Filed to story: Billionaire Bride’s Revenge (Vera & Howard)
Jeff held his phone with a tight grip, filled with apprehension.
When his assistant called once more, he hastily answered, still in the ward. “What’s the result?”
Jeff realized too late that he hadn’t stepped out before taking the call.
As he stood up, his assistant’s announcement filled the quiet room-it was already too late to leave unnoticed.
“The result shows that Vera isn’t your biological daughter, Mr. Montgomery.”
Thus, not only Jeff, but also Vera and Sharon, heard the revelation loud and clear.
Color drained from Vera’s face as shock took hold.
Unable to contain her emotions any longer, Sharon seized Jeff’s arm and demanded sharply, “Repeat what your assistant just said!”
Vera looked on, shocked and unable to process the words.
“Dad, please tell me,” she urged softly.
Jeff couldn’t bring himself to meet Vera’s gaze, overwhelmed by the magnitude of their mistake.
He and Sharon had invested so much love and effort into raising Vera, only to discover she wasn’t really their daughter-a reality too painful for anyone to easily accept.
Despite having found Lily, their real daughter, the news was still a devastating blow.
Jeff inhaled deeply, seeking composure, and then affirmed with heavy certainty, “The results are conclusive. You are our biological daughter.”
Vera’s hope shattered, visible in her tightening eyes. Jeff’s declaration struck her like lightning-unexpected and harsh.
Tears welled up in Sharon’s eyes as she looked at Vera, not with affection but with bitterness.
“I struck my own daughter, all for a stranger. The energy spent raising someone I thought was my own…” Sharon’s voice was laden with betrayal and hurt. Her words, sharp and unforgiving, pierced Vera deeply.
In a fit of anger, Sharon swept Vera’s unfinished meal from the table to the floor, creating chaos in the room.
“My heart breaks thinking of the suffering my true daughter endured. How could I have been so blind?” Sharon cried out, her grief palpable.
She collapsed onto the sofa, her body wracked with sobs, her face etched with anguish.
Despite her pain, her words still implied that Vera was the whole reason their real daughter had suffered.
Jeff’s face was flushed with anger as he admitted, “It was our mistake. We didn’t recognize her.”
In their eyes lay unmistakable frustration.
Vera grasped the gravity of the situation as pain snapped her back to reality.
She thought such twists only happened in soap operas or novels. “This can’t be real,” she mused, finding the scenario absurd.
Taking a deep breath, Vera asserted, “This must be wrong. How can I not be your daughter?”
Sharon jumped up, approached Vera aggressively, and jabbed a finger towards her.
“Are you still lying? Should I smash this report in your face? I took the sample myself. It has to be accurate.”
The warmth Sharon once showed had vanished, replaced by hostility. Vera felt a surge of pain but was momentarily speechless.
Jeff approached Sharon, gently touching her arm to soothe her. He looked at Vera with a mix of sorrow and disappointment.
“We raised you with love, never expecting this. I know this is hard, but try to see things from our perspective.”
Sharon crumbled under the weight of her emotions, covering her face as she wept.
“This is all my fault. I failed to recognize my own child and wronged her instead.”
She directed all her blame toward Vera.
“If things had been different, perhaps Howard’s actual wife, living a prosperous life, would have been our true daughter. A cruel irony.” Sharon’s gaze toward Vera was filled with raw bitterness, almost piercing.
Vera, piecing things together, sensed that the Montgomerys might already know who their real daughter was.
With her heart pounding and fists clenched, Vera’s voice shook as she asked, “Who-who is your biological daughter?”
Sharon’s words hit Vera with the force of a storm. “Our daughter is Lily Johnson.”
The revelation echoed in Vera’s ears, sending shock through her system.
Her pupils narrowed as her voice shook involuntarily. “What did you just say?” Vera gasped, disbelief contorting her features.
Could it truly be Lily? How was this possible?
Suddenly, the surreal nature of the situation struck her. She felt like a mere puppet in a farcical play.
In this twisted scenario, she realized she had inadvertently taken Lily’s lover, Howard, as well as her place in what she thought was her own family.
Sharon, watching Vera’s color drain, clenched her teeth in frustration.
“Yes, Lily is my daughter. You’ve unwittingly made her suffer greatly. I’m filled with regret on her behalf.”
Overwhelmed, Vera was speechless, her heartache evident in her tear-filled eyes.
Sharon’s accusations felt like a surreal nightmare to Vera.
As Sharon’s resentment deepened, she glared at Vera and declared harshly, “You’ve usurped my daughter’s life for years. There will be repercussions.”
Jeff, witnessing the scene, felt a complex mix of emotions. Who could have imagined such a turn of events?
Despite the turmoil, watching Vera tremble reminded him of the deep bond they had shared over the years, despite the revelations.
With a sense of urgency, he gently pulled Sharon aside and urged, “Let’s not dwell on this now. We need to find Lily and bring her home.”
Sharon declared with resolve, “Yes, we must bring her home and announce to the world that she’s our real daughter. We owe her so much, and I intend to make amends.”
With a scornful look at Vera, she added derisively, “As for you, the imposter, you no longer have any place in the Montgomery family.”
Vera’s heart sank with each word, her fists clenched in a mixture of anger and despair.