Chapter 142


    Surprisingly, Hugo threw in some nice words for Pearl. “Just take a look at it, Mom. What if you got her


    Wrong? You would have used her wrongly.”


    However, his words earned him a re from Susan. Susan didn’t expect that Hugo, who was usually


    gentle and peace-loving, would say those words. He even took Pearl’s side.


    His support left Susan in a sour mood.


    Hanzel couldn’t bear to see Pearl unjustly used. “Mom, don’t make baseless usations. How


    could Pearl


    be Dad’s child?”


    Mobius chimed in as well, “Yeah, Mom. I’m sure Pearl’s mother wasn’t that kind of person.”


    Even Sean, despite his silence, couldn’t fathom why his mother was causing such a scene.


    As a result, Susan perceived Pearl as a maniptive woman who had deceived her sons and sowed


    doubt in


    their minds.


    “Madam, my mother was a kind and honest woman who is now missing. I can’t stand by and let her be


    falsely used. Please conduct a thorough investigation into this matter,” Pearl asserted, pushing the


    DNA report toward Susan.


    Reluctantly, Susan paused and picked up the report to examine it. All she needed to see was that Pearl


    was not Richard’s biological sister to know that her scheme had failed.


    “So, Madam, was I right? Mister Dustan is not my father,” Pearl queried.


    Susan hesitated and stammered, “But… What if it’s true? Dustan was in love with your mother. Even if


    you’re not his child, how could you be dating Rick?”


    Hugo was taken aback by Susan’s statement. He knew it was impossible. He had manipted the


    DNA test results. The report should have indicated that Pearl and Richard were siblings.


    Furthermore, Pearl wouldn’t have had the time or motivation to arrange for a second DNA test, and


    Hugo


    had indeed tampered with the results.


    Hugo found himself grappling with an unsettling notion. Perhaps either he or Richard was not truly a


    Waldorf by blood.


    This thought made him break out in a cold sweat. If Richard was not a Waldorf, it could mean the end


    of his ascension to power.


    However, if it turned out to be him, marrying Pearl would secure his position as the head of the


    Waldorfs, preserving all his hard work and ambition.


    This realizationpelled Hugo to keep his tampering with the report a secret and console Susan. “It’s


    alright, Mom. Pearl is engaged to our family and will be a part of it in the future. If you insist on this, it’ll


    seem like she can’t marry any of your sons.”


    Susan, upon recognizing her wrong statement, paused and sighed.


    “I believe you understand what I mean, Pearl. It’s not that I want to drive you away from our family, but


    I’ve already chosen Abby as Rick’s fiancee. It’s unfortunate that you’ve suddenly meddled in it. YouContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    should know


    what I’m talking about, given your intelligence.”


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    Chuckling, Pearl replied, “We’re living in the twenty-first century, Madam. Arranged marriages and


    parental matchmaking are outdated practices. If you believe that Abby is the ideal daughter-inw for


    your family, why not ask Richard for his opinion? Ask him if he wants to marry Abby or me.” It was the


    first time Pearl expressed her stance.


    Hearing that, Richard couldn’t help but smile, admiring her for her ability to stand up for herself.