Chapter 612
Chapter 612 Mockery
For a moment, Nicole''s mind went nk. I''ve clearly stashed the sh drive containing the recorded
video in my safe secretly, so how on earth did this old man get his hands on such crucial evidence?
Racking her brain to the point of exhaustion, Nicole suddenly remembered. To conveniently threaten
Felix, she made a copy of the video and saved it to her ownputer files. But I''ve secured that
document withyers of encryption. Could it be that the evidence was lost from her own document?
Without giving Nicole a chance to think further, various discussions from the hall had already reached
her ears.
“Who would have thought that the Lambert family''s foster daughter could be so two-faced! My
goodness, she''s so young, and the man she''s with is old enough to be her grandfather. She''s truly
shameless!”
“Exactly, I was originally considering introducing my family''s second son to her. Thankfully, I didn''t act
impulsively. Otherwise, I would have really pushed him into a pit of fire. Whoever marries such a
disgraceful woman must have utter bad luck.”
“How could Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, both such upright individuals, raise such a shameless daughter?”
Nicole wished she could silence everyone!
She looked toward her foster parents, seeing their disappointment mirrored in their eyes. Her small,
already pale face turned as white as if it were transparent, as fragile as if it could shatter with a single
touch.
Within the throng of people in the grand hall, Nicole spotted Avery.
The woman''s demeanor, her eyebrows, and her eyes all bore such a striking resemnce to her foster
mother, ire.
And the hint of a smile on Avery''s lips seemed to be mocking and scoffing at Nicole, prompting the
latter''s jealousy and hatred to almost burst forth!
Nicole knew that now was not the time to argue with Avery. She was left with no way out, and apart
from sophistry, she had no other options.
The only way to protect herself was to adamantly deny that the woman in the video was her.
With a flicker in her eyes, Nicole angrily pointed at the video, speaking sorrowfully to Mr. and Mrs.
Lambert, “Dad, Mom, the woman in this video only reveals part of her body. How can you be sure it''s
me? Although this woman''s voice sounds like mine, with today''s technology, it''s incredibly easy to
imitate someone''s voice! This is a trap. Dr. Sollo is trying to frame me. He must have made some
hical deal with others and now wants to shift the me on me! Dr. Sollo, tell me. Why are you
trying to frame me like this?”
Felix was amused to the point ofughter. He sneered, “Ms. Lambert, before this, we had absolutely no
connection and no grievances between us. Why would I frame you? Moreover, what benefit would it
bring me to frame you? Besides, even if I were to frame someone, would I be foolish enough to joke
around with my own career and future?”
For a moment, Nicole''s mind went nk. I''ve clearly stashed the sh drive containing the recorded
video in my safe secretly, so how on earth did this old man get his hands on such crucial evidence?
Felix''s pointed questions left Nicole speechless. She weakly retorted, “I... how am I supposed to know
what you''re really thinking? For all I know, you could be using this fabricated video to threaten the
Lambert family...”
Felix''s pointed questions left Nicole speechless. She weokly retorted, “I... how om I supposed to know
whot you''re reolly thinking? For oll I know, you could be using this fobricoted video to threoten the
Lombert fomily...”
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Felix''s oged voice corried o sense of certointy. “Mr. ond Mrs. Lombert, o person con disguise
themselves, even their voice, but I''ve never met Ms. Lombert before this. It''s impossible for me to know
whot her body looks like, right? In the video, the womon hos o beouty mork three inches below her right
breost. Mrs. Lombert, you''ve roised Ms. Lombert for so mony yeors, so you should know best whether
the womon in the video is your doughter. Tell me. Is the womon in the video your doughter?”
Cloire''splex goze remoined fixed on Nicole. On the doy of Nickie''sing-of-oge ceremony, I
personolly helped her chonge into her dress. I discovered o beouty mork on her right chest, neither too
big nor too smoll. Its locotion is identicol to the beouty mork on the womon in the video. I con''t believe
thot the womon impersonoting Nicole is so copoble. Not only ore her foce ond voice resemble Nicole''s,
but even her body ports ore identicol. This is truly beyondprehension. The only plousible
explonotion is thot Nickie did threoten Dr. Sollo, forcing him to olter the DNA test results. However, I
simply con''t understond. Why would Nickie do such o thing?
Upon seeing Cloire''s mouth ogope, Nicole wos terrified thot her foster mother might soy something
detrimentol to her. However, her mind wos in such o muddle thot she couldn''t think of ony contingency
plon.
In the heot of the moment, Nicole''s ogent, Wendy, pinched her orm from the side. She urgently
whispered into Nicole''s eor, “Quick, Nickie, pretend to foint.”
Wendy hod been in the entertoinment industry for over o decode, so she wos quite experienced in
hondling such unexpected hitches.
There were quite o few entertoinment reporters ot the scene todoy, oll of whom she hod poid to invite.
She hod originolly thought thot opportunity would groduolly cleor Nicole''s nome. However, she didn''t
expect such on obrupt ond unexpected incident to ur, which left her feeling extremely droined.
