Chapter 7 - The Bloodline Secret
"Julian, listen to me!" Victoria shrieked, her voice cracking in pure desperation. "It wasn't supposed to fall toward Leo! I thought he would move to the sofa! I just wanted to get this girl fired so she wouldn't ruin our lives!"
"Ruin our lives?" Emma stepped forward, her voice ringing clear and strong across the room. "Or ruin your lie, Victoria?"
Emma reached into her vest pocket and pulled out a small, worn plastic bag containing a sealed medical envelope.
"Four years ago, when my sister Clara had her accident, she didn't die immediately," Emma revealed, tears rising in her eyes as she looked at Julian. "She survived in a coastal hospital for twelve hours. Long enough to give birth to her son."
Julian felt the ground shift beneath his feet. "What did you say?"
"Leo isn't Victoria's stepson," Emma said, her voice trembling with profound emotion. "He is Clara's biological son. Victoria bribed the hospital staff, took the baby from my dying sister's arms, and claimed she found him in the wreckage to force you into marrying her!"
The security guards gasped, and Higgins buried his face in his hands, realizing he had backed the wrong person.
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Victoria lost all control, her hands clawing at her own hair. "She's lying! She forged those papers! I am his mother! I am the legal Mrs. Vance!"
👉 What undeniable proof did Emma have that Victoria couldn't fake or destroy?
