Chapter 612


    Hackett was left utterly speechless, a sharp pang in his chest making him stagger, almost unable to stand on his own two feet.


    Miley inwardly cheered for Frederick, thinking he was the real deal. Everyone had been yed by the Lockwoods, but he kept


    his head clear! He was just so darn cool and.


    awesome!


    Her excitement cranked up the volume as she chimed in, “Exactly! You''ve all been beating around the bush, but isn’t it just


    because you don’t want to take a paternity test? What are you so afraid of? What are you trying to hide?”


    At that moment, Yuna, who had been unable to get a word in, couldn’t take it anymore!


    She was like an ant on a hot griddle, ncing helplessly at the silent Zoe and then at Hackett, who had no say in front of Robert


    and Frederick.


    She knew all too well that Zoe was useless, and Hackett, who was under his wife’s thumb,


    was even less reliable. So, it seemed she had to take matters into her own hands with


    Penelope.


    With a n brewing, she immediately grabbed Penelope’s hand and spoke in a tone of utter misery, “Mom, please talk some


    sense into him. The way he’s humiliating me, | might as well just drop dead right now!


    Or maybe you should just consider Marguerite your daughter and I''ll step aside, how about that? I’ve known hard times since |


    was a kid, and | won’tin about going


    back to that.


    Just knowing you and dad are my kin is enough for me. The Fitzgerald heiress title is too heavy, too heavy for me to bear. Let me


    go back to the countryside...”


    Yuna burst into tears as she spoke.


    Hackett, watching her act, was torn between anger and heartache, scolding her, “Why would you say such things? The


    Fitzgerald heiress is you, and you alone!”


    Yuna sniffled but didn’t respond to Hackett, instead turning her pitiful gaze toward Penelope.


    She knew her tactic of a strategic retreat worked on Hackett but wasn’t sure about Penelope.


    So, all her hopes were pinned on Penelope.


    Penelope, the person in question, seemed torn, her expressionplex.


    Yuna thought she had swayed Penelope and just waited for her to put an end to all this.


    But things didn’t turn out as she wished.


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    Penelope gently squeezed Yuna’s


    hand in constion and looked at


    Robert, her tone soft and kind, “Yuna,


    this farce has gone on long enough.


    It''s been painful for me to watch your


    and your brother at odds. Since he


    insists, you should just prove it to


    him, and perhaps find some peace


    afterward.”


    Penelope had her own motives, of


    course. Before the first paternity test


    results came out, the whole family


    believed her daughter was


    Marguerite. She was deeply


    disappointed but had no choice but


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    However, Robert’s persistent investigations had indeed surprised her.


    So, why not go for another paternity test? If Marguerite truly was her daughter, it would be a cause for celebration; if not, things


    would remain as they were. Either way, it seemed like


    a win-win situation.


    Yuna was shocked to her core! Prove it to him? How could she? She wasn’t a Fitzgerald by birth, so what evidence could she


    possibly provide?


    Yuna felt as though she had reached a dead end.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


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    And just as Robert was about to lead


    everyone to the testing room,


    Frederick cut through the crowd and


    pushed Marguerite in front of Hackett


    with a simple but emphatic


    deration, “Not just that, Hackett


    and Marguerite, they need to be


    tested as well.”