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On top of that, Nathan and Ines would also be criticized relentlessly. They would never be able to hold their heads up high again.

At this thought, Olga burst into tears. She cursed,

– Lyana, you…

Before she could finish speaking, she felt the coldness around her. Her gaze inadvertently fell on Vincent’s face. When she met his icy gaze, she immediately swallowed her words.

Olga was so angry that she was panting heavily. With a cold expression, she asked:

– Lyana, don’t you have any sense? If you call the police, you’ll only bring shame to the Dubois family.

Jacob was so angry he could barely feel anything. If the murder wasn’t illegal, he would have shot that bitch Olga.

Lyana looked at Olga in confusion. She asked languidly:

– Before doing that, why didn’t you think you were going to shame the Dubois family?

Lyana sighed slightly and looked at Ines with a pained expression. She says softly

– Brother has already started taking charge of the Dubois family business. I don’t think anyone will dare to say anything in front of him or gossip behind his back. I already married the Sanchez family, so I don’t think anyone will dare to talk nonsense about me either. However, I pity Ines. She is still a student. If An’s college classmates find out, how will she deal with those gossips at school? Even if she manages to graduate, people will continue to talk behind her back when she goes looking for work. People will say that she has a mother who does not know where she belongs and who cheats on her husband.

She pauses, then continues.

– In the future, when Ines gets married, the groom and his family will certainly be hesitant. They might be afraid that she will do something like her mother, something that will bring shame to the family.

Ines couldn’t help it. Screaming, she burst into tears.

Olga’s face was red with anger. She asked furiously

– Lyana, do you have a conscience? How dare you call the police? Ines is your biological sister, and I am your mother. How can you be so heartless as to ruin your sister’s life, and mine?

Lyana cast a cold look at Olga, a trace of anger in her eyes. She gripped the dagger tightly in her hand.

– Shut up!

Olga was surprised by the cold aura that Lyana gave off.

She narrowed her eyes and spoke in an icy tone,

– I will cut out your tongue if you dare to call yourself my mother one more time.

All Olga could think of right now was finding a scapegoat, so the blame on her would be less. So she tried to blame Lyana. She said fearlessly,

– What did I say wrong?

Lyana snorted. Olga was truly a stubborn mule. She pulled out a folder she had stuffed into her bag and threw the paternity test results in Olga’s face.

Enraged, she opened the file. When she saw the contents, her eyes widened in disbelief.

– How… How could you do a paternity test?

A trace of shock crossed Jacob’s face.

Looking condescendingly at Olga, Lyana clearly enunciated every word as she spoke.

– If you don’t want to go to jail, of course. In that case, tell me who my biological parents are.

As soon as Lyana said that, everyone in the Dubois family was stunned.

Approaching Olga, Jacob forcibly took the paternity test from her. When he saw the results, his expression changed. He turned to look at Lyana and asked in confusion

– How could you suspect that you were not our biological daughter?

Lyana found Jacob’s lyrics particularly amusing. She asked sarcastically

– You made things so obvious. How can someone not be suspicious?

Jacob’s expression darkened as he remembered what had happened in the past.

Ines looked at Lyana in disbelief. She really didn’t expect Lyana to be so smart.

In fact, Ines had thought about kicking Lyana out of the house before, just to have the pleasure of seeing her begging for mercy on her knees.

However, she had never expected Lyana to find out the secret of her birth.

– Sister…

– Shut up.

Lyana interrupted Ines coldly, her expression filled with disgust.

– I am not your sister. I am not at all related to you by blood. I’m not even closely or remotely related to the Dubois family. Also, none of my mothers are such a shameless, disgusting person.

Olga’s face alternated between shades of green and white. She could barely bear this humiliation.

Lyana had plenty of time today. She pulled out a chair and sat down elegantly opposite Olga. She raised her eyebrows slightly.

– Now, can you tell me the truth? Who are my biological parents? And why did you bring me into the Dubois family? I advise you to tell me everything in detail.

Jacob couldn’t help but frown. It was a long story, and he didn’t know where to start.

Olga saw that Jacob was deep in thought. She glanced to the side and hastened to speak.

– I remember this case very clearly!

When Jacob heard Olga’s words, he was speechless. In reality, she was in charge of most of the Dubois family affairs anyway.

He temporarily put aside the fact that Olga was having an affair and listened to her continue.

She heaved a small sigh of relief. She glared viciously at Lyana, as if determined to fight to the death.

– In the past, I was afraid that you would be upset, so I hid it from you. I didn’t tell you the truth. Now that you’ve found out, I don’t need to hide it from you anymore. You’re a bastard child I picked up from the hospital! A wild child abandoned by your parents.

Lyana sat in silence, staring blankly at Olga.

A smug smile appeared on Olga’s face. She asked:

– Did you think you were the precious daughter of a rich family?

– Lyana, stop dreaming.

Olga stood up, wiping her tears and blood from her nose. She said coldly, “Your mother was just a country woman. She fell in love with a rich man, but this rich man already had a wife. Your mother was looked down upon by her family because she got pregnant before the wedding. She wanted to have an abortion, but if she did, she risked not being able to get pregnant for the rest of her life. That’s why she secretly gave birth in the hospital without telling her family. She hoped to give birth to a son. As a son is more precious than a daughter, she intended to take this chance to marry the rich man, as his wife had given birth to only one daughter.

– However, when she gave birth to a daughter, this rich man gave her two thousand dollars and left. Your mother didn’t expect this to happen. The rich man told her that he only wanted to use your mother’s womb to have a son.

– Olga looked at Lyana with a challenge in her eyes.

– I was your mother’s doctor at the time. After giving birth to you, she threw you in the trash. I took pity on you and took you home.

At that moment, Olga snorted.

– In that case, I saved your life.

Lyana frowns a little and stares at Olga without flinching. The coldness in his eyes became more evident.

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Olga laughed and replied:

– What do you think the truth is? Back then, threads were so precious. Who would want to break up their family just for a girl?

Lyana’s eyes narrowed.

It wasn’t wrong. More than twenty years ago, all families preferred boys to girls. In order to have a son to inherit the business, many rich people spent a lot of money to find someone who could give birth to a son for them.

If the child was a son, the rich man would take him home. If it was a girl, she was abandoned in the street.

Seeing that Lyana was seriously considering the credibility of her words, Olga continued:

– If I hadn’t been there, you would have been dead a long time ago. I saved you. I am your saviour, your benefactor for life. Now you’re helping strangers plot against me. You really are ungrateful.

Lyana let out a cold laugh.

Olga felt a shiver run down her spine from Lyana’s gaze. Frowning, she asked,

– Why are you laughing?

She narrowed her eyes and looked at Olga coldly.

– In that case, do I have to thank you?

Olga couldn’t tell if Lyana believed her. She said coldly

– You owe me a debt. It is common knowledge that raising a child is a much more difficult task than giving birth, and deserves much more gratitude. For so many years, I raised you tirelessly. If I hadn’t been there, you would have died in the hospital a long time ago.