"Today, my daughter’s hand got injured, so she won’t be joining everyone for the gathering. You all have fun."
After saying this, she hurriedly dragged Jovana Shaw away.
As they passed by Mrs. Chen, Clara Philips awkwardly smiled, "Mrs. Chen, I’ll explain this to you later."
Seeing that Mrs. Chen ignored her, Clara knew that with everything that happened today, explaining further would only make things worse.
She certainly didn’t dare let Gustavo Yates bring out any evidence.
She was aware of Mason Nightshade’s capabilities; although so much ti had passed, there was evidence she hadn’t purposely destroyed. With Mason’s skills and influence, it was indeed possible for him to uncover it.
If that evidence were to be revealed today, everything she currently had would be destroyed.
"Mom... Mommy..." Dragged back to the room by Clara, Jovana Shaw’s heart was beating erratically, a speculation eager to surface had been forcibly suppressed by her, dimming her gaze.
"Everything he said was false, right? Tell , everything he claid, it’s all a lie, isn’t it?!"
"Xiao Ru..."
Clara Philips was startled by Jovana Shaw’s reaction.
She had anticipated Jovana wouldn’t easily accept it, but she hadn’t expected such a strong reaction.
"Listen to Mom explain, the situation back then was complicated. I didn’t think that man would abandon us. His wife was already so old, and only I could satisfy him in bed. I really didn’t expect he’d be so heartless, abandoning not just but you too.
If Mom hadn’t thought of this plan back then, you would have been aborted by him."
In fact, back then, she hadn’t gone through with the abortion for another reason: she wanted to take another gamble with Jovana Shaw, not believing that man could truly be so heartless to abandon this child.
But later...
He really was that heartless.
Even now, when she recalls what happened that night, her entire body trembles.
"Mom had no other choice, you have to believe Mom. Mom absolutely loves you."
"No!"
Jovana Shaw vehently pushed Clara Philips away.
"I am Dad’s daughter. I am Dad’s biological daughter. Aurelia Shaw is the illegitimate one. Everything you said is a lie. Why are you lying to ?
I don’t believe it. I am Dad’s daughter. I am the eldest young lady of the Shaw Family, not so mistress’s daughter."
"Xiao Ru, listen to Mom..." Clara Philips got up from the floor, grasping Jovana Shaw’s shoulders, "Your biological father is a hundred tis better than that loser Balthazar Shaw. You’re no illegitimate child. I worked tirelessly for the Shaw Family for so many years; taking their assets is deserved, and all of this still belongs to you."
...
After Clara Philips and Jovana Shaw left, it seed that the commotion wasn’t over yet.
Because Aurelia Shaw noticed that the gazes from those around were shifting between her and Gustavo Yates.
Could they be suspecting so affair between the two of them?
"Young..."
"Thank you." Before Gustavo Yates could speak, Aurelia Shaw spoke first, her tone polite yet lightly distant.
Gustavo Yates felt a sudden pang in his heart.
The Young Madam indeed didn’t like him calling her "Young Madam" in public.
This was bad; he had really offended the Young Madam.
"You’re welco, it was nothing, just a small effort." Gustavo Yates replied dismally, his head drooped, lacking any energy.
Yet his deanor misled those around them, leading them to think he was being respectful to Aurelia Shaw.
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