Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 485

Chapter 485

Following Vincent's confession, the ugly truth, which had been deeply buried for years, was finally brought to light again.

Lionel's mother, Constance, and Fiona were bosom friends. For decades, they were as close as blood-related sisters. Their deep bond remained the same even after their marriage.

A few years back, the two families had been considered good friends. Both parties even intended for Lionel and Victoria to marry each other. That way, their relationship could grow closer than just friends.

However, things began to change when Constance was diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Because of the illness, she became pale and lost a lot of weight in a short time. She was no longer as radiant and beautiful as she was before. That was when Benjamin began to get funny ideas and had his eyes on other women, which soon became a common occurrence.

What made it more outrageous was how Benjamin acted one way to somebody's face and another to somebody's back. His actions were purely hideous and revolting.

In front of everybody, he was a warm and caring husband who was extremely attentive to his sick wife. He perfectly showcased what a model couple was like, and his behavior undoubtedly touched the hearts of many.

But behind everyone's back, he was the complete opposite. He kept mistresses and fooled around with many women. He lived his life as if Constance was already dead.

Later, Constance gradually felt that Benjamin had changed. Nonetheless, she did not share her woes with her son. Since she had no confidants around her to vent her grievances, she could only share them with Fiona.

Fiona had an impatient character. After learning about Benjamin's inhuman acts, she was infuriated and declared that she would gather evidence of him having affairs and publicize it so that his reputation would be torn to shreds.

After several days of investigations, she successfully collected enough evidence. Unfortunately, she was murdered before she could even reveal the contents.

Everyone believed that Fiona had fallen off the cliff while driving because of faulty brakes on her car.

Of course, that was also the result of the police investigations.

However, Constance later found out that her best friend's death was all pre-planned by Benjamin.

Worried that he would lose everything after Fiona revealed the videos, Benjamin had ordered someone to tamper with the brakes on her car, thus leading to the accident.

Constance was overwhelmed with guilt toward her best friend after learning about the truth. Yet, she dared not expose Benjamin's wrongdoings at the thought of Lionel.

No. No way. It was all wrong. My father had it coming. He deserves to die. But we owe the Saunders family so much. Why did I destroy them for such a heartless and ungrateful man?

Seeing how the truth had completely crushed Lionel, Vincent heaved a helpless sigh. “I have no intention of revealing all these grudges to you. My daughter is pregnant. I want to see her live a blissful marriage. But I'm worried you'll misunderstand that I killed your father and eventually divert all your hatred to my daughter. I don't want her to suffer any more brainless attacks and torture; that's why I decided to tell you the truth. Now that you know what happened, I truly hope you can treat my daughter well. She did no wrong. She's the most innocent one in our family feud.”

Following a few light coughs, Lionel wiped off the bloodstains on the corner of his lips. He then stumbled up from the couch, walked up to the bed, and went down on his knees.

“I'm sorry for ruining Victoria. Had I learned the truth earlier, I wouldn't have brought her into this mess; neither would I have forcefully gotten her pregnant. My mother was right. It's not right for two people with a deep-rooted blood feud to be together, or they'll suffer for life.”

“No...” Vincent grew agitated and started coughing violently again.

“You mustn't think of it that way, Lionel. Don't have any guilt in you. I still want to entrust my daughter and my grandson to you. You must not dwell on the past or think about repenting. Promise me. Promise me you will take good care of Vicky and her child.”

Vincent tried to grab Lionel's arm as he said those words. Unfortunately, he lost his balance and crashed straight onto the floor.