Chapter 5

The people in the room were stunned by the revelations coming one after another.

Everyone only went downstairs to see what was going on when police sirens started blaring.

When the lifts arrived at the hall, the police had put up yellow tape around the surroundings.

It was over. There was no way anyone could survive falling down a building of 20 stories.

Zachary broke down as he rushed over, wailing, "That's my daughter. Griselda has been living like a beggar for her whole life. She didn't even get the chance to call me Dad. She was only eighteen and died such a gruesome death…"

While everyone still focused on him, he punched himself in a show of guilt.

"It was all my fault. I failed to recognize you and caused you to suffer for more than a decade. I'll accompany you in your death right now!"

A few people surged forward quickly to stop him.

Zachary cried till his knees went weak. He only managed to stand up after two burly men helped him up. My calmness made me look downright evil in the face of his devastation.

"Daisy is heartless. She didn't cry at all when her biological daughter died."

"Marrying a woman like that is a curse to his family."

"I'd say that the one who suffered the most was their daughter. Her life of luxury was stolen from her. Yet, her own mom knew where she was but refused to save her. How cold she is!"

The guests whispered among themselves, even filling in some passersby on what happened.

After such a dramatic event, it was natural for them to want the whole society to know about my evilness and join them in condemning me.

Many of the guests present had children of their own.

"How could there be mothers in the world as evil as you? Not only did you ignore your daughter, you raised the son of your nanny."

"She was definitely promiscuous and had a baby with another man. Scared that the child would get swapped for another, she didn't have the courage to tell the truth. Otherwise, I can't for the life of me understand what kind of woman could be so cruel to her own kid!"

More people began gathering around. Even the police were losing control of the situation.

"Why are we protecting a beast like her? Let's show her face to the entire world so she'll never dare to show her face in public ever again!"

I had no idea who started it, but soon everyone had their phones out and was recording me.

"Everyone, look at this evil woman. Even a snake isn't as cruel as her!"

Not long after, stalkers managed to find my personal information.

My parents, who weren't in the country, called me. However, I didn't pick up, opting to send them a message indicating that I was fine.

The police requested to interrogate me. I told them the truth. Although they seemed to be confused by my attitude, they didn't voice their concerns.

Suddenly, Danielle leaped forward and pointed a finger at me while screaming, "You're a murderer! Mom wouldn't have died if not for you. You knew that the children had been swapped but you kept it from us intentionally. Now, my mom has been killed by your son. A life for a life! I'm going to kill you!"

Everyone's excitement reached new heights. Reporters had swarmed over after word got out. They had set up their recording devices to stream what happened next online.

Just now, everyone had been focused on the children. Now, one of their family members had been killed by me.

Danielle looked at the cameras and began sobbing, capitalizing on the pity she knew she would elicit.

She described how she'd grown up with no one else to rely on but Polly, and how much Polly had sacrificed to care for her.