Facade of Love

Chapter 53 The Unexpected Man

A hint of regret crossed my mother’s face. “If I had known she would wreak havoc on our family, I wouldn’t have let my heart soften and adopted her. Yvette, it’s my fault. I was foolish.”

I pressed my l*ps together, a whirlwind of emotions stirring within me. After a moment of silence, I looked at my mother.” You and Dad never told me about this.”

She gave a resigned smile. “After we took her in, you arrived shortly after. Once you were born, she was so mature and caring toward you. Your father and I saw this and gradually began to treat her as our own. Over the years, she’s been nothing but obedient and sensible. Your father and I admittedly had our selfish reasons. We hoped that when we were gone, she could support you. That would give us peace of mind. We never imagined we’d find ourselves in a situation like this.”

Hearing my mother’s words, it suddenly clicked why Moore had set me up five years ago. If she was not a Scott, everything made sense.

With this realization, I took a sharp breath and looked at my mother. “Mom, if she isn’t your daughter, why didn’t you and Dad believe me when I told you what happened five years ago?

She furrowed her brows, looking helpless. “It’s not that we didn’t believe you, we just didn’t have any evidence. Plus, after your incident, she went to the border to find you. She was more worried than your father and I. She came back severely Injured, nearly losing her life. People are naturally compassionate, so after seeing her care for you like that, how could we suspect her? Your father did try to investigate, but found nothing. So, we couldn’t just take your word for it. Besides, you were only eighteen then. You were young and sometimes naive!”

I understood my parents‘ worries and did not press any further.

That night, I stayed up with my mother at the Scotts‘, talking until the early hours. My mother finally drifted off to sleep in the early morning. I did not feel the slightest bit tired.

My father had just been laid to rest

at Scott Corporation was still waiting

Scott Corporation early. Uncle Marcus had hauled in a year’s worth of financial statements into my office. The sheer volume of paperwork was overwhelming. It would take days to sift through it all, so I asked Uncle Marcus directly, “Uncle Marcus, did the finance department

Wilson had them prepared in advance knowing you’d

my l*ps pursed in thought before finally saying, “No need to go through these

Marcus looked taken aback. He did

of paperwork and said calmly, “The company’s top brass must be aware of the shareholders‘ visit. Since they know, then these documents are what they want me to see. Even if I painstakingly read every single word, I

suggesting… the issue with the three million

have his eyes on that three million dollars, and outsiders wouldn’t have the opportunity to touch that money. It’s only the insiders. Such a large sum of money can’t just vanish from the company’s account without reason. Find a

knitting together in a frown, clearly

his reaction, I asked,

hesitated, opening his mouth only to pause for a moment before finally

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of Scott Corporation, but it operates differently. There are certain procedures that need to be followed

puzzled. “What

“GleamGate Media was acquired by Scott Corporation. The top brass and employees are all holdovers from before the acquisition, including the CEO. If I were to request the financial statements, I doubt they’d hand

complexity of the situation. After a moment, I asked, “Doesn’t Scott Corporation have GleamGate Media’s