“Yes.” Jenny White ground her teeth in resentment, “It was Simon William.”
The realization felt like a bomb had exploded in Antonette’s mind. She flopped down to the ground.
Was her mother, Simon William’s mistress? Antonette was dumbstruck.
But her shock soon turned to joy as she murmured, “Simon William is my father, that means I’m one of them! If I return to the William family, I can get whatever I like!”
Crack!
Yet another heavy slap came raining down on Antonette.
“Don’t talk nonsense!” her mother yelled.
“I know Simon William didn’t accept you, but I am his daughter. He has to accept me. I’ll try every means to get back into that family, and there’s nothing you can do about it!” Antonette stood up and stared at her mother in the face.
Leaving her words to linger, Antonette picked up her bag and rushed out without a backward glance.
Antonette ran out to the street but found Kyle’s car had already pulled away. She was running as fast as she could but couldn’t catch up with him.
With no other option, Antonette hailed a passing taxi and gave the driver Kyle’s address.
She was not allowed to marry Kyle, but she had a bigger chip in her hand now.
What Jenny said did make sense. However, once she proved her identity to Simon, her father, he would have to admit the truth.
As for how to reveal her identity, she needed Kyle’s help.
Meanwhile, Kyle was extremely angry; he had never expected it would be such an ordeal for him to visit Antonette’s home.
The car shot down the road at high speed, until gradually Kyle calmed down. As he did so, a thought suddenly occurred to him.
Why did Jenny White reject him after she knew he was a William? Could it be that she had some kind of relationship with his family?
Thinking of that, Kyle parked his car and called Antonette.
Antonette was in the taxi, burning with anxiety. When her phone started to ring, she was slow to answer but seeing Kyle’s name appear on the screen, Antonette was ecstatic.
“Kyle, I have something important to tell you.”
Kyle replied coldly, “I need to ask you something. See you later.”
Saying just that, Kyle hung up.
The sudden hang-up held Antonette in a trance. She gritted her teeth and swore that she would succeed and become a member of the William family this time. After that, nobody would dare to look down on her!
When they met back in Kyle’s grandfather’s residence, Kyle was still indifferent towards Antonette. In fact, after today’s incident, he despised her even more.
Kyle despaired at women such as Antonette and her mother. No matter what, a woman should remain elegant. Behaving like a lout and being violent couldn’t settle anything.
And it seemed that Antonette was very much like her mother, a mean, shameless tart.
“What do you want?” Kyle grunted.
His contempt put Antonette immediately on edge.
“There are good reasons for me to quarrel with my mum. Don’t think badly of me, please.”
“Oh, don’t worry, I understand who you are. And I don’t care about you one bit,” Kyle said coolly. “The only reason I agreed to see you is that we have a deal.”
Hearing that, Antonette didn’t get angry, but let out a fake laugh.
“You still don’t see me as your ally. Even after we had sex and now…”
“Shut up!” Kyle chided her, “Talking about what happened between us as I wanted it. Do you have any self-respect?”
“Kyle now is not the time to be pure and lofty. If you want to inherit your family fortune, some questionable methods will be needed. And that’s why I’m here.”
“What kind of dirty tricks do you want to play this time?”
Antonette grinned, ready to play her trump card.
“Kyle, maybe you don’t know, but I’m Simon Williams’ illegitimate daughter.”
“What?” Kyle was startled. “You can’t joke about this kind of thing.”
“Simon William had many relationships with women of his age, one of whom was my mother. So it’s possible that I’m his daughter,” Antonette explained.
“Where’s the evidence?” Kyle was still unconvinced.
Antonette let out a sigh, “That’s the point. He had so many lovers when he was young. It is very likely that he has many illegitimate offspring. But why haven’t they revealed that fact? I believe he rejected the chance to have a relationship with them and simply bought their silence.”
“Get to the point,” Kyle interjected.
“My mother wouldn’t lie about this. What I need now is enough public opinion to push my way into the William family. Otherwise…”
There was a sinister look on Antonette’s face.
“Otherwise, what? Don’t you ever get tired of scheming?”
“Who are you to look down upon me? In fact, we are in the same boat. Maybe the discrimination you have suffered from the William’s is no less than what I have. How is Brian’s attitude towards you? How about the William family in general? How does that make you feel?”
Antonette’s words hit right on Kyle’s biggest insecurities. Immediately, his face turned dark.
“I don’t need you to remind me!” His facial muscles contorted in anger.
Seeing Kyle was wavering, Antonette continued to exert herself.
“Kyle, if you want to make something better in your life, I can give you a hand, as long as you help me to prove my identity. I guarantee I’ll support you to contend with Brian for the position of heir to the William throne.
“Enough with this, it’s all empty promises.” Kyle slowly turned around. Only indifference was left on his face.