"You... Why on earth did you do it then?"
Bess asked, even though she found it difficult to express her feelings with words. She really did not understand why Debby would give away one of her own daughters. If Debby preferred boys to girls, why bother exchanging them as both were girls?
Perhaps if Debby exchanged the girls because she had given birth to a sick baby, then it have been reasonable, but Tina was born with good health. Why would Debby bother giving her way? It didn't make any sense!
One could say, kindness and wealth limited Bess's imagination.
"It was because... It was because my husband and mother-in-law preferred boys. After they found out that I gave birth to a baby girl, they threatened to kill the baby so that we would try again... I was desperate. I was forced to..." Debby explained.
It turned out that Debby had made a good choice. Under the Tao family's care, Tina had a good life as she was treated like a princess.
As for Emily, Debby cared for her too, albeit, out of guilt at the beginning. Although their love for Emily was questionable, Emily had a happy and healthy upbringing. Eventually, as time went by, even the guilt had faded away.
"Your baby is innocent, while isn't mine? You knew clearly that your husband and mother-in-law preferred boys, and yet, you still decided to exchange my girl with yours..." said Bess. Her world was going to collapse upon hearing what Debby had said.
"I'm sorry... But I was never mean to Emily. I brought her up with love and provided her with a good education. I treated her the same way you treated Tina. We made sure that all her needs were met..." Debby explained. In Debby's perspective, her mistake was not as serious as Bess had made it out to be. She was never mean to Emily. All she did was just exchange the girls.
"How could that be the same!" Bess yelled. Furious, she screamed at Debby with red-rimmed eyes, "You took away my biological daughter from me!"
"Mr. and Mrs. Tao, the result is here. Miss Bai... is your biological daughter," the doctor reported. The doctor's words were like nails piercing through Mr. and Mrs. Tao's hearts.
Sure enough, eventually!
Bess took the report from the doctor, seething in anger. If it were not for Tina's accident, she might have never known the truth! The girl who just transfused blood to Tina was actually their biological daughter!
Abbott looked over the two reports thoroughly and carefully. One was the result of Tina and Debby's DNA paternity test, and the other was Emily and theirs. Finally, the truth came out and everything was out in the open.
Emily was their daughter and Tina was Debby's daughter!
"Darling, what should we do?" asked Bess. Under the circumstance, Bess really did not know how to face with Emily. Even though they had blood connection, they were strangers to each other.
Abbott kept a straight face. He said in a low voice, "Of course, we will come to acknowledge Emily as our daughter!"
Immediately, Debby's facial expression became tense. "No Mr. Tao, I have raised Emily for so many years as my own daughter. If you take her away from me, how will I live without her!" said Debby, boldly.
Abbott, however, was in no mood to entertain her wishes. "You took her as your own daughter? Why can't I see your love for her then?" he asked.
Abbott did not forget how apathetically Debby asked Emily to give her blood to save Tina's life.
"If you really wish to take Emily back, then, then, what about Tina?" asked Debby. In truth, Tina was Debby's key concern. If Emily were to go to the Tao family, how would they deal with Tina.
"Rest assured. Both of them are the daughters of the Tao Family! As for you... You do not deserve to be their mother!" Abbott asserted.
"What are you doing?" asked Emily.
When Emily came out of the transfusion room, she saw Debby kneeling on the ground, surrounded by the members of the Tao family. She gasped in horror at the sight of them.
Emily rushed to pick Debby up and asked, "Mom, what's the matter with you? What happened? What did they do to you?"
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