William spread his hands out and replied, “I did not see this coming too. Declan told me about this secret in hopes to save Talitha, her daughter. I decided to investigate it further to match with his speculation. I was rather surprised when it turned out to be true.”
Raymond heaved a sigh of relief after being shocked. “It is no wonder why Raelyn does not share the same qualities with our family. I initially thought that there was something wrong with her genes! I can finally explain her madness when she is not part of our family at all.”
“You have a point and Valeria did mention this before too. I did not take her seriously when she claimed that Raelyn was an outsider judging by her ruthless personality. Valeria did have good instincts when the truth is finally revealed.” William continued, “Your grandfather has been defending Raelyn all the time. I am curious what would his reaction be if he gets to know that she is not his daughter!”
“He might be so angry that he eventually passes out due to the spike of blood pressure,” Raymond sneered and replied. He was really disappointed in Gavin and continued, “I shall tell my parents about this to give them a heads up.”
“That’s a good idea. You can also seek their advice on how to deal with this matter. It would get rid of the obstacles in planning my revenge on Raelyn since she has nothing to do with the Saunders family after all.”
Raymond was stunned for a moment and asked, “Why are you holding a grudge against her?”
“Well, she is the cause of my mother’s death. I have been lenient to her in finding out more of the truth. Besides, I also tend to take into account your father’s and grandfather’s feelings. There is no reason to delay things now as she is an outsider of the Saunders family.”
Raymond had an apologetic look on his face and said, “William, I’m so sorry!”
“You need not feel guilty at all. I was being merciful for the sake of Valeria,” William replied with a smile on his face. He loved his wife so much that he would subconsciously take care of her and her family’s feelings. He might let Raelyn off the hook if she promised in turning to a new left. He can finally initiate his revenge plan when she did not learn from her mistake.
Raymond left Wolf Group and rushed back to his company. Archer was signing some documents in the office when Raymond opened the door before heading in. He frowned and glanced at Raymond before speaking, “What the hell did you and William do? I have lost track on how many times that your grandfather called me yesterday and claimed that you have murdered Talitha. You’re such a pain in the ass!”
“Why don’t you calm yourself down and hear me out instead?” Raymond sat down and continued speaking, “I have been very busy and I just got to receive a shocking piece of news. Raelyn turns out is not grandpa’s daughter.”
Archer froze and glanced at him with a surprised look on his face. Raymond spread his hands out and said, “William is the one with the DNA report and he told me about it just now.”
“What on earth is going on? Well… I did not expect this at all!” Archer did not voice out his doubtfulness as he knew that William does things accurately.
Raymond did not answer his query but questioned, “Dad, what should we do now?”
“Let me think about it!” Archer put down the pen and rubbed his head. One would be surprised when finding out about such a shocking piece of news. It was like a blessing in disguise since Raelyn was already on bad terms with them.
Archer was not feeling gloomy as he had already been distancing himself from Raelyn after all the things that she had done.
He was more worried about his father, who adored Raelyn so much. Gavin was biased towards her and had spoilt her since she was little. Could he accept the fact that Raelyn had no connection with him at all?
“We need to have a plan in dealing with this matter. We can’t let Gavin know this out of the blue to prevent him from being utterly shocked.”
“I think so too,” Raymond nodded in agreement. Gavin was nevertheless a senior member despite him being very unreasonable nowadays. They needed to take his feelings into account.
Archer pondered for a moment and said, “I’ll tell your mother about it and hear from her opinion first. Do contact Arthur in keeping a close eye on Gavin for the time being. We shall only act when we can finally come up with a solution.”
Raelyn left her father’s house and hopped into her car that was parked outside. She wiped away her tears and ignited the engine with an annoyed look on her face. She headed to Bricksburg in hopes to meet with Devon and talk things through.
She eventually arrived at her destination after driving for more than three hours on the highway. Devon had been laying low at his home ever since the scandal had broke out. He was still waiting for the result of his case to be announced. He opened the doors to have look upon hearing a car engine outside of his house.
He was stunned for a moment upon seeing her. “Raelyn? Why are you here?”
She ignored Devon and strode into the living room with a cold face. Devon was stunned and quickly turned around to follow behind her. “Sweetheart, you seem gloomy. What happened?”
Raelyn recalled how he had taken advantage of her upon seeing the concerned look on his face. She was filled with anger when realizing that she had been sleeping with his brother instead of him all this while. She snapped and raised her voice, “Devon! Have you been keeping secrets from me?”
“Sweetheart, why would you ask about this all of a sudden? How could I turn my back against you?” Devon denied with an innocent look on his face.
“It looks like you are choosing to play dumb. Well then, did you join forces with Natasya in getting rid of Talitha?” Raelyn questioned.
“Of course not. Honey, are you alright? Did your dad say anything bizarre to you just now? We are a family and I am the father of Talitha. Why would I do such a cruel thing to her?”
“You do have a point. However, would you say the same thing if she is not your daughter?” Raelyn asked while glaring at him.
Devon’s heart jolted upon hearing about it. Was Raelyn aware of the secret?
It was not logical as both Declan and he was the only ones who knew about it. He thought to himself while continuing to play dumb, “What happened to you? Why are you being so strange today?”
Raelyn had a second thought when she struggled to spot anything different about him. Was it Raymond who spew nonsense to sow discord between Devon and her?
They were still in a lovely relationship despite twenty years of being together. He had treated her well and even remembered their wedding day, her birthday, and special events like Valentine’s Day. He would often buy gifts and flowers for her.
He was a responsible man and Raelyn struggled to find an excuse to badmouth him. Besides, she had been loyal to him and he had been her number one priority throughout these years. Devon would never make it to the top if it wasn’t for her. She was the one who had paved the way for Devon in having a successful career.
It would be absolute rubbish if Devon was indeed the guilty one!
Raelyn composed herself and was determined to test the waters first.
She reached out and held his hand. She was relieved when Devon did not refuse it and she then decided to take things further. She swiftly used her other hand in an attempt to hug him. He avoided her touch at a speed of lighting as soon as Raelyn came in contact with his waist.