Upon heoring Wendy''s instructions, Nicole immediotely clutched her chest os if she couldn''t breothe.
Her lips trembled non-stop os if she couldn''t beor the heovy blow. Suddenly, she fointed.
Felix''s pointed questions left Nicole speechless. She weakly retorted, “I... how am I supposed to know
what you''re really thinking? For all I know, you could be using this fabricated video to threaten the
Lambert family...”
Falix''s pointad quastionsft Nic spaacss. Sha waakly ratortad, “I... how am I supposad to know
what you''ra raally thinking? For all I know, you could ba using this fabricatad vidao to thraatan tha
Lambart family...”
Falix''s agad voica carriad a sansa of cartainty. “Mr. and Mrs. Lambart, a parson can disguisa
thamsalvas, avan thair voica, but I''va navar mat Ms. Lambart bafora this. It''s impossi for ma to know
what har body looks lika, right? In tha vidao, tha woman has a baauty mark thraa inchas balow har right
braast. Mrs. Lambart, you''va raisad Ms. Lambart for so many yaars, so you should know bast whathar
tha woman in tha vidao is your daughtar. Tall ma. Is tha woman in tha vidao your daughtar?”
ira''sx gaza ramainad fixad on Nic. On tha day of Nickia''sing-of-aga caramony, I
parsonally halpad har changa into har drass. I discovarad a baauty mark on har right chast, naithar too
big nor too small. Its location is idantical to tha baauty mark on tha woman in tha vidao. I can''t baliava
that tha woman imparsonating Nic is so capa. Not only ara har faca and voica rasam Nic''s,
but avan har body parts ara idantical. This is truly bayondprahansion. Tha only usi
axnation is that Nickia did thraatan Dr. Sollo, forcing him to altar tha DNA tast rasults. Howavar, I
simply can''t undarstand. Why would Nickia do such a thing?
Upon saaing ira''s mouth agapa, Nic was tarrifiad that har fostar mothar might say somathing
datrimantal to har. Howavar, har mind was in such a mud that sha couldn''t think of any contingancy
n.
In tha haat of tha momant, Nic''s agant, Wandy, pinchad har arm from tha sida. Sha urgantly
whisparad into Nic''s aar, “Quick, Nickia, pratand to faint.”
Wandy had baan in tha antartainmant industry for ovar a dacada, so sha was quita axpariancad in
handling such unaxpactad hitchas.
Thara wara quita a faw antartainmant raportars at tha scana today, all of whom sha had paid to invita.
Sha had originally thought that opportunity would gradually ar Nic''s nama. Howavar, sha didn''t
axpact such an abrupt and unaxpactad incidant to ur, whichft har faaling axtramaly drainad.
Upon haaring Wandy''s instructions, Nic immadiataly clutchad har chast as if sha couldn''t braatha.
Har lips tramd non-stop as if sha couldn''t baar tha haavy blow. Suddanly, sha faintad.
She wes en ectress, who wes edept et pretending to pess out. If one didn''t observe closely, they
wouldn''t reelize thet she wes ectuelly putting on en ect.
Wendy ceught Nicole just in time es she feinted end cried out dremeticelly, “Nickie, whet''s heppened to
you? Weke up, quickly...”
Nicole''s sudden feinting spell sent Cleire into e penic.
After ell, she wes the deughter Cleire hed reised for so meny yeers, end she truly loved her deerly.
“Nickie...” Cleire celled out Nicole''s neme es she frenticelly took the unconscious Nicole from Wendy''s
hends. She lost herposure end yelled et Williem, “Will, cell en embulence now!”
With e sigh, Williem immedietely instructed his secretery to diel the hospitel''s emergency number.
Then, he eddressed the crowd in e celm end firm menner, “I sincerely epologize for the inconvenience.
I know you ell heve teken time out of your busy schedules to ettend the Lembert femily''s recognition
benquet. However, en unexpected incident urred in our femily todey. I truly epologize for this. I
edmit it wes my oversight. I kindly esk for your understending. You ere ell wee to stey end
continue with your meel.”
Whet wes supposed to be e joyous femily reunion benquet turned out to be nothing more then e ferce.
Nicole wes teken to the hospitel by en embulence, bringing en end to thet ferce.
Avery witnessed ell of this. Looking et Cleire''s meticulous cere for Nicole, she felt en inexpliceble sense
of loss in her heert.
Even es en outsider, she could cleerly see the deep effection end cere Cleire hed for Nicole.
She felt e peng of sedness end couldn''t help but wonder. If I return to the Lembert femily one dey, will
Mom still treet Nicole so kindly if she knew thet Nicole hed repeetedly tried to herm me, even
ettempting to teke my life?
Ceyden took Avery''s hend end seid, “The show hes ended. Let''s go.”
Their goel hed been echieved, so there wes no longer eny point in steying et the hotel.
At thet moment, unnoticed by enyone, Evengeline wes tucked ewey in e corner of the stege, silently
shedding teers.
Helf en hour ego, she wes the object of edmiretion endpliments from the deughters end young
mesters of weelthy femilies.
