In the regular ward.
Ysabelle walked towards Leilani with an extremely glum face. “Isn’t Dorothy your daughter? Why are people suddenly saying she’s mine? Leilani, what the hell are you up to?”
“Ysabelle, what do you mean by that? Do you think I’m the one behind all this? If I told you I didn’t want anything to do with this, would you believe me?”
Ysabelle’s question infuriated Leilani. She reached out and grabbed Ysabelle’s arms, glared at her, and hissed, “I had nothing to do with this. This is all Credence’s fault. I don’t know how he got the idea, he even showed me a blood test report. He accused me of not being Dorothy’s biological mother. Bah! I was pregnant with her for ten months. How could his claim be possible?”
“What’s more ridiculous is that he told me that you were Dorothy’s biological mother. Isn’t that ridiculous? I gave birth to Dory, she is my daughter. Do you think I wouldn’t recognize my own daughter?”
Leilani screamed from the bottom of her heart. Not only was Ysabelle unconvinced, she even frowned and questioned her, “If Dorothy is really your daughter, and Credence really did make a mistake, then just show him some proof. Why must you drag me into this? My daughter died half a month after birth. You know this. You were there. Why are you dragging me and Yezoo into this all?”
“You’ve even lured Juelz to call Yezoo here to see if Dorothy is indeed my daughter. He’s brought me here for a blood test and a paternity test. If Dorothy really isn’t related to us, what is he supposed to do? His health has been declining, and if he suffers such a heavy blow, that would be detrimental to him.”
“Leilani, I think you’re just jealous of me, you can’t stand me basking in the Sherman family’s glory. That’s why you’ve done this, right?”
“What are you trying to get out of this?”
“Ysabelle, don’t push it!” Leilani frowned and yelled back in anger. She then blurted out something she shouldn’t have said, “If Dorothy really is my daughter, with Credence’s power and status, I can get whatever I want. You’re just a relative of the Sherman family, why would I even bother with you?!”
“What? Did you just say that Dorothy might not be your daughter?”
Ysabelle was confused. Her well-maintained face slowly tensed up. “What’s going on? The last time Credence made you and Dorothy do a paternity test, the results clearly showed that you were her mother. Does this mean that the hair you used for the test wasn’t yours?”
“Yes, it wasn’t mine, it was yours!” Since the cat was out of the bag, Leilani decided to just come clean. She decided to reveal everything that she’d been keeping secret for the past 29 years.
She sneered, dug into her handbag, and tossed out a small transparent bag with several strands of black hair inside. “You see these? I stole these from you. The last time Credence’s assistant came looking for me, I took some of these and gave them to him for the paternity test. Do you know why I did that?”
“It’s because Dorothy is your daughter, she’s Yezoo’s too. Both of you thought that your baby girl had died, but it wasn’t yours! It was my daughter who died.”
“Ysabelle, do you remember the time when you and Yezoo walked into my delivery room? You were acting all high and noble? I hated it. I wasn’t any different from you. How were you the one to earn Sheldon’s attention back then? Even after he ruthlessly kicked you away, even then, you still managed to win Yezoo’s heart?”
“What’s more, my daughter was weak when she was born, and she soon died. I was even more jealous of you.”
“That day, when I saw the nurse pick up my daughter to send her to the morgue, a crazy idea came to mind. “Why should she dispose of my daughter, and not yours?” So I made an excuse to send the nurse away. I secretly placed my daughter’s body in your daughter’s room and carried her away… When you stood in front of my dead daughter and thought she was yours, you cried so terribly, I was elated. The more you cried, the happier I was. Later, when the matter came to an end, I threw your daughter into a dilapidated welfare home. However, nobody would have expected that little baby to not only live such a good life, but also to be married to the noblest and most influential man in Talco City… Perhaps this is fate!”
“You… What… So Dorothy really is my daughter?”
Ysabelle stood in the glaring incandescent lights, she looked like she was struck by lightning. Her delicate makeup was runny, and her face turned pale.
“Yes, she really is your daughter!” Leilani stared at Ysabelle, gritted her teeth, and roared, “Ysabelle, I just can’t beat you, my daughter is no better than yours. I will never be able to compete with you, you must be so proud right now!”
