Chapter 602
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But Carol saw only one thing—her mother stepping in to shield Linsey. The sight made her blood boil. Eyes blazing and voice trembling with anger, Carol turned on Myla. “Mom! Why are you defending this bitch? Why are you having dinner with her? Why?”
Myla froze, startled by the sheer emotion in Carol’s voice. For the first time, she looked at her daughter not just with concern, but with disappointment. When had Carol become so unhinged? She was yelling at her own mother in front of an outsider.
Cruz immediately stepped in, positioning himself between Myla and Carol. Linsey was also shielded behind him.
Cruz fixed Carol with a sharp, disapproving look, his voice firm and unyielding. “Carol! Is this how you speak to your mother?”
Jeffery was caught off guard. He had been observing Carol’s unpredictable actions over the last few days and knew he had to intervene.
Determined, Jeffery quickly stepped up and took hold of Carol’s arm. “Carol, let’s calm down. Maybe it’s best we head home. I’ll come with you.”
“Get away from me!” Carol lashed out, breaking free from Jeffery’s grasp. She yelled, “You know how much I despise Linsey! And yet, you, along with Mom and Dad, invite her over for dinner today! What’s this about? Are you replacing me? Do you prefer Linsey as your daughter and sister?”
“Carol, stop talking such nonsense!” Cruz scolded her sharply. He then instructed Jeffery, “Take her home, now!”
“I refuse!” Carol’s voice grew ragged and fierce, as though she might scream until she was voiceless. “You didn’t even search for me when I didn’t come home last night. Yet here you are, enjoying your time with Linsey! Am I no longer your daughter? Do you even acknowledge me as such?”
As Carol’s accusations escalated, Jeffery’s face became grave, and he tried to embrace her firmly. “Carol, you’re mistaken. We don’t feel that way. We only met with Linsey today to discuss saving the company.”
Carol burst into hysterical laughter. “Lies! All lies! Do you think Linsey holds so much power?”
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In a moment of breakdown, she turned to her father and demanded, “Tell me! Is Linsey your secret child? Why else does she bear such a resemblance to Jeffery? Speak up!”
Shock and anger flashed across Cruz’s face, his expression darkening suddenly. “You brat! What utter rubbish are you yelling?”
Cruz had always considered himself more lenient with Carol than with Jeffery during their upbringing. It was beyond his imagination that, upon his and his wife’s return to the country, their daughter would hurl such accusations at him.
Myla was equally shocked by Carol’s claim.
How could Carol suggest that Linsey was Cruz’s illegitimate child? Such a notion was preposterous.
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