Chapter 486
Lionel stretched out his arm hurriedly to support him.
Vincent took the opportunity to grab Lionel''s arm. He looked at him firmly and said, “Don''t tell Vicky the
grudge between us from the previous generation. We shouldn''t ruin your lives because of it. Promise
me you''ll treat my daughter well.”
Lionel helped Vincent up and ced him on the bed. “She has the right to know.”
Vincent''s eyes narrowed.
It was only natural for parents to worry about their children.
He had chosen to be misunderstood by Victoria for all these years rather than tell her the truth because
he didn''t want her to live in hatred.
Now that his days were numbered, he could not just sit back and watch Lionel ruin Victoria''s life by
telling her the truth.
“Vicky is pregnant, Lionel. Do you want her to be a single mom with no one to rely on? If you feel
you''ve failed her, you should bury the past in your heart. Never tell her the truth. Just pretend that
Vicky''s mother fell off the cliff by ident and your father had nothing to do with it. I''m a dying person. I
hope you can understand my eagerness to protect my daughter, please.”
Lionel slowly closed his eyes.
Indeed, he didn''t want to keep Victoria in the dark about her mother''s death and believed she had the
right to know it.
However, Vincent had a point. Victoria would surely leave him if she found out the truth.
How was she going to survive on her own with a child?
“Okay. I promise I won''t mention this matter first.”
Feeling relief from his tension all of a sudden, Vincent copsed on the bed.
That''s great. The grudges of the previous generation havee to an end. It shouldn''t be brought
forward to the next generation. It''s painful to live with hatred.
Victoria had nned to go upstairs to eavesdrop on the conversation between her father and Lionel.
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Just after she came out of the kitchen, she saw Zayron and the othersing from a long distance
away.
Shortly after, Zayron appeared in front of Victoria and hugged her by her thighs.
“Vicky, you still have us.”
Tears started to well up in Victoria''s eyes.
Right. I still have my family and friends. Some people are destined to leave, and it''s impossible to stop
them. The only thing I can do is protect those by my side.
“I know. Don''t worry. I''ve slowly epted the reality. I won''t do anything foolish.” With that, she looked
at the mansion entrance. When she did not see Bailey, she asked in confusion, “Didn''t your mommy
“She has something to do and wille in the afternoon.”
Bailey called Juliana, asking her to help search for the emerald seal. However, she was told by the
Bailey had wanted to go to Moranta. However, Juliana told her she didn''t need to go there herself.
Instead, she would find a way to get the red emerald and send someone to Hallsbay with it.
Seeing how confident Juliana was, Bailey thought it was an opportunity to train her, so she agreed.
Although time was almost up and Bailey would be sued by Lina for defamation if she couldn''t find the
authentic emerald seal, she didn''t pressure Juliana and only reminded her to be careful and not to act
hastily.
Meanwhile, at a coffee shop, Bailey was smiling at Zeke, who was seated across the table.
With raised brows, she asked, “May I know why you wanted to meet me, Mr. Shurmer?”
Don''t tell me he''s confronting me after finding out it was Zayron who caused the fire at the engagement
party the other day. I feel helpless having a mischievous child too.
Zeke remained silent as he looked at her face carefully. He thought they looked more alike the more he
looked at her.
She had an uncanny resemnce to Waverly.
Zeke didn''t believe the coincidence of two people looking simr. He felt there must be something more
to it.
“Bailey, don''t you have anything to say to me in the face of the overwhelming rumors outside?”
Bailey blinked and shed him an ambiguous smile. “What do you want to hear from me? Do you want
me to say that I''m a daughter of the Shurmer family because I look simr to your mother?”
“But you''re not a descendant of the Jefferson family,” Zeke said solemnly. “Since you are not a child of
the Jefferson family, you must have a real family out there. Do you know where youe from?”
Bailey smiled as she shook her head. “No, I don''t. I believe the Shurmer family must have secretly
investigated and done a DNA test. So, tell me, am I a member of the Shurmer family?”
Zeke frowned slightly.
Bailey shrugged. “Look, the results of your investigation couldn''t prove anything. So what else can I
say? Mr. Shurmer, don''t be obsessed with this matter. It''s a waste of time. I have no rtion with the
Shurmer family.” She slowly stood up from the chair. “I''ll be leaving if there isn''t anything else to
discuss. Enjoy your coffee.”
Zeke watched her as she left without stopping.
Although he didn''t understand Bailey well, he knew it was useless to force her to disclose something
that she refused to.
Secondster, a waitress walked in.
She was more of a bodyguard than a waitress. Just now, when she knocked into Bailey, she had pulled
out a few strands of hair from her.
“How did things go?”
“Rest assured, Sir. I''ve gotten my hands on Ms. Jefferson''s hair.”
Zeke picked up his cup of coffee and took a sip. Then, he said tly, “Send it to the Shurmer family''s
secret research institute and ask the person in charge to run the test personally. I want a hundred
percent uracy.”
“Yes, Sir.”
At the underground parking, Bailey subconsciously reached out and stroked her hair.
There was still a faint pain in her scalp. She reckoned a lot of her hair must have been pulled out.
Bailey knew Zeke''s intention to meet wasn''t to get information out of her.
His real motive was for her to collide with the waitress.
It was easy to figure out why he wanted her hair. The paternity test from before had failed to persuade
the Shurmers.
They were still making efforts to investigate her identity.
At the headquarters of Luther Group, the secretaries were surprised to see Bailey.
It hadn''t been long since she had had a miscarriage. She was supposed to be resting now.
Chloe went up to her and smiled. “Ms. Bailey, how are you feeling after your miscarriage?”
She sounded as though she cared for Bailey, but she was aiming for where it hurt the most.
Bailey scoffed inwardly, All right, let''s do this since this is what you want.
“I''m fine. I heard you applied some abortifacient on the fruits. What an ingrate. Congrattions on
getting promoted to the position of chief secretary.”
Chloe smiled while she put her hand around Bailey''s arm. “Thank you, Ms. Bailey. By the way, what are
you doing at thepany today?”
To that, Bailey''s lips curled. She said slowly, “I''ve been having dreams of my unborn baby crying. Some
people told me it''s the spirit of my child. I think I have to meet the murderer who killed him, so he can
avenge himself.”