elvira, we are mother and daughter. After this lesson, I understand now that the strongest bond is blood. You and Marsh are the closest people to me. Where is your brother now? I’d like to meet him.”
Due to her worsening relationship with Sandy, Marcus’s attitude toward her had also soured. Both siblings had come to see her as an enemy Rowena had only started caring for Sandy when she was in her teens.
However, she had raised Marcus from birth, enduring all the challenges of a newborn. Yet, when the relationship finally broke down, Marcus chose Sandy
Worse, whenever conflicts arose between them, he even sided with Sandy and helped her fight against Rowena.
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Rowena’s heart had turned cold. She was finally awake to the fact that only her biological children truly cared for her. Those without blood ties were nothing but ungrateful.
Elvira looked up at her with a faint smile. “Now you remember Marsh? It’s too late. I won’t let you see him.”
“Elvira, I’ve realized my mistake. Can’t you forgive me just this once?” Rowena pleaded, looking at her with a painful expression.
Elvira said, “When we needed you the most, you were busy taking care of someone else’s child. Now that I’m grown and don’t need you anymore, you show up wanting to claim me?”
“Do you think life works that conveniently?” Elvira poured her a cup of coffee and handed it over.
“I know I was wrong. Your brother is still young, and I can take care of him,” Rowena quickly said.
Elvira said, “Marsh doesn’t need your care. He’s doing fine. I didn’t come here to reminisce with you. I came to ask you something. The Willis family has done a paternity test, and I’m not their child.”
Elvira asked directly, “So I came to ask you. Who is my biological father?”
Rowena stared blankly at her as if she couldn’t grasp what Elvira was saying. She had heard about the Willis family situation before.
Sandy had mocked Amber as a shameless woman whose child didn’t even belong to the Willis family. She used this opportunity to mock Rowena.
Although Amber had nothing to do with her, Sandy still took the chance to make insinuations.
Rowena said, “Elvira, are you mistaken? How could your biological father not be Vincent? I swear I never cheated, you’re my child born after marriage.”
“What is this nonsense about the Willis family trying to smear my name?” Rowena slammed her hand on the table angrily.
Elvira furrowed her brows and looked at her expression. Rowena didn’t seem to be faking it. It seemed she really didn’t know that she wasn’t a child of the Willis family.
Elvira gave a signal to the bodyguard standing nearby, who immediately stepped forward and grabbed a few strands of Rowena’s hair, saying, “Sorry!”
Rowena winced in pain, looking confused, “What are you doing
“Doing a paternity test,” Elvira said coldly.
Rowena finally realized what was happening. She grew nervous and looked at Elvira, wondering what she would do if Elvira really wasn’t her daughter. She might lose a daughter.
Rowena thought the Willis family must be up to some tricks again. Elvira was her child. There was no way she could not be her daughter. Unless…
Suddenly, Rowena thought of something and broke into a cold sweat. Elvira had been observing her closely and noticed that she seemed to have remembered something. She asked, “Did you think of something?”
“No… no, I still have something to do. I’ll leave now. Let me know the results of the paternity test,” Rowena said, grabbing her purse and walking away in a daze.
She thought she could fool Elvira with that.
Elvira watched Rowena leave, lost in her thoughts. She was sure Rowena had realized something, and it was related to her identity.
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Now, it seemed that she couldn’t trust everything Karen said. She’d have to do paternity tests with everyone involved.
Elvira never imagined that by exposing Judy’s identity, her own would become a mystery.
The results of the paternity test soon came back, showing that Vincent wasn’t Elvira’s biological father, and Rowena wasn’t her biological mother.
So, the claim that she and Marsh were biological siblings was false. Karen must have been trying to deceive her, hoping she would unconditionally help Marsh, which would also benefit the Willis family.
