Chapter 875
Her gaze, filled with chilling coldness, fixed on Gabriel. “So what if I’m not your biological daughter? The Sterling family fortune was built by my mother. What right do I not have to grow up there? If anyone should get out, it’s you, your mistress, and your illegitimate daughter p>
“And another thing—” She sneered at Gabriel. “Before my mother married you, did she not tell you she was pregnant? You must have agreed to marry her for your own gain. What right do you have now to call me a ‘bastard p>
Anastasia didn’t know the specifics of what happened back then, but based on her understanding of her mother’s and Gabriel’s characters, she believed her mother would never have done something dishonest.
As for Gabriel, he would never let himself be taken advantage of. If Cecilia had truly hidden it from him, he would have screamed it from the rooftops years ago, not concealed it for so long.
It was just a logical deduction, but she had unknowingly struck a nerve. He had indeed coveted Cecilia’s beauty and fortune, which was why he had tolerated the situation and proposed to her.
He pointed a trembling finger at Anastasia. “You p>
“What, did I hit the mark?” Anastasia’s smile was frigid. “How strange. A man like you, what right do you have to condemn my mother? And you’re hardly clean yourself. You were messing with Nora before the marriage, continued after, and even produced two illegitimate daughters p>
Disgust flashed in her eyes. “I should thank you for telling me this,” she said coldly. “Knowing a man like you isn’t my father truly makes me happy p>
With that, she turned and walked away without a backward glance. “Stop! You p>
Gabriel cried out desperately, but Anastasia didn’t pause for even a second, quickly disappearing from his sight.
He tried to follow but was blocked by the Lancaster family’s staff.
Frustrated and anxious, he paced back and forth, panting heavily. “Ungrateful wretch! Disgraceful daughter! All those years I raised her were for nothing p>
Nora watched him with cold eyes, sensing the conflict and hurt in his heart— Anastasia was truly done with him now.
What a shame. What was the use of regret now? He’d had so many years to make amends and never did.
“You really did love Cecilia, didn’t you? You even tolerated her bastard child, raised her for years, and Kent
her secret, Nora said with a hint of resentment.
Only now did she see that this man had a heart, however small. It was just a pity
she had never received even a fraction of it.
“Hah, Cecilia had such a good reputation. I wonder what all her admirers would
think if they knew she was such an indecent woman p>
“Shut up!” Gabriel slapped Nora hard across the face, his expression savage. “How dare you say that about her? Is there a more indecent Woman in this world than you p>
Nora clutched her swelling cheek, staring blankly at the man before her as tears
welled in her eyes.
Harrison was working late. He had a dinner meeting after leaving the office, but he suddenly received a call from his grandmother. She told him Gabriel and Nora had shown up. and after Anastasia went out to see them for a few minutes, she hadn’t seemed herself.
“You should come home quickly. I’m really worried about her,” the old woman fretted.
“Alright, I will p>
After hanging up, he immediately headed home.