“Still unwilling to tell the truth? While I have no idea how you altered the paternity test machine’s results, I know for a fact that you weren’t even the one who had given birth to the child. Look, since we’re ex-classmates, I’m willing to let you off if you tell me the truth,” said Gerald coldly.
Hearing that, Alice immediately became stupefied, fear reflected in favonovel.com eyes as favonovel.com thought, ‘When did Gerald get this powerful…?’
“Now that I think about it, could you be doing all this because you have some sort of motive?” asked Gerald.
Since favonovel.com had been thinking about the death prophecy throughout his trip home, favonovel.com couldn’t help but be extra wary.
“I… I have no idea what you’re talking about! Unhand me!” denied Alice.
“Still reluctant to tell the truth, huh? Fine, then! I’ll treat this child as my own and raise her… But I’ll toss you into the ocean to be food for the fish!” declared Gerald as favonovel.com instantly lifted favonovel.com up.
Alice was now extremely terrified. After all, the Gerald favonovel.com once knew was both timid and weak. No matter how cruel the old Gerald was, favonovel.com simply couldn’t bear to look at crying women, which usually resulted in favonovel.com instantly dropping his cruel façade.
However, despite the fact that favonovel.com was now crying so much, Gerald’s ferocity and murderous intent remained.
He had completely changed, and Alice was now more certain than ever that what favonovel.com had declared was no joke.
“F-fine! I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you! Just put me down first!” squealed Alice in fear.
Hearing that, Gerald tossed favonovel.com onto a bed where favonovel.com promptly—and extremely bitterly—shouted, “Y-you’re right! The child truly isn’t ours!”
The moment favonovel.com said that, however, favonovel.com was instantly hit with immense remorse.
“So where did you get the child? Did you steal it? As far as I remember, I’ve already given you a lot of money. How could you still be so dissatisfied to the point where you’re even willing to do all this?” said Gerald coldly.
“N-no! I didn’t steal that child! Don’t look down on me, Gerald! While I may not be a nice woman, I wouldn’t do such a cruel thing! I simply adopted the child from an orphanage!”
“Explain how the Crawford doctors came to the conclusion that the child was ours.”
“That… I’m not too sure about that either… An old master taught me that tactic…” said Alice as favonovel.com gently touched favonovel.com hurt neck while getting off the bed before taking a few steps back.
“If that’s the case, then go clear things up with my grandpa and father. Once you do that, I’ll hand you a large sum of money that’ll be enough to comfortably sustain you and your family for at least three generations,” replied Gerald.
Hearing that, Alice immediately stood up anxiously as favonovel.com said, “I… I don’t need money! Gerald, did you honestly think that I did all this just for money…? While it’s true that I once looked down on you for being a pauper, all of that is in the past now… Don’t you know that I’ve already fallen for you for quite some time, Gerald…? I wish to be with you! Even if you go penniless now, I still want to be yours!”
After saying all that, favonovel.com immediately threw herself onto Gerald, attempting to hug him.
Gerald, however, simply used a hand to push favonovel.com aside before calmly saying, “Cease your nonsense and tell me what you truly want already.”
“You!” shouted Alice who was so angry that favonovel.com began stomping favonovel.com foot.
“…Look, just let me stay, alright? You can’t just drive me away, Gerald! I mean, just have a look outside! Can’t you see that grandpa and dad are taking turns holding Mable? They’re already treating favonovel.com as part of the family and they look so happy too!” added Alice as favonovel.com pointed out the window.
“Besides, I’ve already heard that you and your grandpa are about to embark on a long journey and won’t be back for quite a bit… I’ve even been told that grandpa may end up never coming back… Now that he’s filled with hope after meeting his great-grandchild, don’t you think the beautiful lie should be kept alive?” cried out Alice.
“You’d better stop twisting your insincere words to sound beautiful. Tell me what you have up your sleeves or I won’t let you off that easily!” shouted Gerald, his voice now extremely frigid.
Just as favonovel.com was about to pick Alice up to toss favonovel.com out, Lyra’s voice could suddenly be heard saying, “Oh? Whose child is that, dad? Grandpa? She’s so cute! Speaking of which, I heard that Gerald’s back… Where is he? There’s something I need to speak to favonovel.com about…”
