Outcast Queen: Her Return from Hell novel Chapter 422

"Ms. Sinclair, every word I'm saying is true! I... I have proof!" the man gasped in pain, his voice breaking.

"Oh?" Isabella eased the pressure on her foot slightly and lifted her chin, signaling him to show her.

Trembling, the man pulled a sweat-stained document from his jacket and offered it with both hands.

Isabella snatched the file. As her indifferent gaze swept over the information on the page, her pupils abruptly dilated!

It was a DNA report!

The black-and-white text clearly stated that there was a biological mother-daughter relationship between Phoebe and herself.

Not only that, but when she flipped to the next page and saw the photograph of the girl tucked inside, all her doubts vanished instantly.

The girl in the photo, Phoebe, shared the exact same glamorous, arrogant features.

This was her own flesh and blood!

Isabella fought to suppress the overwhelming shock crashing over her, her fingertips turning white as she gripped the paper.

She continued reading. When Warren's name and details entered her vision, the heavy doors locking away her deepest memories shattered completely.

"Ugh—!"

Isabella suddenly let out a low, agonizing groan, her head throbbing as if it might split open. She crouched down, clutching her head tightly.

She remembered. She remembered it all!

Back when she was young and reckless, she had traveled to Cloudhaven and gotten drunk in a local bar.

Fueled by alcohol, she spent a wild night with a stranger.

Shortly after returning to Highcrest, she discovered she was pregnant. Perhaps out of some inexplicable maternal instinct, she kept it a secret from everyone and quietly gave birth to the child.

But secrets never last forever. When the truth threatened to come out, she was forced to send the baby back to Cloudhaven.

During that chaotic time, she was involved in an accident and suffered severe head trauma. When she woke up, she had selective amnesia, completely wiping that chapter from her mind.

"Heh... Good. This is just perfect!"

Isabella slowly lifted her head. Her stunning face was now twisted with sheer fury and venom, looking like a demon crawling out of hell. "To think that the day I get my memory back is the day I learn of my daughter's death! And that useless man died right along with her!"

She snapped her head around, her predatory gaze pinning the man on the floor. Her words dripped with malice: "Tell me, who killed them?!"

Terrified out of his wits, the man stuttered out the name:

"It... it was... Phoenix Prescott from Cloudhaven!!"

Dressed in a sleek black mourning dress and a wide-brimmed hat, Phoenix stepped into the hall with a chilling grace. Walking right beside her was Pierce.

Their appearance instantly sent ripples of low murmurs through the crowd.

Countless suspicious and fearful glances were exchanged in the shadows—after all, everyone knew that Phoenix and Pierce had a deep-seated grudge against the deceased. They certainly weren't here to offer sincere condolences.

Vanessa stepped forward, forcing a bitter smile onto her pale face. "Phoenix, you came. Your father would be very happy if he knew."

Phoenix shot Vanessa a frigid look, her eyes devoid of warmth beneath the brim of her hat. "Vanessa, watch your words. I don't have a father like him."

Vanessa's expression stiffened. Rebuffed in front of everyone, she awkwardly twisted her fingers together, at a loss for words.

But Phoenix wasn't about to let it go. A mocking smirk curled on her lips. "Besides, you really are pathetic. You're already divorced, yet you still eagerly rushed over to handle this man's funeral. What, did you forget whose bastard Phoebe actually was?"

Those words struck like an invisible slap across the face, draining the color from Vanessa's cheeks and leaving her swaying on her feet.

"Mom!"

Seeing this, Ian rushed forward and supported his mother.

He whipped his head around, glaring at Phoenix with bloodshot eyes, and snarled, "You bitch! My dad is dead, and you still went out of your way to come here and insult him?!"