The Abandoned Heiress Reborn to Be Cherished (Seraphina) novel Chapter 278

Chloe no longer cared about Rowan, and the Kennedy Group didn’t either.

A company’s available cash flow was never that substantial, much of it often came from bank loans. The head of the Kennedy Group would never agree to take out a billion to pay off Rowan’s debt.

Besides, the Kennedy Family’s third branch’s yearly dividends were barely enough to live on. Their finances were tight, and they had no money to repay their son’s debt.

Initially, they relied on the Whitewood Family and Chloe, but Rowan was utterly doomed now that even Chloe had washed her hands of the matter.

After the initial turbulence, the Whitewood Group took swift action, filing lawsuits and reporting the case to the authorities. They charged the investors involved with defamation, slander, and causing disturbances.

After that, the investors began to lose ground, facing the Whitewood Group’s firm stance and Rowan’s inability to provide concrete evidence implicating the Whitewood Family.

Left with no options, some investors filed a lawsuit against Rowan, accusing him of illegal fundraising and financial fraud. Then, the police immediately take him in for investigation.

The investigation uncovered the flow of funds in his accounts, along with materials and evidence provided by the investors. These were sufficient to convict Rowan.

The court froze all assets belonging to the Kennedy Family’s third branch, including their properties and businesses.

Two weeks later, Rowan was sentenced to death with a one–year reprieve for illegal fundraising involving one billion at the trial. He was also stripped of his political rights for life, fined 5,000,000, and all his illegal assets were confiscated.

Margaret even fainted in court on the day of the sentencing.

The case caused a huge stir, not only in Pyrin but throughout Serica.

While the Whitewood Family distanced itself from the matter, their plummeting stock price failed to recover. Meanwhile, the Kennedy Group suffered even more devastating losses.

Chloe was careful during this period, terrified that Oberon might vent his anger on her.

Hence, the Whitewood Family’s household was shrouded in gloom. Everyone behaved cautiously, except for Seraphina, who seemed utterly unaffected. She was still living her life carefree and at ease.

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Finished

One afternoon, Seraphina approached Jasmine and began helping her in the kitchen.

“Miss Seraphina, this is a dirty task; let me handle it,” Jasmine said.

“It’s fine. I’ve done much dirtier work before, so this is nothing,” Seraphina replied, standing beside her and deftly helping out.

Jasmine looked at Seraphina with gentle affection in her eyes. “Miss Seraphina, you’ve really suffered a lot in the past.”

“It’s nothing,” Seraphina said lightly with a smile.

Then, she asked casually, “Jasmine, how did you find out that Linara wasn’t a Whitewood Family child?”

Jasmine replied matter–of–factly, “I think it was during a health checkup. Miss Linara’s blood type on the lab report didn’t match Mr. and Mrs. Whitewood’s. So, Mrs. Whitewood had Jack conduct a paternity test and found out she wasn’t a Whitewood.”

Seraphina nodded as if in sudden realization. “Oh. Did Dad and Mother undergo paternity tests for both of us?”

“They did. Your paternity test was also done at the same place.”

It had been so long ago. Seraphina only remembered the key events but didn’t pay attention to details like the name of the testing center.

“How did they find me so quickly?” Seraphina asked curiously.

Jasmine thought for a moment. “Mrs. Whitewood was very anxious when she learned her daughter had been switched and immediately sent people to search for you. With a bit of luck, they found you within half a month.”

Finding someone in just half a month seemed incredibly fast–almost unbelievably so.

Seraphina’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Jasmine, which testing center did we use for the paternity test?”

“Why are you asking this?” Jasmine looked at her in surprise.

“I’m asking for Evelyn. She always feels like she doesn’t belong to the Drakon Family and wants to do a paternity test.”