A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

– If that’s the case, you might as well leave me to die in the hospital, Lyana said, enunciating every word.

Olga’s expression changed. She had a disturbing feeling.

Lyana asked again:

– I’m asking you one last time. Who are my biological parents?

Olga was so angry that she was about to vomit blood. She didn’t expect Lyana not to believe her. With her eyes as big as dinner plates, she roared

– Lyana, are you crazy? What’s the use of lying to you at a time like this? You think I’m waiting to be struck by lightning?

The more Olga thought about it, the angrier she got.

– At the time, I gave birth to a dead baby. I was afraid that stepmom wouldn’t be able to take the hit, so I brought you back to raise you.

Seeing that Lyana was silent, Olga suddenly seemed to realize something. She smiled.

– I see now. I understand why you don’t believe me. Do you still dream that you are the daughter of a rich family?

– If you are really the daughter of a rich family, how could I have taken you away from your parents? If they really care about you, how could they not come looking for you after so many years? Think hard ! Use your brain.

After Olga finished talking, she suddenly felt happier. Even though her reputation was ruined, she had to make Lyana suffer.

Lyana continued to stare into Olga’s eyes. She hoped to find evidence of lying in Olga’s eyes, but she found no trace of Olga not telling the truth.

It means she was telling the truth.

Olga’s hair stood on end under Lyana’s gaze. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She also had no intention of letting Lyana have a good time.

– Lyana, you don’t have to look at me like that. I speak the truth today. When I took you away, your mother said she never wanted to see you again. She was hoping that I would never take you to see her again. She still wanted to remarry and live a peaceful life. She didn’t want her mistake to appear in front of her and disrupt her life.

Lyana gazed at Olga quietly for a long time, her heart filled with complicated emotions.

For the sake of her reputation, Olga would certainly not lie again.

Was his father really a heartless man who wanted a son?

His mother was an unscrupulous mistress who ruined other people’s families.

So, was she a universally hated illegitimate daughter?

Lyana’s eyes turned cold. She felt she had to investigate herself.

Ines, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but smile as she saw Lyana’s expression worsen.

Lyana had always boasted of being morally superior.

Now she was just the daughter of a villager and a rich man. Moreover, she was an illegitimate daughter, despised by the whole world. She wanted to see what else Lyana could be proud of.

She was just a bastard child that no one wanted.

It took skill and good karma to reincarnate. Lyana had been inferior to him since birth.

Thinking about this, Ines felt much better. She was the precious daughter of the Dubois family, and she had an exceptional older brother. Lyana would never be able to compare herself to her.

She had won!

At this thought, Ines felt extremely happy, but she still displayed a worried facade.

– Sister, are… are you okay?

Lyana sat silently, seemingly lost in thought.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ines glanced at Vincent. With an angel’s halo around her head, she says in a considerate and understanding way,

– Sister, at that time it was not easy for a woman if she got pregnant before marriage. It must have been very difficult for her to have a child and raise it. People gossiped about him. You have to understand your mother’s point of view. Don’t hate her.

She still ignored Ines. His mind was filled with Olga’s words.

After receiving so much information today, she needed to take some time to digest it. More importantly, she needed to dig deeper into the matter and find key clues before she could ask someone to investigate her past.

Seeing that Lyana remained silent, Ines gently comforted her.

– Sister, do not remain silent. Don’t take things too seriously. Don’t worry, Brother and I will definitely help you.

Seeing that Lyana didn’t speak, she continued to persuade her.

– If your biological mother learns that you are upset because she abandoned you, she will certainly blame herself.

Impatience shone in Lyana’s eyes. She looked up at Ines.

– Are you done talking?

Ines felt a shiver run down her spine under Lyana’s cold gaze. She couldn’t help but shiver, stumbling backwards.

Lyana narrowed her eyes, her voice as cold as ice.

– Do you think I’m going to believe everything Olga says?

Ines’ gaze wavered. Lyana therefore did not want to admit to herself that she had a despicable background.

Pursing her lips, she asked

– Sister, if mom is lying, why didn’t your relatives come to get you?

Lyana looked at Ines expressionlessly.

Ines’ words hit the mark.

It had been over twenty years. Why hadn’t her biological parents come to pick her up?

When she was sent to live in the mountains, she didn’t have enough to eat. As a result, she was in constant danger of starving to death. If an old man hadn’t saved her, she might have died alone, with no family to name her.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

What intrigued Lyana the most was that her biological parents never came to pick her up.

If a child loved by his family had been lost, his relatives would certainly have done everything possible to find him. They couldn’t bear to let their child live alone on the street.

Lyana narrowed her eyes. If Olga and the others hadn’t gone too far in their treatment, she might not have known before her death that she was not Jacob and Olga’s biological daughter.

Maybe it really was as Olga had said. For her biological parents, she was just a burden, a burden they wanted to get rid of.

Vincent looks at Lyana’s back and frowns slightly, his thin lips pursing. He remains silent.

Thomas noticed Vincent’s change in expression, but he couldn’t guess what he was thinking.

At that moment, the ringing of the phone interrupted everyone’s thoughts.

Andre, who was in a daze, jumped when he heard the phone ring. He started shaking.

Olga looked at Lyana in panic.

She casually took her phone out of her bag. The caller ID was 1101.

Olga turned pale with fear. If she was really going to jail, Jacob probably would have hooked up with someone else before he was released.

As for the two children, they would probably find it humiliating as well. They may never recognize her as their mother again.

Cold sweats beaded on Olga’s forehead. She looked at Lyana anxiously and said impatiently

– Lyana, you just said that as long as I give you the details of your birth, you will not call the police.

Ines looked at Lyana anxiously. She was really afraid that the family scandal would spread to the public. If other people knew her mother had done such a thing, she would probably be too embarrassed to confront anyone. She hastened to say

– Sister, mom saved you when you were just a baby. And mom and dad treat you like their own daughter. Without knowing the results of that paternity test, I wouldn’t even have guessed that you weren’t related to us by blood. I think it’s better that you don’t tell the police, otherwise we’ll all be humiliated.

Jacob stood to the side with a cold expression. Deep down, he still hoped that Olga would go to jail. She had done something so dirty and despicable. She had to pay the price.

However, when he heard the words of Ines, a trace of pity rose in his heart. If word of what Olga had done got out, Nathan and Ines would be the ones who would suffer the most.

At this thought, Jacob could only suppress the discontent in his heart.

– Lyana, since your mother saved you once, don’t let the police handle this case. We’ll take care of it in private.

She looked at her phone and lowered her gaze slightly, hiding the emotions in her eyes. When she raised her head, there was only coldness in her eyes. She glanced at the people in front of her and said mockingly:

– You look really nice. At the time, you saved me, but you took no responsibility for me. You even left me alone in the mountains. If it wasn’t for Grandpa, I would have been dead a long time ago. So what’s the difference between you and my biological parents who abandoned me? I think you are even more disgusting. You never did me a favor, but you want to take anything you want from me.