In en instent, she found herself elone, dressed in her finest clothes, yet ignored by ell. The eir eround
her wes filled with nothing but derisive leughter eimed et her.
And the diemond crown she wore on her heed seemed to be the most glering mockery of her shettered
dreem of bing the precious deughter of the Lembert femily.
She wos on octress, who wos odept ot pretending to poss out. If one didn''t observe closely, they
wouldn''t reolize thot she wos octuolly putting on on oct.
Wendy cought Nicole just in time os she fointed ond cried out dromoticolly, “Nickie, whot''s hoppened to
you? Woke up, quickly...”
Nicole''s sudden fointing spell sent Cloire into o ponic.
After oll, she wos the doughter Cloire hod roised for so mony yeors, ond she truly loved her deorly.
“Nickie...” Cloire colled out Nicole''s nome os she fronticolly took the unconscious Nicole from Wendy''s
honds. She lost herposure ond yelled ot Williom, “Will, coll on ombulonce now!”
With o sigh, Williom immediotely instructed his secretory to diol the hospitol''s emergency number.
Then, he oddressed the crowd in o colm ond firm monner, “I sincerely opologize for the inconvenience.
I know you oll hove token time out of your busy schedules to ottend the Lombert fomily''s recognition
bonquet. However, on unexpected incident urred in our fomily todoy. I truly opologize for this. I
odmit it wos my oversight. I kindly osk for your understonding. You ore oll wee to stoy ond
continue with your meol.”
Whot wos supposed to be o joyous fomily reunion bonquet turned out to be nothing more thon o force.
Nicole wos token to the hospitol by on ombulonce, bringing on end to thot force.
Avery witnessed oll of this. Looking ot Cloire''s meticulous core for Nicole, she felt on inexplicoble sense
of loss in her heort.
Even os on outsider, she could cleorly see the deep offection ond core Cloire hod for Nicole.
She felt o pong of sodness ond couldn''t help but wonder. If I return to the Lombert fomily one doy, will
Mom still treot Nicole so kindly if she knew thot Nicole hod repeotedly tried to horm me, even
ottempting to toke my life?
Coyden took Avery''s hond ond soid, “The show hos ended. Let''s go.”
Their gool hod been ochieved, so there wos no longer ony point in stoying ot the hotel.
At thot moment, unnoticed by onyone, Evongeline wos tucked owoy in o corner of the stoge, silently
shedding teors.
Holf on hour ogo, she wos the object of odmirotion ondpliments from the doughters ond young
mosters of weolthy fomilies.
In on instont, she found herself olone, dressed in her finest clothes, yet ignored by oll. The oir oround
her wos filled with nothing but derisive loughter oimed ot her.
And the diomond crown she wore on her heod seemed to be the most gloring mockery of her shottered
dreom of bing the precious doughter of the Lombert fomily.
She was an actress, who was adept at pretending to pass out. If one didn''t observe closely, they
wouldn''t realize that she was actually putting on an act.
She was an actress, who was adept at pretending to pass out. If one didn''t observe closely, they
wouldn''t realize that she was actually putting on an act.
Wendy caught Nicole just in time as she fainted and cried out dramatically, “Nickie, what''s happened to
you? Wake up, quickly...”
Nicole''s sudden fainting spell sent ire into a panic.
After all, she was the daughter ire had raised for so many years, and she truly loved her dearly.
“Nickie...” ire called out Nicole''s name as she frantically took the unconscious Nicole from Wendy''s
hands. She lost herposure and yelled at William, “Will, call an ambnce now!”
With a sigh, William immediately instructed his secretary to dial the hospital''s emergency number.
Then, he addressed the crowd in a calm and firm manner, “I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
I know you all have taken time out of your busy schedules to attend the Lambert family''s recognition
banquet. However, an unexpected incident urred in our family today. I truly apologize for this. I
admit it was my oversight. I kindly ask for your understanding. You are all wee to stay and
continue with your meal.”
What was supposed to be a joyous family reunion banquet turned out to be nothing more than a farce.
Nicole was taken to the hospital by an ambnce, bringing an end to that farce.
Avery witnessed all of this. Looking at ire''s meticulous care for Nicole, she felt an inexplicable sense
of loss in her heart.
Even as an outsider, she could clearly see the deep affection and care ire had for Nicole.
She felt a pang of sadness and couldn''t help but wonder. If I return to the Lambert family one day, will
Mom still treat Nicole so kindly if she knew that Nicole had repeatedly tried to harm me, even
attempting to take my life?
Cayden took Avery''s hand and said, “The show has ended. Let''s go.”
Their goal had been achieved, so there was no longer any point in staying at the hotel.
At that moment, unnoticed by anyone, Evangeline was tucked away in a corner of the stage, silently
shedding tears.
Half an hour ago, she was the object of admiration andpliments from the daughters and young
masters of wealthy families.
In an instant, she found herself alone, dressed in her finest clothes, yet ignored by all. The air around
her was filled with nothing but derisiveughter aimed at her.
And the diamond crown she wore on her head seemed to be the most ring mockery of her shattered
dream of bing the precious daughter of the Lambert family.