With how well Irvin knew me, he didn't even need to verify the evidence before he instantly accepted it as truth. And for a moment, he was so caught off guard he didn't know how to react. He had never imagined that Julianne, the person who grew up alongside him, wasn't Diana's biological daughter.But after the shock wore off, it actually started to make sense.For the past two years, every time he reflected on all the things he had done to me, he'd inevitably think about Julianne too.And the more he thought about it, the more he realized that Julianne hadn't been the sister he remembered for a long time. After seeing her true colors, he could never understand how people as kind as Diana and David could have raised a daughter like that.But now, it all adds up.He knew why Mom had always treated Julianne so well. Even after it turned out that Julianne wasn't even the biological daughter of her first love, Mom still defended her and smeared my name.It made him speak up, "Mrs.
Irvin froze for a second. Then he lowered his head and saw that the person speaking was Mom. He stared at the janitor's uniform she was wearing, momentarily at a loss for words.Mom would do anything for Julianne, her adopted daughter. Even with her obsessive cleanliness, she'd disguised herself as a janitor just to sneak in and beg Irvin for help.I had already laid out all the evidence in front of her and told her clearly that the Julianne she adored so much wasn't the daughter of her first love, but the very person responsible for his real daughter's death. Still, she refused to accept it. She was convinced all those files, all those videos, were fake and they were lies I had fabricated to drive a wedge between her and Julianne, to force her to give up on saving Julianne.She clung to the idea that Julianne was the biological daughter of her first love and was now running herself ragged trying to save her. When she heard Irvin had recovered, she'd gone so far as to spend a la
Magnus couldn't quite describe what he felt as he looked at Agatha, whose eyes were bloodshot. She looked even crazier than when she lost control the last time.At the same time, hearing that the babies were gone hit him hard. They could've been Timothy's only legacy. And now…His gaze, full of accusation, drifted to Irvin, who had followed them to the hospital. He knew how quick-witted Irvin was. If he had acted just seconds earlier, when Grace was about to faint, he could've caught her and saved her.But he hadn't. He had just stood there, cold as ice, watching it happen.Yes, he knew Timothy and Grace had both schemed against Irvin and hurt him deeply. But even so, those babies were innocent. They hadn't done anything, and he shouldn't have let them die.Irvin caught the accusation in Magnus' eyes but acted as if he hadn't. Without a word, he turned and walked out of the hospital. He had only come to confirm if Grace's children were still alive. Now that he had his answer, th
And just as Grace thought, Irvin wasn't going to let her off the hook. The fact that she was pregnant did nothing to spare her. He was going to make her suffer as much as humanly possible.If Grace hadn't schemed against him in some other way or even tried to kill him, he might've spared her long enough to let her safely deliver her twins, out of basic decency.But what had she done?She'd tainted Irvin's name and ruined his reputation. And worst of all, she'd made him miss the last chance he had to make peace with me, his ex-wife.Grace stared into his eyes as his gaze grew colder and darker by the second. Her heart pounded in terror at what might be coming. The fear of what he'd do to her in the future overwhelmed her. Before she knew it, everything suddenly went black, and she passed out.Everyone's attention was still on Agatha, so no one noticed Grace falling hard. Their heads snapped toward her when they heard the loud thud. By the time they looked, she was already lying t
Irvin had never felt any real attachment to Agatha. He knew exactly how biased she was, so her wildly one-sided words didn't make him feel hurt or upset at all.He just smiled and said, "Sorry, Mrs. Hardwell. Back then, I was in a bad shape and didn't want to live. You wanted my life, so I offered it. But I've changed my mind now and want to live. So, no, I'm not giving you my life."Agatha nearly lost her mind hearing that. "You ungrateful bastard! How dare you!"She'd believed all that sweet talk he'd said back then, so much so that she'd actually been moved. She'd even started to question whether she was too cruel for wanting her own son dead.Now it was clear that she hadn't been too cruel. Instead, she'd been too soft. If only she'd just killed Irvin from the start, none of this would be happening. He wouldn't be standing here now, mocking her and playing her for a fool."Since you call me a bastard, isn't it totally normal for me to act like this?" Irvin asked with a shrug
"No matter what, you can't just abandon Tim!" Agatha's voice was filled with grief.Even Magnus wavered for a moment. After all, Timothy was the son he had invested in the most. He had raised Timothy to be his heir and given him the best of everything.No one wanted to destroy their most carefully crafted masterpiece. But then he remembered that Timothy didn't just want Hardwell Group, he wanted his own father dead too. That one flicker of hesitation he felt was instantly extinguished.That shaman all those years ago had been right. Among the twins, one was born evil.It wasn't Irvin, like Agatha had insisted. It was Timothy.The one who had everything, but turned out to be the cruelest. Someone like that could never be allowed to continue unchecked.So even if Magnus felt sorry, he shoved Agatha aside to keep her from interfering. And when she started losing control, screaming and thrashing, he clamped a hand over her mouth before she could escalate the situation.Grace saw wha