Chapter 433
At her words, both Donald and Yvonne stared, their eyes wide with shock.
“You… you’re saying you’re Edith’s daughter?”
Yvonne didn’t believe it and immediately looked to Judy. Only when Judy nodded did she finally accept it.
“You’re really Edith’s daughter!”
Penelope ignored her and focused on Donald.
After the initial shock, a look of joy spread across Donald’s face. But as he looked at Penelope, it was mixed with guilt and sorrow, leaving him unsure how to react.
“No wonder I felt such an inexplicable connection to you the first time we met. You’re… you’re her daughter. That means you’re my… my daughter.”
As he said this, Donald’s eyes grew red.
Penelope’s expression was complicated. Donald had been completely in the dark, so she had no reason to hate him. But could she accept him as her father?
No, Penelope couldn’t.
She knew how the Bishop family had treated her mother, and she hated them for it. She wanted no familial connection with the Bishops, and that included Donald.
“Mr. Bishop, I believe I have the right to make the people who destroyed my mother’s life’s work pay for what they’ve done, don’t I?” she asked, composing herself.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Donald’s eyes, but he managed a weak smile. “Of course.”
Penelope nodded, unable to look at him any longer. She turned back to the vandals. “Are you going to pay, or should I call the police? Choose one.”
The men panicked again. They could tell Penelope wasn’t someone to be trifled with, and they all looked to Judy for help.
Judy shot them a look and cleared her throat. “I think…”
“Let’s just call the police.”
Penelope had no time for Judy’s excuses. She raised her phone again, about to dial.
“Don’t call! It was her! She paid us to pretend to be art students and cause a scene!” one of the more timid men blurted out.
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Judy immediately denied it.
Seeing Judy deny it, the other men all pointed at her.
“She paid us! We have the transaction records on our phones!”
“She told us to ruin today’s exhibition and destroy Edith’s reputation completely!”
“She told us to tear up the paintings, but she never said they were this valuable!”
One by one, their accusations rained down like hammer blows, leaving Judy speechless.
Many of the remaining guests were still in the room, and a lot of them were recording on their phones, some even live-streaming. The scene quickly went viral online.
“So, it was your idea all along, Mrs. Bishop,” Penelope said with a cold snort.
Judy shot Penelope a hateful glare before quickly turning to Donald.
“I can explain all of this when we get home…”
“Judy!” Donald could no longer contain his fury. “Years ago, you framed Edith, made me misunderstand her, and caused our divorce! I had a daughter with Edith, and you hid it from me, preventing us from ever meeting! And now you’re still trying to drag her name through the mud to run her completely! You’re a vicious woman!”
“Donald, how could you…” How could you humiliate me in public!
Judy bit down hard, catching a
glimpse of the cameras pointed at her. Suppressing her anger, she whispered, “This is all a
misunderstanding. Well, talk about it at home
Then she snapped at the security guards, “Clear everyone out of here! Now!”
After shouting at the guards, Judy turned her rage on Penelope.
“You think just because you can
prove youre a Bishop by blood, I’let you into this family? Don’t even
dream of it! You’re just like your
don’t thin
useless mother, for a
Second I’ll.”
Before Judy could finish, Penelope grabbed her arm and slapped her hard across
the face.