Jane contacted several public accounts and some well-known bloggers to help her issue a statement. With these two methods combined, she would surely reap significant benefits.
Just as she finished dealing with these annoying matters, a call came in from Pansy’s Old Mansion.
It was Mike calling personally.
“Jane, when can you come back? I have something to discuss with you!” Mike’s voice sounded relaxed, with a hint of laziness.
“I’ll come over now.” Jane casually mentioned a time.
After finishing up the work at the company, she drove to Pansy’s Old Mansion.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw a car parked inside that she was very familiar with, and the owner of the car was Patrick.
For a moment, she had the urge to go back home, but in the end, she forced herself to walk in.
Looking at the various documents scattered on the table, with Beatrice and Mike sitting on either side, what surprised him was that Melissa’s voice could be heard from upstairs.
Could it be that Melissa had already returned home? Or perhaps everyone else knew about Melissa’s return from the Public Security Bureau, except for her, who was too busy with work.
“Mike, what do you need me for?” Jane asked respectfully.
Mike gestured to a sofa, indicating for Jane to sit down.
“We haven’t had a proper family meal in a while, and now that Melissa is back, it’s been a long time since our family gathered together. Finally, we have this opportunity, and I’m very happy about it,” Mike said with a smile on his face that couldn’t be contained. Jane could only smile awkwardly beside him.
“We were a family from the beginning, Jane. You don’t have to overthink it. I was too stubborn before, and I didn’t expect you to be so understanding and even personally bring Melissa back.”
Jane was even more puzzled by these words. She had no idea what had happened.
“I didn’t bring Melissa back, nor did I ask anyone to get close to her. So, whatever you’re talking about, I should be unaware of it,” Jane cut to the chase without giving them any room for rebuttal.
Mike asked in confusion, “Wasn’t it you who personally brought Melissa back? And you even had Patrick bring us greetings.”
Jane sneered, knowing that Patrick must be behind all this, but she didn’t expect him to go to such lengths to maintain the family’s reputation.
“Mike, since we’re already talking about this, let me be direct. I’m very angry about the situation with Melissa. I would rather have her dealt with according to the law, and I absolutely won’t let her affect the overall reputation of our company, especially considering the impact she had on me before. I won’t let this matter rest.”
“As for who brought Melissa back home, I’ll ask you both to keep a close eye on her now that she’s back and not let her wander around.” Jane spoke decisively, not showing them any respect.
She didn’t care about their reputation anymore.
“Who do you think you are to decide when to let it rest? Why do we, as a family, have to talk about such matters of identity?” Unexpectedly, the first person to counter was Beatrice.
Mother and daughter always stood on the same side, even without the presence of the eldest uncle, they wouldn’t let Jane have her way easily.
“Are you saying that I should swallow my anger?” Jane didn’t agree with her viewpoint at all.
Mike struck on his cane heavily. “Why do we need to make such a big deal about identity within the family? Melissa is already back, what more do you want?”
Things had come to this point, and their facade had already been exposed. Jane didn’t need to maintain peace when it came to saving face. “I want to personally send her to prison. Are you willing to accept that?”
As soon as they heard this, both Mike and Beatrice’s expressions changed. “Jane, I never expected you to be such a ruthless person. You would send your own family member to prison just to earn a little more money for yourself!”
Jane said so much just now, but it was like nothing to them.
For them, their own family was the most important, and she had become an outsider.
“Beatrice, am I an outsider in this family?” Jane asked, looking directly at Beatrice.
Beatrice was momentarily speechless and didn’t answer her question.
It was Mike who spoke up beside her. “How can you be an outsider? You’ve given birth to four children for our family.”
Not mentioning the other children was fine, but those two children directly touched Jane’s sore spot.
Jane locked eyes with Beatrice and asked fiercely, “I’d like to ask you, Beatrice, whose children are the other two?”
This question also left Mike speechless. He looked at Beatrice in shock and said, “Aren’t they yours and Patrick’s? Why are you asking Beatrice about them?”
It was only at this moment that Jane understood that he wasn’t the only one in the family who didn’t know anything.
“I’ve only given birth to two children from beginning to end, and those two are twins. The other two children were brought by Patrick from the orphanage, and it turns out that these two children with unknown identities were actually Melissa’s biological children. Beatrice, don’t you find it ridiculous?”
Since the words were already spoken, there was no need to reveal all the truths at once.
“What did you say? How can a young girl like her have children?” As soon as Mike heard this, he became furious, gasping for breath. Even Melissa, who had been listening behind the wall upstairs, came down.
She pushed Jane down on the sofa and went straight to Mike. “Grandfather, are you okay? Please don’t scare me.”
Then, she turned to Jane and scolded her again. “Don’t you know that the elderly need to be comforted? Do you have to say those things? Are you only happy when you see me suffer?”
How did it end up being her fault again? Jane was like a mute person who couldn’t express her bitterness. She could only stare blankly at the three of them.
“All I want to know now is the truth about those two children. Why did you go to such lengths to bring them to our family?” Jane didn’t want to get involved with them any more than necessary. She just wanted to know the truth he deserved.
Mike had calmed down somewhat after taking his medication, but Jane never approached to help throughout the whole ordeal. She clearly didn’t want to get involved.
“What do you mean by that? Is it my fault to bring my children to your family and ask you to take care of them?”
Jane felt that the values of this family were all messed up. Clearly, something was black, but they insisted on saying it was white.
“Melissa, tell me directly, where did those two children come from?” Mike, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke in anger.
Melissa was startled and took a few steps back, standing in front of Beatrice. The two of them exchanged glances, trying to communicate something without anyone knowing.