And that was how she ended up in this state.
Phoebe Hale’s trip down memory lane came to an end. She looked at Noelle Lockwood in silence.
The sight of that disfigured face, paired with eyes as placid as a corpse’s, sent a violent shiver through Noelle Lockwood. She stumbled back in terror. "Y-You, stay away!"
"Noelle Lockwood, are you afraid of me?"
Phoebe Hale’s voice was raspy. The fire had not only destroyed her face but also her vocal cords. In her youth, she’d had a beautiful voice; her grandfather used to say she sang like a warbler. Now, her hoarse tone was painful to hear.
Noelle Lockwood shrieked in terror, "I don’t know you! Go away! Get lost!"
Phoebe Hale said calmly, "Noelle Lockwood, perhaps you haven’t forgotten. To earn my trust, you agreed to a maternity test with me. At the same time, you gave me a copy of a paternity test between you and Austin Lockwood."
The terrified scream died in Noelle Lockwood’s throat.
Phoebe Hale looked at her daughter and said, word by word, "I still have it."
Phoebe Hale had lost all hope for her daughter. She just wanted everyone who had harmed her grandfather to go to hell.
She revealed everything, including what Noelle Lockwood had said to her—"It’s not like this is my first time setting a fire anyway. You can just die in there!"
"No!!"
Austin Lockwood grabbed the swaying Noelle Lockwood, his sinister eyes fixed on Phoebe Hale. "You didn’t die. What are you doing back here?! Did you really think you could get revenge for yourself and that old man all alone?!"
[OMG, Austin Lockwood just admitted it!!]
[Well, he has no idea this is being live-streamed. He probably thinks Phoebe Hale is all alone and an easy target.]
[What a villain! He killed her grandfather and ruined her life, and he’s still acting so high and mighty!]
[If you ask me, Noelle Lockwood is just as rotten! She knew everything. To all of Noelle’s fans out there, open your eyes and see the truth! Noelle has known all along that she’s Austin Lockwood’s illegitimate daughter and that Phoebe Hale is her mother.]
[She knew exactly what Austin Lockwood did to her mother, she knew her great-grandfather died at Austin’s hands, but for the sake of wealth and status, she tried to kill her own mother!]
[Did you guys not catch what Noelle Lockwood said? She said it’s not like this is her first time setting a fire—]
[Phoebe Hale was disfigured three years ago. Back then, Estelle Lockwood had already ’disappeared’ because of a fire. That must have been Noelle Lockwood’s first fire!]
[Noelle’s second fire was an attempt to kill Phoebe Hale. That means five years ago, she obviously wanted to kill Estelle Lockwood too!]
[And Noelle’s fans are still defending her? I’m gonna puke. How shameless can she be?!]
The shareholders of the Lockwood Group had been desperately trying to contact Austin Lockwood. But now, they realized it was useless even if they got through.
Austin Lockwood was finished. Noelle Lockwood was finished. And the Lockwood family was finished.
Nathaniel Sloan gave Phoebe Hale a slight nod. The woman seemed to let out a breath of relief, her body slumping.
Estelle Lockwood caught her. "Why don’t you sit down and rest for a moment."
Nathaniel Sloan said meaningfully, "Princess Avery."
No one had expected Nathaniel Sloan to suddenly turn his attention to Princess Avery.
Everyone had been so caught up in the shocking revelation about Noelle Lockwood’s parentage that they had momentarily forgotten Princess Avery was even there.
A terrible premonition suddenly washed over Noelle Lockwood—
And sure enough!
Nathaniel Sloan said coolly, "Princess Avery, the daughter-in-law you wanted was Austin Lockwood’s biological daughter."


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