Chapter 18%
When Kai opened it, the first thing he saw was Florence Yale’s medical records from last month, which included a nose job surgery, performed on the very day she had gone missing.
So that day… Kai’s throat tightened. “She wasn’t kidnapped by Carolyn at all.”}
Scrolling further, he found a pre–op photo attached at the end.
In the picture, Florence’s nose bridge was visibly crooked, a stark contrast to her usual flawless appearance.}
Most ironically, the reason for the visit was clearly stated. “Implant displacement, urgent repair needed.”
Kai suddenly laughed out loud, a bitter, self–mocking laugh.
He remembered my resolute back as I carried Scott to the hospital that day, remembered his son’s heart–wrenching cries as he was pressed in front of the sulfuric acid pool and remembered how he had been blinded by a clumsy lie.}]
The rain grew heavier. Kai stood by the window, looking at his distorted reflection in the glass.”
He finally understood what he had done wrong.
“Bring Florence Yale to me,” Kai called his assistant, his tone icy.}]
Rainwater dripped from the hem of Kai’s suit, forming a dark puddle on the villa’s marble floor.”
He stood by the French window, the cigarette clamped between his fingers burned to its end, but he was oblivious to the scorching sensation on his skin.
“Mr. Lockwood, she’s here,” the bodyguard’s voice came from behind him.
Kai slowly turned and saw Florence being held up by two bodyguards in the center of the living room.
She was still wearing that goose–yellow dress, but now the hem was stained with mud and her carefully styled curly hair was plastered wetly to her face.
“Kai?” Florence timidly looked up, tears quickly welling in her eyes. “They suddenly burst into the hospital and I was still having a prenatal check–up.”
“Prenatal check–up?” Kai suddenly laughed, pulling a document from his inner suit pocket and flinging it at her face. “A nose job surgery record from the plastic surgery hospital on the 15th of last month. Do I need to read it to you?“}
The paper grazed Florence’s cheek. She looked down at the scattered medical records and the color instantly drained from her face.} “And this,” Kai threw down another document. “A DNA test report. Who’s the father of this bastard in your belly?“}]
In the short time it took for his assistant to bring Florence, Kai had uncovered a great deal.
The more he investigated, the angrier he became.}
Why had he trusted Florence so much before, never even checking her?}
It was so simple, yet he had been blinded and never bothered to check,
And because of it, he had repeatedly misunderstood me and his child.
Florence’s legs went weak and she collapsed to the floor, her fingernails leaving several white marks on the tiles. “No… this must be a mistake.”
Kai slowly crouched down, gripping her chin to force her to look up.
The cold light from the surveillance screen reflected in his eyes, like a poisoned knife. “Watch it again. How did you frame my son?” The living room projection screen suddenly lit up, looping the footage of Florence falling down the stairs herself.}
Her pupils constricted violently and her lips began to tremble. “Kai, listen to me, I can explain … ”
“Explain what?” Kai’s hand moved to her slender neck. “How you fooled me with a fake face? Or how you drove my wife and son away step by step?”
“You knew that baby wasn’t mine, so you tried to frame my son for pushing you down the stairs and causing a miscarriage. Killing two birds with one stone, right?”
His thumb pressed against her throat, feeling her rapid pulse. “Do you know Scott can never play the piano again with his right hand? That’s on you. If not for you, I never would’ve done that to him!”
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