Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 406

The garden was abuzz with the guests’ chatter, for Gwendolyn’s words had revealed a significant amount of information to them.

Amidst everyone’s curious glances, Gwendolyn shifted her attention to Asher, who was on stage.

She suggested in a solemn tone, “Asher, this is an internal matter of the Harris family. If you don’t want to see Harris Group’s stock price crash or the family’s name plastered across the headlines tomorrow, you had better clear the area and listen to me!”

Underneath the dim lighting, Gwendolyn gave Asher an icy stare.

The guests and reporters present, who just had their minds blown, discussed the matter with increasing fervor.

Below the stage, Treyton was the first to spring to his feet and keep the situation under control. His presence was enough to indicate to the reporters that they had to keep the matter under wraps and leave. As for the guests, they, too, headed for the door under Kieran’s direction.

Holding the succession document, Jared was left stunned on stage. He simply looked around, clueless as to what to do.

Cedrick, who had noticed him, gave Nico and William a look. The two responded by heading on stage swiftly and bundling Jared away from the Harris residence.

Ten minutes later, an empty silence was what remained of the previously busy garden. Only immediate members of the Harris family and Cedrick were left. Even the relatives of the Harris family had been told to leave under Gwendolyn’s orders.

Asher fixed a piercing gaze upon Gwendolyn but didn’t say a word. He watched her make her way onto the stage and waited to see what she had to say.

Not wanting to beat around the bush, Gwendolyn opened the bag and brought out the five paternity test reports Kieran had personally run.

“Take a good look at these, Asher. This is the truth behind my birth!”

Suppressing the rage within her, Gwendolyn threw the reports in Asher’s face.

However, the latter didn’t bother to take them. Instead, he continued to stare at her in silence.

“Asher, you were the one who proposed the paternity test to Dad. Alban is a good friend of Dad’s and someone you’re close to. Unfortunately, you forced him to tamper with the paternity results by threatening to harm his mother, did you not?”

Lowering his gaze to look at the papers that were strewn across the floor, Asher pursed his lips tightly as he kept mum.

At that moment, Evelyn came forward to explain, “Gwendolyn, this has nothing to do with Asher. I was the one who kidnapped Alban. It was also I who mention the paternity test to Dad. If Asher really wanted Alban to tamper with the results, Alban would have readily agreed to do so. He doesn’t need to resort to any threats. He—”

“Shut up!”

Gwendolyn shot her an icy look. “I’m questioning Asher now. It’s not your place to answer on his behalf!”

Evelyn thrust a defiant chin forward but didn’t say anything further.

Returning her attention to Asher, Gwendolyn retrieved another document from the bag and hurled it in his direction.

“This is the evidence Treyton has collected from the Harris family recently. On the day Dad was hurt, Lorelai was right by his side. It was she who pushed him down the stairs while he was being distracted by the paternity report!”

The mention of the topic triggered a painful squeeze in Gwendolyn’s heart. With tears welling up in her eyes, she continued in a trembling voice, “How much of all these were you aware of? Were you responsible for all of it?”

Meanwhile, Lorelai lowered her head in guilt as she desperately tried to keep a low profile.

In spite of that, Asher simply stared at her, refusing to answer Gwendolyn’s questions.

Due to the dim lighting, Gwendolyn couldn’t make out the expression on his face, let alone tell what was on his mind.

After a brief pause, she continued with her accusations. “You subsequently used Dad’s sickness as a reason to delay my signing of the succession document. Yet, you were anxious to accept Evelyn back into the family and give her the right of succession despite the fact that she’s an illegitimate child! What in the world are you up to? Is the love you have shown me all these years nothing but a charade?”