Chapter 205 Like A Soap Opera
Hiram''s eyes didn''t meet Rachel''s. He seemed to have known the news and deliberately chosen not to
tell Gavin about it.
"Rachel, as you know, there are only two big families in XH Vige, yours and ours. XH Vige was
also the ce where Landy lost her life." Gavin''s eyes became vacant as he spoke. He seemed to be
reminiscing about the times he had spent with his younger sister.
"Landy was supposed to stay in XH Vige for only 10 days or so and go back to the US after that, but
she ended up staying there for a year. We didn''t worry much about it since we thought she was only a
little girl who wanted to have fun.
But what we didn''t know was that she had fallen in love with a man there."
Hiram suddenly cut in. "Dad, this matter hasn''t been investigated yet, and there is no conclusive
evidence. Let me check again. Please don''te to a conclusion so quickly."
Rachel noticed how nervous Hiram was and anticipated that it was bad news. How could such a calm
man like Hiram be so nervous?
"No, I sent someone to verify it myself. It''s a real clue, but for some reason, everyone kept it a secret. It
is only now when the man is dead that they dare to make it public, "
Gavin said.
"Rachel, that man is none other than your father."
Rachel widened her eyes at Gavin''s words.
What did he mean?
Landy had been in love with her father?
Rachel was totally confused.
She couldn''t understand what he was saying.
Joanna looked at Rachel, and knew that it was difficult for her daughter-inw to ept, she said,
"Rachel, XH Vige is a small vige. Your father, who I knew at that time, was good-looking and well-
spoken. It''s no surprise that Landy, who had just be a woman, fell in love with your dad.
Landy was a smart girl, and your dad returned her feelings. The year that Landy stayed in XH Vige,
she was actually staying with your dad. But at that time... Well, your dad was already engaged to your
mother at that time."
Joanna exined.
She knew that Gavin got upset easily, especially when it came to his sister. Just the mention of Landy
could make him lose all sense of reason. So, she thought it was better for her to do the talking.
"The Rong family was also to me. We didn''t want the only daughter in the family to marry into the
Ruan family and suffer, so we didn''t reveal Landy''s true identity to anyone.
Gavin, maybe that was God''s punishment to the Rong family. If we had made Landy''s identity clear,
then regardless of anything else, Landy might still be alive now!" Joanna said, sighing.
"As for the details, too much time has passed, so we can''t be a hundred percent sure about them.
However, it seemed that in the end, your father broke up with Landy because he didn''t want to betray
your mother.
Landy couldn''t ept it, so she jumped into the river and took her own life."
Rachel took a long time to recover from what she had just heard.
She remembered that once, at the hospital, Fannie had mentioned concealing something from the
Rong family.
Had she been talking about this?
If that was the case, then although it was difficult to ept, at least what her mother had said then
made sense.
Hiram said in a low voice, "Dad, many years have passed since then. Rachel is innocent. I don''t want
anything to hurt her."
Gavin sighed and looked away from Rachel, who resembled the man that had driven Landy to her
death.
"Hiram, even if I set this aside, there''s still the matter of..." he started, but Hiram cut him off.
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"Stop, Dad! I told you, it''s a wild guess. It can''t be true!" Hiram suddenly raised his voice.
Joanna nodded in agreement. "I agree. Gavin, what you''re thinking can''t be true. We don''t know it, but
Fannie must know the truth. We shouldn''t mention it again. Hiram''s right, it''s impossible."
Joanna had also heard the conversation Gavin had had on the phone in his study.
She thought it was absurd. It must be idle gossip.
Rachel looked at Hiram, confused, then turned to her mother-inw and asked, "Mom, what are you
talking about?
Dad, mom, since we''re talking about this anyway, why don''t we juste clean about everything? The
Rong and Ruan families have been entangled for generations, and I can understand anything. So if
there''s anything else, please tell me about it."
As soon as she said this, Hiram took her hand and said, "Rachel, you already know the important part
now. As for everything else, I''ll investigate and find the person who has intentionally started such
rumors."
Gavin coughed and stood up.
"Hiram, the best way to deal with this rumor is to verify it. It''s not difficult. All we have to do is get the
test done!"
"Dad!" Hiram protested. Joanna stood up too. Gavin, who was usually very gentle, couldn''t control his
temper when it came to this matter. He was stubborn and didn''t listen to anyone''s advice.
He held up his hand in front of him and said, "Joanna, I know it sounds absurd. I can''t believe it either.
But since we''ve heard that Landy gave birth to a girl who would now be the same age as Rachel, of
course we have to rule it out first. If it turns out to be just a rumor, we''ll have a happy ending. But if it is
true, we can''t let this mistake continue!
I know we all don''t want to believe it, but now that it hase up, we should face this matter and solve
it, rather than turn a blind eye to it."
Gavin turned to Rachel and said, "Rachel, let''s go and take a blood test for you."
Rachel was totally confused. She turned stiffly to Hiram.
"So you''re saying... I, I might not be my mother''s biological daughter?
Are you kidding?
Dad, I don''t think there''s any need to do that. My mother and I both have O blood type. Since my
mother gave me a blood transfusion when I was a child, I know it very well."
God, where on earth had this newse from?
How could her life suddenly be like a scene from a soap opera?
But hearing Rachel''s words, Gavin''s face only became more grave. "Your blood type is O? So is mine.
And Hiram''s."
"Dad!" Hiram frowned.
"O blood type is the mostmon. It''s not like everyone who has that blood type is rted to the Rong
family."
"Yes. Please don''t be so paranoid!" Joanna said, taking a deep breath. This whole conversation was
setting her on edge, too.
The twists and turns almost scared her to death.
Holding her forehead, Rachel walked towards the stairway. She had to go back to her room and
organize her thoughts or she would go mad.
How could she ept the fact that she was suddenly in such a state with no prior warning?
When Hiram followed her into the room, She picked up a pillow and threw it at him.