Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 245

Chapter 245

Sherry pulled a file folder out of her bag and handed it to Alicia.

“This is evidence that Mavis had someone lure her ex-husband into gambling, then set him up so he’d lose everything,” Sherry explained.

She continued. “And that’s not all. I also found out there’s a strong possibility Nicole isn’t actually Mavis’s ex-husband’s daughter.”

Alicia looked surprised. “Go on, I’m listening.”

“This is a bombshell, Alicia thought.

Sherry said, “I went to talk to their former neighbors and some friends of Mavis’s ex-husband to get the scoop.

“They told me that when Nicole was little, her dad treated her really well.

“But after he was away for a few days and came back, it was like he’d turned into a whole different person. He started drinking heavily and would even hit Mavis and Nicole.

“One of his friends who’d been away happened to return while I was investigating.

“That guy said that one night, while drinking with Mavis’s ex-husband, the man got drunk and confessed that Mavis had always had a thing for another guy, and even after marrying him, she never let it go.

“And as time went by, he started really noticing Nicole didn’t look much like him at all, so he got suspicious and decided to do a paternity test.

“That’s when he realized he’d been played-a total fool. Mavis had been cheating behind his back, and Nicole wasn’t even his biological kid.

“Back then, he doted on Mavis and Nicole, but once he learned the truth, resentment just consumed him. That’s why every time he drank, he couldn’t stop himself from lashing out or making them suffer.”

Alicia asked, “So, did you ever figure out who Nicole’s biological father is?”

If Alicia hadn’t already run a paternity test between Leo and Nicole, she would’ve seriously doubted if they were actually related by blood.

Sherry replied, “Mavis’s ex-husband kept pressing her for answers, but in the end, she admitted she didn’t even know who Nicole’s real father was.

“So, there was this one time when your father Leo gave your mom a huge surprise for their

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anniversary. Feeling down, she went drinking alone at a bar.

“While she was there, she spotted a guy who kind of resembled Leo when he was young, and ended up hooking up with him at a hotel.

“After that night, she got pregnant with Nicole.

“He vanished the next morning. Because he looked somewhat like Leo, she couldn’t bring herself to terminate the pregnancy, so she let her ex-husband believe Nicole was his.

“Mavis never reached out to that man before her divorce, so she really has no idea who he is.

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