Benjamin's face became badly bruised from the punch, but he had no chance to retaliate. As expected, the warden pulled them apart.
"I'm not lying. There’s a watch back in the villa that the man left behind. It's in the basement."
This revelation filled Chloe with extremely complicated feelings, and she found it hard to say anything.
Noah regained his wits. His eyes turned icy as he said, "How do we know if you're lying or not?"
"Go ahead and do a paternity test." Benjamin started coughing and his breathing became labored. He suggested intermittently, "I…I’m running out of time. We…We should expose the truth to…the public."
Benjamin could admit that he had cheated on Luciana first, but this was the true reason he disliked Chloe. Before he was imprisoned, he had always thought of her as filthy since she was not a true Johnson. Alas, people only gained epiphany on the verge of death. Although she was not his child by blood, Chloe had seen him as her father. He had failed to cherish those days.
The warden took Benjamin away.
Chloe felt rather dizzy. She did not want to believe him, but her desire to go to the Johnson villa betrayed her true thoughts. Noah did not stop her. Similarly, he doubted Benjamin's words.
They drove to the Johnson Villa. Following Benjamin's story, they found an old watch in the basement. Noah studied it carefully and realized that it was an invaluable watch.
"This comes from a brand that's been globally popular for twenty years. Only three of these yearly-commemorative watches were ever sold. Benjamin could not have bought it during that particular year given his past financial level."
Chloe's heart skipped a beat. It had been a long time since she had felt so helpless.
Noah could understand her feelings. He patted her head. "These watches were sold out that year. It won’t be hard to find who the buyers were."
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