Chapter 186
Seeing this, Oliver said nothing, his hands clenching tightly at sides.
Inside, he wanted to let go, thinking that if Roy’s words were true, it would only deepen his guilt.
The audience below, like spectators watching a soap opera, murmured and criticized the Leach family.
Roy burst into laughter and then said, “Mandy, even now, your sill want to shift the blame onto others. How shameless can you get?
“And Jacob! The former heartthrob of Broania University. You’ve been such a fool. How does it feel to have raised my daughter all these years?”
Jacob began to panic, unwilling to believe this madman’s words “Where’s security? Get this man out of here?”
“Mr. Leach, why deceive yourself?” Cherise said coldly, looking at the people at the center of the stage, exuding an imposing
presence.
In the next moment, a high–resolution paternity test suddenly appeared on the screen behind the stage.
A collective gasp filled the room as the crowd reeled from the unexpected turn of events.
They were already stunned to learn that Shirley was actually the result of Jacob’s affair, but now they were learning she wasn’t his daughter at all.
All these years, Jacob had thought he was raising his own daughter, only to discover a massive deception.
Jacob was left completely dazed, as the DNA test results displayed on the screen showed, in no uncertain terms: “Parent- child relationship: Roy and Shirley–99.9% match.”
Suddenly. Shirley, appearing frantic, rushed towards Cherise, shouting. “Cherise, this is all your doing! You faked it all! I’m my father’s daughter, the true heiress of the Leach family!
“This test is just something you doctored–Ill kill you!”
The Chambers family was completely clueless about what to do, staring blankly at Shirley. They were stunned to see the usually reasonable Shirley acting like a madwoman.
This was meant to be a joyous engagement ceremony, but just as the formalities were completed, everything began spiraling
out of control.
No one tried to stop Shirley as she charged at Cherise.
But when she was three feet away, Cherise swiftly stepped forward and gripped Shirley’s throat with her left hand.
Then she said in a cold tone, “If you want to know whether it’s true, ask your only thing she’s done. There’s more to come.”
wonderful mother about it. And that’s not the
With that, she threw Shirley back in Mandy’s direction.
Mandy caught Shirley in her arms, her heart aching, and lashed out, “Cherise, how can you be so heartless? You’re part of the Leach family too. Accusing me falsely like this will only ruin us all. Even if I die, I won’t let you off the hook.”
Hearing this, Jacob walked over and scolded, “Cherise, stop being unreasonable. What you’re doing is hurting our family!”
Cherise looked at her so–called father and sneered, “Mr. Leach, you cheated on my mother and brought trouble home. I haven’t even begun to settle accounts with you. How dare you try to lecture met
Chapter 186
“If you want the truth, why not ask Mr. Sullivan from Betrico Hospital! Mr. Sullivant
At the mention of Edmund, the crowd began to look around.
Sure enough, Edmund rose from his seat beside Trent and Marlin.
No one expected Cherise to have the connections to bring in the head of Betrico Hospital, the most prestigious hospital in Clusia.
Mandy, starting to panic, attempted to stop him, but Edmund already taken the microphone. “This paternity test has been verified by our hospital. It is entirely accurate.”
Hearing this, Mandy collapsed to the ground.
Refusing to give up, Shirley got up and ran to Jacob, hugging him tightly. “Dad, Dad, don’t believe them. Don’t you the most?”
love
me
Jacob was at a loss, his heart still hurting from the betrayal.
But he couldn’t forget how much Mandy had contributed to the Leach family over the years, nor the support from the Lewis family and Shirley’s loyalty and sweetness. He began to waver.
Oliver couldn’t bear it any longer and said, “Jacob, if you still consider yourself as a Leach, cast them out. They hid the truth from you and our family all these years, and you’re still defending them?
“If it weren’t for them, how would we have lost Cherise?”
“But Dad–Jacob began to protest.
Cherise interjected, “What a magnanimous man you are, Mr. Leach. Exposed for raising someone else’s child, yet you’re still so forgiving. Truly impressive!”
As she spoke, she clapped her hands and walked to the center of the stage. Then, Mr. Leach, I wonder if you’ll still love your second wife after learning about her little ‘murder–for–hire‘ scheme?”
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