Chapter 456
Hearing those words, Edwin stumbled backward several steps before copsing onto the bed. His
worst fear had materialized.
His mother''s chauffeur was a distant rtive of Leonora, a man named Daniel, who had contracted
cancer before the incident. He had kept his illness a secret, continuing to work for the Campbell
family.
With only three months left to live, it wasn''t beyond the realm of possibility that he might have done
something drastic for the right price. And right after the tragedy, Leonora had given Daniel''s widow a
whopping half a million in constion money.
Was it just a coincidence, or had Leonora been plotting this all along? If Leonora was truly behind
his mother''s death, how would ra ever face Ian?
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Edwin took a deep breath and headed back to Northbridge
overnight.
Meanwhile...
Leonora sat in the cafeteria, staring down at the unappetizing food on her te, the hatred in her
eyes growing more intense by the second.
Just then, she saw a familiar figure take a seat across from her. Startled, she looked up to find
Paolo''s aged face before her.
Surprised, she asked him, "How did you get in here? How''s Heidi? Is that bitch ra dead?"
Paolo red at her with a frosty countenance. "Leonora, you''ve known all along that ra was my
and May''s daughter, haven''t you?"
At his words, Leonora let out a coldugh. "What, you''vee to settle scores with me? It''s too
late, Paolo. Your biological daughter has already perished in the mes because of yourplicity."
Paolo clenched his fists so hard his knuckles turned white, his teeth gritting together. "May died
because of you. You were ''Mimi,'' the woman from the club, weren''t you? Heidi''s your child, am I
right?"
Leonora didn''t seem surprised, instead letting out a light chuckle. "Do you have any proof? Without
evidence, don''t make wild usations, or you might find yourself sued for defamation."
Suddenly, Paolo stood up and grabbed Leonora by the shoulders, ripping open her blouse. The
sight of the triangr scar on her shoulder made his pupils contract sharply. He remembered clearly
how Mimi had gotten that scar while saving him from a sharp de. It was identical to the one on
Leonora''s shoulder.
Pointing at the scar, Paolo demanded fiercely, "What''s your endgame, Leonora? Why pretend to be
someone you''re not, using such despicable methods? You knew Teo and I were brothers, yet you
still slept with me, had a child, and for the sake of your daughter''s future, you heartlessly killed your
own sister and discarded May''s and my child. What is going through your mind?"
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Leonora, far from being caught off guard, calmly adjusted her clothing, her face twisting into a
sinister smile. "Paolo, who do you me but yourself for not keeping it in your pants? Imagine what
Teo would do if he found out his beloved wife had been with his best friend. Do you think he
wouldn''t kill you?"
"Leonora, you''re shameless! You know Ian and Heidi are half-siblings, yet you''ve been pushing
them together. Aren''t you afraid of incest?"
"Well, Heidi can''t have kids anyway, so what does it matter? If you don''t tell and I don''t tell, who''s to
know? If it hadn''t been for that tramp ra getting in the way, Heidi would already be Ian’s wife, and
I wouldn''t be locked up here. But it doesn''t matter. As long as ra dies, Heidi still has a chance. I
don''t believe she can''t win Ian over."
Paolo''s forehead throbbed with rage. How had he never realized how twisted Leonora''s morals
were? With gritted teeth and ring eyes, he pronounced each word with venom, "Listen well,
Leonora, your dreams are shattered. ra isn''t dead. She''s been taken in by the York family in
Riddleton to reunite with her real kin. It''s Heidi who''s been injured. She was severely burned in that
fire and now can''t even take care of herself. She couldn’t even utter a single word."