The Disguised Billionaire She Rejected novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178

Victoria frowned deeply and stepped protectively in front of Eden.

“Not Eden?” she said angrily. “What nonsense are you talking about? He is Eden. Everyone here knows him. Stop making ridiculous accusations.”

Eden immediately nodded and forced out a calm smile.

“Exactly,” he said. “I am Eden Derek. Search my name anywhere on the internet and you’ll find my company, my interviews, my achievements. Everything proves who I am.”

The lead officer let out a cold scoff.

“Well played.”

He raised his hand slightly.

The officers standing behind him immediately stepped aside in perfect unison, creating a clear path.

Everyone instinctively looked toward the opening.

A young woman slowly walked forward.

She had long blonde hair tied neatly into a ponytail. Her delicate face was beautiful, but it was painfully obvious she hadn’t been treated well. Her cheeks were slightly sunken, her pale skin lacked color, and dark circles rested beneath her eyes. Even though she had changed into clean clothes, her weak appearance made it clear she had been through something terrible.

The instant Eden’s eyes landed on her… His pupils shrank.

His entire body froze.

A cold shiver ran down his spine as sweat instantly formed across his forehead. Gnuine panic appeared on his face.

He quickly forced himself to calm down before pointing at her.

“W-Who is this?” he asked. “I’ve never seen this woman before.”

The young woman looked directly into his eyes.

A bitter smile slowly appeared on her lips.

“Really, Rain?” she asked. “You’re pretending not to know me?”

She took another step forward.

“We literally saw each other last week… inside the house where you locked me up.”

The banquet hall instantly erupted.

“What?”

“He locked her up?”

“My God…”

“What’s going on?”

Eden immediately shook his head.

“Don’t listen to her!” he shouted. “She’s lying! I don’t even know who she is.”

The woman looked around at everyone before taking a deep breath.

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“My name is Janet,” she said clearly. “I’m the fiancée of the real Eden Derek.”

Her words struck the crowd like lightning.

“This man…” She slowly pointed at Eden. “…murdered the real Eden, stole his identity”

Another uproar spread everywhere.

“He’s Rain Derek, …Eden’s identical twin brother.”

A deafening silence filled the banquet hall.

Every guest stood frozen.

Victoria’s face gradually lost all color.

Julia covered her mouth with both hands, completely unable to process what she had just heard.

“A… twin?” she whispered.

Nearby, countless guests began whispering among themselves.

Meanwhile, Marcus remained completely calm, silently watching everything unfold without saying a word.

The lead officer stepped forward again.

“You can deny it all you want,” he said coldly. “It won’t change anything.”

He pulled out a document from the investigation file.

“We searched the property after receiving credible evidence. We recovered physical evidence, forensic evidence, witness testimony, and additional materials linking you to the crimes.”

He looked straight into Eden’s terrified eyes.

“That is exactly why this arrest warrant was approved and we have to do it here..”

The officer slowly raised a pair of handcuffs.

Rain’s expression darkened, but he still forced himself to remain composed.

“I can tell all of you right now,” he said loudly. “This is nothing but a lie. Someone is deliberately framing me. I haven’t murdered anyone.”

Mr. Zed looked at him with a solemn expression.

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As someone with his status, he knew very well that an arrest warrant for charges as serious as murder, identity theft, and kidnapping could never be approved without substantial evidence.

The police wouldn’t dare storm into his daughter’s birthday banquet unless they were confident in their case.

He slowly shook his head. “Mr… Rain, if that’s truly your name,” he said calmly, “please cooperate with the officers already.

Rain immediately looked at him.

“Mr. Zed, you can’t possibly believe this nonsense.”

Mr. Zed sighed.

“I don’t know what to believe yet. That’s exactly why you should go with them.”

Rain remained where he was.

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Seeing that he had no intention of moving, Mr. Zed’s face turned serious.

“If you continue resisting,” he said firmly, “I’I personally have you thrown out of my banquet and handed over to them.”

His voice softened slightly.

“If you’re truly innocent, then don’t worry. I personally keep an eye on this case. I’ll make sure the investigation is fair, and if you’ve genuinely been wronged, I’ll see that your name is cleared and that you receive proper compensation.”

Many of the guests nodded in agreement.

“That’s right.”

“If he’s innocent, the truth will come out.”

“Resisting only makes him look more suspicious.”

Victoria stood there in complete disbelief. She kept shaking her head.

“No… this can’t be happening…” She looked desperately at Rain, hoping he would somehow prove everyone wrong.

After several seconds of silence, Rain finally let out a long sigh. “Fine,” he muttered. “I’ll go with you.”

The lead officer gave a slight nod before stepping forward.

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