Chapter 342


    The Brooks family was left utterly speechless.


    They thought Vivienne was just rambling nonsensically.


    But now, the paternity test confirmed it.


    How could this be?


    Everyone''s gaze was drawn to Scott.


    Scott''s face darkened like a stormy sky. He stepped forward to pick up the paternity test results, but


    M beat him to it, ready to rip it to shreds.


    But suddenly, she was immobilized.


    As she was wondering why, Vivienne spoke. "You can easily forge a paternity test, but it costs money


    to do a real one. I spent money on this one, so if you want to rip it, you better pay me back."


    M was about to retort, but Scott swiftly stepped in and snatched the test from her hands.


    The moment he confirmed that Calista was indeed his child, his demeanor changed drastically. He


    threw the paper at M, furious. "What the hell is going on?!"


    He knew perfectly well that he had never been involved with M.


    Nor had he been manipted into a rtionship with her without his knowledge.


    Yet Calista was his child?!


    It was incredibly shocking!


    He didn''t doubt the authenticity of the paternity test because it bore the official seal of the state.


    And the results were just a week old.


    Judith couldn''t believe what she was hearing. She went over and took a look at the paternity test,


    almost losing her bnce in the process.


    Carl steadied her.


    Once Judith had regained herposure, she turned to M. "Aren''t you going to tell the truth? Speak!


    Why is Calista Scott''s daughter? What have you been hiding from us?"


    M knew she could no longer hide the truth and let out a loud scream. "Ahhh!!!"


    After venting her frustration, M lifted her head and gave Scott a sinister smile. "Yes! Calista is your


    daughter! Surprised? Wondering how we have a child when we were never involved?"


    Scott just stared at her coldly, waiting for her to continue.


    William felt a heavy weight on his chest. He was finding it difficult to stand.


    Seeing this, K quickly brought a chair for him to sit on.


    "Scott! I loved you so much! I put my pride aside and did everything to please you. But all you saw was


    Karen! You never even smiled at me because of her. I hated her and wanted her dead! But I found


    something even more painful than death for her. Carrying your child!"


    M suddenly found herself able to move. She walked towards Scott as her eyes filled with deep


    emotion. "I tried many ways, but you were so infatuated with Karen that I couldn''t get close to you. I


    wanted to drug you, but your dear sister stopped me."


    Scott frowned. "Pa?"


    "Correct!" M smirked proudly. "Pa told me that the Brooks men, to ensure the lineage of the family,


    save their prime sperm at a young age. She stole your sperm and gave it to me for artificial


    insemination!"


    "Luckily, I seeded on the first try." M said. "Initially, I wanted to use the child to force you to marry


    me, but then I saw you with Karen... I hated you both! I wanted you to suffer! So, I took the child and


    quickly married William! I thought you would marry Karen soon, and I had nned to kill Karen at your


    wedding. But to my surprise, you took three years to get married."


    M sneered at Vivienne.


    "I waited so long for an opportunity to kill her with a paternity test, but she fled before the wedding."


    The more Judith heard, the angrier she became. She pointed at M as her voice shook with rage.


    "You… You wanted to manipte Scott like this?!"


    "It''s his own fault! I am excellent in every aspect! How am I inferior to Karen? Why would he choose


    Karen over me? Why is Karen still in his heart after all these years? I can''t ept it! If I can''t have him,


    no one else can!"


    Scott stared coldly at M. Suddenly, he felt a cold gaze on him. He turned and met Vivienne''s icy


    eyes. His heart skipped a beat. "Vivienne..."


    He wanted to exin, but hecked the courage.


    Although it wasn''t his fault, he had been careless and allowed Pa to steal his sperm.


    Vivienne gave him a disinterested nce and ignored him.


    William clutched his chest as he struggled to breathe. "If you wanted to marry Scott so badly, why didn''t


    you tell us the truth when he failed to get married? If you had told us then, when Calista was only three,


    you could have easily married him! Instead, you let me raise your child for all these years! You''re


    despicable!" He was ring at her furiously.


    Despite hisck of affection for M, he doted on Calista and taught her everything he knew.


    The Pendleton family may not have been the most prestigious of the four prominent families of


    Rivenwood, but they were still a respectable family.


    Calista, with her masters in medical research and the prestige of the Pendleton family, had a smooth


    and sessful life.


    But the child he devoted all his efforts to was someone else''s.


    How could he not be angry?


    "That''s because it was toote. If I had confessed everything, then neither the Pendleton nor the rk


    families would have epted us. My reputation would have been ruined, and my daughter would have


    been branded as an illegitimate child and subjected to ridicule."


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    M cast a loving nce at Calista. "I might have messed up my life, but I''ll be damned if my daughter


    doesn''t live in the spotlight! The Brooks are a fine family, but Scott doesn''t love me. Even if I forced him


    into marrying me, he wouldn''t treat my girl right.


    But you, William, you''re different. You''ll pass on your medical expertise to Calista. She''s the jewel of


    the Pendleton family. She''ll get the kind of affection in the Pendleton family that the Brooks can''t offer."


    M had always understood that Scott''s heart belonged exclusively to Karen.


    Other than Karen''s children, he didn''t acknowledge anyone else.


    Scott was a man who, when in love, was deeply passionate but could also be heartless. But his


    heartlessness was only towards women who were not Karen.


    Even after all these years, she had never managed to win a ce in Scott''s heart.


    William let out a self-deprecatingugh. "I''ve been a fool for all these years."


    He rose wearily to his feet and bowed slightly to Vivienne. "I''m tired. I think I''ll head home and rest. I''ll


    visit you another day."


    Vivienne gave him a nce. "Hmm."


    After a pause, she added, "It wasn''t your fault. Your first love has been waiting for you all these years.


    She bore you a son."


    William was taken aback. "What? She didn''t get married?"


    "Yes. She discovered she was pregnant after leaving you. She braved all odds to have the child and


    raised him." Vivienne stated slowly.


    "Where is she? Where is my son?" William eximed as his voice filled with excitement.


    In that moment, the pain of the past twenty years faded. It was reced by the joy of learning that his


    first love had been waiting for him and had bore him a child.


    "She''s Mr. James'' adopted daughter. Your son''s name is Atticus, Mr. James'' grandson."