Ivy was utterly confused.
“Why can’t we get close to Aurora? Is there something wrong with her?”
“Ivy, mom is not joking around. Aurora is dangerous, and she could very likely jeopardize both of your futures. You must listen to me. Do not have any contact with her, especially make sure she doesn’t get ahold of anything like your hair or nails!”
Aurora already knew that Ivy and Zachary were not Magnus’s biological children. Judging by Magnus’s reaction, he likely didn’t know yet; otherwise, he would have driven them out already.
Since he didn’t know, it meant that Aurora hadn’t told him yet. With such a perfect opportunity to bring them down, why would Aurora pass it up?
Her silence wasn’t due to kindness but rather the lack of evidence. Mere words were not enough; if she claimed outright that Paul was the father of the two children, who would believe her?
The only solution now was to keep the children away from Aurora to prevent her from obtaining any evidence.
“Okay, Mom, I understand. Take care when you’re outside alone. I’ll come to see you tomorrow.”
Ivy was unaware of how desperate Genevieve’s situation was.
She merely thought that Genevieve, being an adult with money, could easily find a hotel to stay in temporarily, even without the Montgomery family.
After hanging up the phone, Genevieve didn’t let on to her children how dire her plight was; drenched through, she simply sat down on the ground.
She dialed another number. The person on the other end answered with a tease, “Oh, what made you think of calling me? Do you need something again?”
“I’m not in the mood for jokes. Aurora knows that Ivy and Zachary are your kids,” Genevieve said urgently.
“So what if she knows? What can a little girl do?”
“What the little girl can do is effortlessly kick you out of the company and me out of the Montgomery family. And now, she’s targeting our children. You’ve never taken responsibility as a father. If their futures are destroyed, where are they supposed to go?”
“You’ve been driven out by the Montgomery family?” Paul was surprised. He hadn’t expected Aurora to be so capable, managing to bring down both him and Genevieve in such a short time.
“Yes, Magnus found out about that day between you and me, and he threw me out of the Montgomery family. Now, I’m homeless and penniless,” Genevieve sneezed.
“Where are you? I’ll come get you right now.”
After getting the address, Paul hung up in a rush.
Paul’s companion, Alison, her clothes disheveled, grabbed him, “Where are you going in such heavy rain? Didn’t you promise to stay with me tonight? Is it that Jessica again?”
“My darling, my heart, this is really urgent. We’ll have fun next time. Take this money and buy that LV you like.”
Paul pulled out a stack of bills from his wallet and placed them on the bed.
“It’s late; be careful on your own, and remember to take an umbrella,” Alison said with concern.
“I know. I’ll contact you later.”
Paul hurried off, and as soon as the door closed, Alison’s pretense of concern faded into a cold smirk.
A camera was still on the nightstand; Paul had a habit of recording his trysts.
However, he normally didn’t allow anyone to touch the camera. Caught up in the urgency, he had forgotten to take it with him.
Alison pressed the stop button and flipped through the past recordings, looking for evidence to use in the future. She was prepared to fight it out with Paul for a lifetime.
Every video was an unsightly cover, and Alison was scrolling up through them when she suddenly spotted a familiar face-if she wasn’t mistaken, it was Magnus’s wife. How could she appear in one of Paul’s videos? Sensing something amiss, Alison quickly played the video. As soon as she did, she uncovered a shocking revelation: Magnus’s wife was also involved with Paul!
This was a scandalous secret. Alison recalled Aurora asking her to collect strands of Paul’s hair, seemingly useless given their short length. Could it have been for a paternity test? The video clearly hinted at a past affair between the two.
Excited and exhilarated, Alison knew divulging this would stun everyone. Yet, revealing it seemed of no personal benefit and might only earn Paul’s disdain. Why not leverage this information to curry favor with Aurora instead?
She dialed Aurora, who had just returned to her bedroom and was drying her slightly damp hair. The phone rang at that moment. Seeing it was Alison, Aurora blinked in surprise. What could Alison want?
“Hello?”
“Miss Montgomery, I just found an interesting video in Paul’s camera. I think it’s something you’d want,” Alison toyed with the memory card in her hand.
“What video?” Aurora sounded puzzled.
“It’s a compromising video of Paul and Genevieve at the office. You asked for Paul’s hair for a paternity test, didn’t you? With this video, Genevieve won’t be able to lord over anyone anymore.”
Alison was clever; she had figured out Aurora’s intent.
“If you really have that video, it would indeed be very useful to me. But let’s talk about your reward. I don’t believe in free money falling from the sky,” Aurora’s tone was professional.
“I’ll give you the video for nothing. Don’t think I’m playing tricks. I found you quite decent when we last met, that’s one reason. Another is, I also want to use you to take down Kimberly Blake. She humiliated me at the company, and I can’t swallow that insult! But I can’t confront her myself; I do this for you and for me.”
Aurora was taken aback by Alison’s candidness.
“Do you know her background?”
“I do.”
“Knowing that, you still want to provoke this she-devil? I remember your background isn’t strong. Fighting her is like throwing an egg against a rock,” Aurora said, not in mockery but as a plea for Alison to live a simpler life.
“To live is to fight for one’s dignity. I never thought of breaking up Paul’s family; he wanted my body, I wanted his money. I’m not noble, and if gaining everything means using my body, so be it. When the news breaks, the whole world will vilify me. They’ll call me a homewrecker, an interloper. But without me, Paul would still seek other women-it’s the joy he can’t find with his wife. I don’t care about being insulted, but the least deserving of that right is Paul. That’s why I swear, I won’t let them off easily.”