You wish her a horrible death?
Jacque was momentarily stunned by her words. Sandra finally could not hold it in any longer and berated Kayla.
“Kayla, will you shut the hell up? Do you know who’s the Clarissa you’re badmouthing right now? She’s your biological daughter for goodness sake!”
The air grew still after Sandra’s grand revelation.
However, Kayla and her husband looked puzzled before they burst into a laugh.
“Are you kidding me, Sandra? I only have Shermaine, and James is my only man. When have I ever given birth to another child? Sandra, even if you do not fancy me that much, how could you spur such lies?”
Sandra merely cast a glance at Shermaine. This little minx really knows how to put up an excellent act.
After knowing the truth, Sandra had been ruminating over everything that had happened in the past, and she was positive that Shermaine had known it all along. It was just that the woman was sly enough to feign ignorance in the matter.
Sandra retracted her accusing gaze at Shermaine after she calmed down and took a seat.
Since Sandra had revealed the truth, Jacque could only sigh heavily.
“This was a result of a grave mistake years ago. Clarissa and Shermaine had been exchanged at birth. The truth is, Clarissa is your daughter, and as for Shermaine, well, she’s actually the Quigleys’ daughter.”
“What? That’s impossible. No, this can’t be true!”
Kayla widened her eyes in disbelief as she repeatedly shook her head in denial. At the same time, she clutched onto Shermaine’s hands tightly.
Shermaine appeared thunderstruck after the revelation. However, she quickly regained her composure as she knitted her brows in confusion.
Sandra snorted in response. “Nothing is impossible. It’s fine if you don’t believe in me. Just do a DNA test to confirm.”
“Fine. Let’s go test it right now.”
Kayla was about to dash for the door. However, Hannah was listening intently aside. She was flabbergasted at the revelation, and it took her a while before she let out a shriek.
“Is that true?”
Hannah cast a glance at Sandra, and her daughter-in-law nodded her head. “Yes, I did the DNA test for Clarissa and them both. She’s their daughter.”
“What? When did you do it?”
Sandra replied dryly, “When you chastised her as your nemesis.”
Kayla shook her head to dismiss the notion. “No, that’s impossible. You guys must have mistaken about it. Shermaine, let’s go do another test right now. Let them know that you’re my daughter…”
The news came as a bolt out of blue for Kayla.
It was the last thing that she imagined could happen to her and her husband.
Hence, she kept insisting that they had gotten it wrong. However, James looked grim as he was not as optimistic as his wife on their way to do the DNA test.
His thought strayed afar as he thought about Clarissa, then about Clarissa, and finally Hilary.
So, this means that Shermaine is Hilary’s daughter?
James could never forget the vicious look in Hilary’s eyes after he had rejected her. It was a threatening look, vowing to make him pay dearly for his choice.
So, did Hilary swap their daughters’ identities as revenge against him?
With the thought in mind, he was almost convinced that Sandra was right, and he did not know how to face Shermaine right then.
Shermaine noticed the subtle change in her father’s attitude and was taken aback as she fidgeted nervously.
James sighed to himself and said nothing further.
The DNA test result would require a few days. They found a contact, but even then they also needed one whole day before they could produce the result.
The husband and wife stayed together apprehensively as they waited.
The pin-drop silence was deafening. They decided it was best for all of them to keep quiet.
Meanwhile, Clarissa had no idea that Sandra had revealed everything.
She was resting languidly, seemingly paying no interest to anything.
Matthew would take the time to tell her stories, let her listen to some prenatal music, and even speak a myriad of foreign languages to the baby still in her belly.
Damian would stay closely by Clarissa’s side after getting back from school. Like his father, the little boy greeted his little sister every morning as he spoke to her. The father and son had made it a habit to talk to Clarissa’s belly.
However, Clarissa still felt nothing.
Then, the Smallwoods suddenly paid a visit to her.
Surprisingly, she did not feel as laggard.
At the time, she was lying leisurely on Matthew’s lap as she listened to him reciting famous poems to the baby with his perfect accent.
Clarissa sat upright while Matthew furrowed his brows at the news of the uninvited guests.
“We’re not going to meet them.”
“Yes, we are,” Clarissa said.
Perhaps she had sensed something.
Matthew accompanied her downstairs. Not only were the Smallwoods there, Sandra and Jacque were downstairs too.
However, Shermaine was nowhere to be seen.
Sandra spoke first at the sight of Clarissa as she felt guilty for spilling the beans.
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