Rosalie’s expression darkened. “They can’t look that similar if they are not related. I have a feeling that that child is my grandson! Elyette was exactly like that when he was little. He always looked at others coldly as well, and those eyes, they look so similar to my own!”
“But Young Master Elyette doesn’t seem to be suspicious about the child’s background,” the nanny said.
“Elyette doesn’t know himself as well as I do. He has probably forgotten what he looked like as a child.”
“That’s true. So what do you plan to do?”
Rosalie’s eyes shone as she said, “I need to find out if Elyette fathered the boy, and for that, I need to do a DNA test.”
“Well… you need the boy’s hair or blood for a DNA test though…”
“When there’s a will, there’s a way.” Rosalie was confident. “I will tell Elyette once I have the results.”
Zoe was in the hospital browsing through the news on her phone.
Having a miscarriage meant that she had to remain in the hospital under observation for a few days.
Elyette had come to visit her earlier that morning, but within ten minutes of him entering the room, he received a call and left.
Without the child in her belly, Rosalie too started paying Zoe less attention.
Zoe felt slightly upset, but she felt much better when she saw the one hundred and fifty-five million Elyette had transferred to her account.
Money might not buy her everything, but it made her happy.
She accepted the money from Elyette. Naturally, she would continue trying to find a cure for Shea. She knew that Elyette would continue treating her well if there was an improvement in Shea’s condition.
For now, Elyette still needed her and it would take more than one hundred and fifty-five million to satisfy her.
Suddenly, she received a message.
Zoe casually tapped on it. A video popped up.
Her eyes widened instantly at how familiar the people in the video looked.
“Wait! Isn’t that me? That man… It’s Cole!” she thought and gasped.
It was the video of the time she had spent the night with Cole. The two of them had searched the entire room, but had not found any cameras at the time. This video revealed everything that had happened on the bed. Every minute detail was laid bare to the viewer.
Zoe’s face flushed. She could barely hold onto the phone.
“Who is it? Who sent this?” she thought frantically.
She tapped on the message to check, but the sender column was blank.
“What’s going on?!” she wondered.
Her heart sank, and she immediately typed her reply.
(Who are you? Are you trying to blackmail me into paying for this video? Haha! Dream on! I’ve broken up with Elyette, so you can’t threaten me with this!)
Before sending it, she breathed heavily and deleted what she had typed.
Though Elyette had broken up with her, he would surely despise her if the video was to come to light.
She still wanted to get more money from him.
After hesitating for a while, she typed, (I don’t know who you are, but Elyette and I have broken up. He has never loved me, and I’ve completely given up on him.]
She had stared at her thoughtfully composed message before she deleted it again.
In the end, she had sent over a message that said, (How much do you want? Just name your price!)
Though they had broken up, Zoe was certain that her reputation would be ruined if the video got out. She had already become the laughing stock amongst everyone she knew after Elyette had canceled their engagement. If the video was released to the public, people would assume that Elyette had ditched her because she had cheated on him. Meanwhile, other things were going on at Starry River Villa.
Hayden began to wonder if he should scam Zoe out of all her money when he received her message.
Zoe had broken up with Elyette and had lost her child, so the video would not hurt Elyette.
“How can you two do that?” Averie took a sip of water and went to the children’s room to lecture them. “No matter the grudge that she and I hold against each other, she is in her seventies. What would have happened had she gotten startled and fallen sick?”
Layla batted her eyelashes innocently. “You can cure her if she falls sick, Mommy.”
“I am not a miracle-worker! I can’t cure all the illnesses in the world!”
“But she didn’t fall sick! She was yelling at you!” Layla muttered, “Mom, we can’t just let others bully you!”
Averie’s heart softened at her daughter’s words.
“They weren’t bullying me. I’m not that easy to bully,” she said in an attempt to reassure her children.
“But you didn’t come home last night… Hayden and I waited so long… Uncle Mike said that the dirtbag took you away…” Layla pouted and said, “When we grow up, we will take revenge for you!”
Averie was moved. She picked her daughter up and said softly, “I can protect myself. You and your brother only need to worry about growing up healthy and happy! I’ll take you out to play later, okay?”
“Yay! Mom, it’s been so long since you took us out to play!” Layla snuffled pathetically.
Meanwhile, Hayden had sent a reply to Zoe.
Zoe stared at the reply from the mysterious person and scowled.
“A thousand Beta Coins? What is a Beta Coin?” Confused, she did an online search.
Beta Coin was a type of international virtual currency.
She had to admit that this mysterious person was smart. Zoe could make a police report if the blackmailer were to demand money. However, she would not have done that as it would affect her reputation.
She went on to research what the currency was valued at, and she gasped.
The price of one Beta Coin was twenty thousand dollars, so a thousand Beta Coins would cost her twenty million.
Zoe’s heart ached. Though Elyette had paid her one hundred and fifty-five million, that was her hard-earned money, and having to pay a person twenty million for a video felt akin to slicing her flesh off.
After struggling for a while, she bought a thousand Beta Coins and transferred them to the blackmailer’s account.
Hayden immediately shut his laptop as soon as he received the money.
“Hayden, it’s going to be you and your sister’s birthday soon, let me take you two out to buy some new clothes, okay?” Averie got changed and took the children with her.
The bodyguard waited outside by the door.
“Mom, this uncle cooks really well.” When Layla spotted the bodyguard, she immediately turned to her mother and said, “He cooked for us last night, and we ate it all!”
Averie looked over at the bodyguard and said, “Good work!”
“It’s nothing,” the bodyguard said shyly.
Once the car was outside, Averie turned on her phone and saw a photo that Tammy, who was getting her nails done, had sent her.
“Averie! I found a shop that does super pretty nails! Do you want to come over? Bring the kids too! I have an important announcement to make!”
Averie looked at the message from her best friend with a smile, knowing in her heart what Tammy meant by ‘important announcement’.
“Let’s go find Aunt Tammy, shall we?” Averie suggested to the children.
“Sure! I like Aunt Tammy!” Layla agreed cheerfully.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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