Chapter 438

Evelyn was beside herself with worry, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot tin roof. She pestered Daniel over and over again, but it was all in vain.

She was so worried that she lost all interest in going out to play poker. As a result, she'd spent the past few days moping around the house.

To make matters worse, netizens had pointed out that the paternity test report she posted online had been photoshopped and was clearly fake. And before the trolls she hired could spin the narrative, the report was buried and forgotten.

All of these setbacks only fueled her anger, and she wanted to lash out at Daniel, but she didn't dare to. Evelyn felt as if she was carrying a ticking time bomb that was ready to go off at any second.

Hence, when she received a call from Jean, she glanced at the screen with disdain before answering snarkily, "Well, well, if it isn't Ms. Sawyer. What a surprise. Why are you calling me this early in the morning?

"Let me guess, you didn't manage to get anything out of Brad, and now you're here to ask for my help again?"

had wasted such a great opportunity. Was it really that hard to make it look like

nights when he would barge into her room, standing silently by her bed

was all Jean's fault! If she had made the most of that opportunity, she wouldn't have been implicated and become the object of Daniel's

had been subjected to constant sarcasm and neglect from her family, so she

her, she forced a smile and said, "Oh, what are you on about, Mrs. Hamilton? Can't just call to check in on you? After all, you've always treated me like your

nothing more than a cash cow to Evelyn and Gigi. If she hadn't showered them with gifts, they would have never given her the

never asked them for anything. And yet, how

if she could ever be happy with a mother-in-law like Evelyn and a sister-in-law like

apathetically, "Alright, cut the crap. What do

straight to the point. "I want to know where Brad is. I haven't heard from

although she had addressed the crowdfunding campaign issue, Brad hadn't said

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