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Chapter 564
Allison’s lips quivered. “What, you don’t believe me?”
Grace, lost in a daze, replied, “How could it be Penelope? Allie, Mom knows this has taken
a toll on you, and I know you’re hurt and tired, but you can’t just say that it was
Penelope?” Allison suddenly burst into a fit of laughter. The more she laughed, the more it
hurt.
This was Grace, her mother!
She had given everything to her mother, but now, Grace looked at her in disbelief. That
accusing gaze seemed to mean she had lied. It truly stung Allison’s eyes.
A sharp pain hit Allison right in the chest. Gradually, the pain turned numb. She was
laughing so hard, and the tears were on the brink.
Lucian didn’t believe her, and there stood her mother, uttering apologies, yet not believing
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇther daughter. In their eyes, Penelope was the delicate princess, but she was just the dirt
beneath their feet. She deserved to be scorned, to be trampled on.
For the first time, Allison realized Grace, too, was capable of such deceit. Her mouth was
full of apologies and love, but the moment she heard the woman in the picture was
Penelope, she started to deny it outright.
Grace’s face was a canvas of complex emotions. “How could it be Penelope? She’s not
short on cash. Allie, Mom knows you’re suffering and you’ve sacrificed so much for my
illness, but what does that have to do with Penelope?”
Allison asked softly, “You don’t believe me?”
Grace was silent for several seconds.
Allison chuckled, “Because in your heart, you think the woman in the photo was me.”
“I… That’s not it, Allie. I know you and Penelope look alike, but Penelope has no reason
to… She doesn’t lack money, so there’s no need for her to hang out with a bunch of
tattooed thugs. It’s not that Mom doesn’t believe you.”
Allison had originally planned to let Grace leave. That would be the best. She didn’t want
to say too much to Grace, and there was nothing left to say.
Despite the wrongs Grace had done, despite how she had altered her original life, she
couldn’t completely sever the mother-daughter bond. Grace had raised her for 23 years,
and she couldn’t just cut her off. However, at that moment, any affection she had for
Grace vanished completely.
They were all hypocrites! They were completely charmed by Penelope. They’d never
believed in her.
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08:58
Allison opened the door to find Emma standing there. “Did you get the video from the
man? Bring your laptop in.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Just give me ten minutes,” Emma responded. She returned to her office, picked up her
laptop, and checked her email. Hughes hadn’t sent the video, so she immediately dialed
his number.
Hughes had been up all night. He was still asleep when his phone started ringing. Rubbing
his eyes, he glanced at the screen, saw an unfamiliar number, and hung up.
The phone rang again. Hughes stared at the caller ID, sat up, and answered the call.
“Mr. Hughes, it’s me, Lauren, from last night.”
“Oh, I remember, Ms. Lauren,” Hughes chuckled, lighting a cigarette as he leaned against
the headboard. “What’s up? Miss me already?”
“Can you send me the video?” Emma inquired.
“Which video? Oh, sure.”
Emma promptly gave him her email address. In about two minutes, a video file arrived in
Emma’s inbox. She immediately opened it to buffer.
The image was a bit blurry. A woman’s moan echoed, “Ah…”
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