When Ysabelle recovered her senses, she blankly stared at Leilani. Her shouts had shaken the entire ward. “Leilani, you shut your mouth! Do you know that the man she married is Sheldon’s son? What is there for me to be happy about? What’s there for me to be proud of?”
As she slowly took a step forward, Leilani looked like she wanted to tear her to shreds. Her heart was beating violently, as she suddenly took two steps back. She raised her head and laughed sarcastically, “Serves you right! This is your retribution! Back then, you were the one responsible for the Sheldon family’s downfall! Even as a mother, you’ve always had your eyes on Credence, only for your daughter to be the one to marry Credence. Hehe… Sister, aren’t you ashamed? You’ve embarrassed the entire Chilton family!”
“Shut your mouth!”
Ysabelle screamed out, a hint of anger flashed across her face. She walked over, raised her right arm, and slapped Leilani in the face. She absolutely reviled her.
Ysabelle had used all her strength in that slap, that she almost fell to the ground!
Leilani was hit so hard that she took several steps back. There was a sharp pain on her face. With a flash of viciousness on her face, she rushed towards Ysabelle and was about to hit back, “How dare you slap me? You’ve committed so many shameful acts, why not just own up to them? You shameless b*tch…”
Ysabelle was prepared. She lifted up her leather bag and blocked Leilani’s hand. Staring at her swollen left face, Ysabelle broke into a smile. “I could have you locked up for life for kidnapping my daughter. As your elder sister, it goes without saying what that means for you, right?”
“You… ”
Leilani stroked her face, her eyes turned red with anger. She stared at her sister and trembled with anger. Ysabelle smiled at her with an evil smile. “Don’t you know what I’m capable of? You’re of no value to me now. If you don’t want to make things difficult, then you should be smart and get out of my sight!”
“If I’m worthless now, then you must be plotting to kill me already, aren’t you?” Leilani smiled coldly, as she spoke sarcastically. “Even if you become Credence’s mother-in-law, so what? That man is unshakeable. Once he learns that you’re indirectly responsible for his mother’s death, do you think he’d still think highly of you? A murderer?”
Ysabelle squinted. Just as she was about to retort, she heard a nurse coming from the corridor outside. She quickly composed herself and snorted defiantly. Then, she turned around and walked out of the ward in her high heels.
…
In the next room, after listening to everything that happened between Ysabelle and Leilani, Marvin looked at the man seated in the wheelchair and asked, “Credence, what do you think of everything they said?”
Originally, based on the information from Victor’s investigation, he had guessed that there was some connection between Ysabelle and Sheldon. This surveillance video had proven it, and Marvin was in such a dilemma he was speechless.
It turned out, he was right on the money on his assumptions.
What was even more ridiculous was that because of Ysabelle’s interference, not only did it cause Sheldon and Credence’s mother to separate it even indirectly, ended his mother’s life. Yet Dorothy was Ysabelle’s daughter…
Things were incredibly complicated for them.
Credence was in a daze for a long while. These unanswered questions that had long been shrouded in his heart had finally been answered. However, he looked extremely tired.
“I will deal with it one step at a time!”
He raised his hand and applied pressure on his eyebrows. He closed his eyes and said in a low and raspy voice, “Let’s first see if their bone marrows are a match for Belle’s. As for the past, we’ll talk about it later!”
Right now, to him, nothing was more important than Dorothy and Belle’s life.
Marvin nodded, he understood what was on Credence’s mind. He sighed deeply. “Okay, I will keep them in mind. As for what to do, you can give me the specifics later !”
Credence turned his wheelchair about and left. He didn’t want to stick around any longer. His face was as calm as still water, but his entire body was shrouded in a dark aura that he couldn’t get rid of.
Marvin could see that he was very depressed, and he wasn’t himself.
But he was never good at comforting people. He put his right hand on Credence’s broad shoulder and patted it lightly. “Credence, no matter what you decide in the future, as brothers, Jonathan and I will support you till the end!”
“Mm.” Credence nodded and turned around. He looked at Marvin calmly and asked, “Is Victor still out on his investigation?”
“Yes! I guess it is about time to call him for an update.”
“There is no need to continue the investigation. We can withdraw the order.”
Marvin understood. He nodded. “Alright, I’ll call him right away.”
Just as he finished speaking, Credence’s mobile phone rang.
He took out his mobile phone and glanced at the name displayed on the screen. His eyes widened in surprise!