NovelEnglishChapter 157 At that moment, both Noah and Derrick looked deeply unsettled. Salcouldn't help but replay Citrine's words in her mind, turning them over with growing unease.
A wave of absurdity swept over her-something she'd never felt before. The realization that she might have spent all these years living inside an elaborate lie crafted by the Everly family made her blood run cold.
"Derrick, I deserve an explanation," Salsaid icily, fixing her bruised and battered husband with a steely glare.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFor years, she'd endured the Everly family's scorn because she couldn't get pregnant. Thinking of all the humiliation she'd suffered, Salcould barely contain her fury-if she could, she'd have torn the whole rotten clan apart.
Derrick's eyes darted away, his face darkening as he raised his voice defensively. "What explanation? Salome, I'm telling you, there's nothing wrong with me-my health is just fine." "We'll see about that," Citrine interjected, her tone flat. She strode straight toward him, her intentions clear. "Stay away from me!" Derrick's expression changed in an instant. He instinctively backed away several steps, panic flickering in his eyes as he stared at Citrine. "W-What are you doing?" He still remembered how ruthless she'd been the last tshe'd laid hands on him. The thought alone left him trembling-how could a girl be stronger than most men? Ignoring his protests, Citrine reached him and grabbed his arm with surprising force. She pressed her fingers to his wrist, holding it there for a long moment before finally letting go.
Derrick barely had tto relax before Citrine seized his jaw.
"Open your mouth." Her voice was utterly devoid of warmth, and the way she looked at Derrick was as if he were little more than a specimen.
His jaw aching, Derrick complied, opening his mouth without protest.
After her inspection, Citrine returned to Salome's side.
Salstared at her niece in open astonishment, clearly taken aback by the whole display. There was even a flash of admiration in her eyes. "Citrine, do you have medical training?" Citrine nodded. "Yes, I do." Without missing a beat, Citrine exposed Derrick's secret right there in front of everyone. "Aunt Salome, Derrick has azoospermia. And thanks to his excessive indulgence, his health is seriously depleted." Before Salcould say a word, the faces of Derrick, Noah, and Mabel all changed at once. They stared at Citrine as if she'd grown a second head.
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Noah recovered first. She quickly schooled her features and shot Citrine a look of absolute certainty. "Azoospermia? Hardly! My son's fertility is just fine, and as for your other accusation, that's nonsense. Don't make things up." "You're just a little girl-do you really think you can diagnose my son with a glance? This isn't sgof make-believe," Noah sneered, her tone dripping with contempt.
Citrine calmly looked away, her gaze landing on the woman Derrick had brought home, who lingered om what nervously in the comer. Citrine offered a cool smile. "No one knows better than you. Given the sorry state of Derrick's body, five minutes must be a stretch, right?" Daisy hadn't expected to be put on the spot. She hesitated, then nodded-only to immediately shake her head and, holding up her fingers, replied with thinly veiled disgust, "Not even five minutes." "You really aren't picky, huh? Must've been desperate," Citrine shot back with a mocking laugh. She had no sympathy for a homewrecker, and it showed in her voice.
Daisy pressed her lips together and gave a sheepish smile, fully aware she'd crossed a line. "Yeah... I honestly don't know how I stomached it."
She'd once dreamed of marrying Derrick and climbing the social ladder, but after seeing the family's reaction to the word "azoospermia," Daisy realized it was probably true. Her ambitions vanished in an instant-she wanted nothing more to do with Derrick.
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