Chapter 132 She Would Rather Die
Holly shielded Katie as she asked coldly, âA girlâs reputation is at stake here. You canât just take her away with no evidence. If you want to take her, youâll have to provide evidence.â
âWe do have evidence,â the leading policeman said without emotion. âWe have both witnesses and physical evidence.â
Holly felt her heart tremble. âWhat did you say?â
âI said that we have both witness and physical evidence,â the leading policeman said. âThe witness would be Katie Bakerâs biological father. He can attest that six years ago, Katie once gave him a jade bracelet, a suet jade pendant, and a set of ruby jewelry. He had sold those items to a jewelry shop, and we already found transaction records from the shop itself. The signature of Katie Bakerâs father was also found on the transaction records.â
Holly was so stunned that she couldnât react.
After a long while, she turned to look at Katie.
Katie gripped Hollyâs clothes tightly with a face full of tears. When she saw Holly looking at her, she bit her lip and shook her head. âNo, I didnât⦠I didnâtâ¦â
The leading policeman said, âWeâve brought Ian Daniels here. You can confront him here.â
With a wave from him, one of the policemen immediately led Ian out of the police car.
Ian was Katieâs biological father.
When Katieâs mother was ill and bed-ridden, Ian was found sleeping with his secretary.
Katieâs mother divorced him during her last breaths. She thought that if she divorced Ian, her daughter would receive some of the property.
However, in truth, Ian was shouldering a large debt. The debt was shared between the couple, so the property under Katieâs mother would still go to Ian for the debt could be paid.
After the two were done with the divorce procedures, Katieâs mother only had about 100,000 left on hand. The shop and real estate her parents had given her as dowry were all used to pay Ianâs debt.
Katieâs mother was struggling to stay alive and she passed away on the day she received the divorce certificate.
Hollyâs heart ached for her sister, and Holly hated Ian to the bone. She took Katie into the Taylor Family and raised Katie in place of her sister, which was how Katie cut off all ties with the Daniels Family.
When Holly saw Ian again, her eyes were filled with disbelief.
She couldnât believe that the jewelry she gave Katie had been given to Ian by her own niece. Not only that, Katie even framed Madeline and shoved the blame on her. No, this cannot be true.
She had raised Katie herself and Katie should know that the person whom she hated the most was Ian. How could Katie give Ian the jewelry Holly had given her?
This couldnât be true.
This couldnât possibly be true!
Holly turned around and led Katie to her side. âKatie, please tell me that this isnât true. There must be some sort of misunderstanding, right?â
âYes, yes! This isnât true, this isnât true at allâ¦â Katie cried so much that her face was full of tears. She looked at Ian pleadingly and said, âDad, I am your biological daughter. How could you slander me? Dad, tell the police and Aunt Holly that this isnât true. This just isnât true!â
Ian looked defeated. âKatie, just admit it. I was the one who sold the jewelry to the shop. The evidence is clear as day. The jewelry was yours, but I had sold it to the jewelry shop. If you didnât give them to me, it would mean that I was the one who stole them. The jewelry was worth a million, so if I am really charged with theft, I would stay in prison forever. You donât want to put your biological father in jail, do you?â
âHow could you say that?â Katie sobbed and gasped for breath. âHow could you?!â
Holly stared at her with widened eyes. âWhat Madeline said was right? You really did it yourself? You gave your jewelry to Ian, but you blamed it on Madeline and caused her to be almost to death by Dan?â
Dan, who had been trying to hide, was suddenly mentioned in this terrible manner. His handsome face turned from pale to red and he could feel his stomach churning.
How could he have been such a jerk?
He wanted so badly to slap himself silly. He lowered his head as much as he could, not daring to look anyone in the eye.
Katie sobbed so much that she couldnât say anything; she knew that she was done for. With the concrete evidence, she could no longer wriggle her way out of this.
Madeline was right. This wasnât a well-planned operation; if someone were rich enough, and if they cared enough, they would easily find out the truth.
That day, the truth was covered up simply because as soon as the incident was discovered, everyone believed that Madeline was the one who stole her jewelry. No one exercised the effort to investigate the matter, nor did they try to prove Madelineâs innocence.
Now, the past which had been hidden for six years was now exposed again. With both witnesses and physical evidence, she couldnât blame it elsewhere.
âIâm sorryâ¦â Katie sobbed, kneeling on the ground and holding Hollyâs leg. âAunt Holly, I didnât want to do that either⦠My dad borrowed money from the wrong people, and if he didnât return the money, they would break his legs. I had no choice, so I could only⦠I could only give him the jewelry you gave me so that he could pay the debtâ¦â
âEven though I hate him, I still know that he is your biological father. You couldnât sit by as your biological father got into trouble, and I can understand that. However, why did you blame it on Madeline?â Holly was so furious that her face went red and she was trembling all over. âBecause of your slander, Maddie almost got beaten to death by Dan! Katie, how could you do this?â
âI didnât want to do that either, Aunt Holly, I really didnât. I hold no grudges against Madeline, and I didnât want to harm her. It was Angie and Isabel who forced me to do thatâ¦â Katie shook her head in tears. âI had the jewelry with me and was going to give it to my dad, but Angie and Isabel found me. Isabel told me to put the bracelet in Madelineâs room. She said that if I donât do what she says, she would tell you that I was still communicating with my dad. She said that she would ask you and Uncle George to send me back to the Daniels Familyâ¦â
She held Hollyâs leg tightly, heaving silent sobs. âAunt Holly, Isabel is the only young mistress of the Taylor Family. Angie was also the only young mistress of the Wendel Family. They are both treasured by the Wendels and the Taylors, but what about me? Iâm only a poor girl staying with the second family of the Taylors. How would I dare to offend them? If I did, I would definitely be sent back to the Daniels Familyâ¦â
She didnât want to go back to the Daniels Family.
Her dad was a useless fellow who didnât know anything except for eating, drinking, and wasting himself.
Once upon a time, the Daniels Family was on the same level as the Baker Family. However, her dad had ruined the Daniels Familyâs company and racked up large debts.
She also had a stepmother, who had given birth to her younger sister.
If she went back to the Daniels Family, she would be her dadâs and stepmotherâs servant. She wouldnât have a single day of happiness in her life.
However, Katie was still respected in the Taylor Family. She lived in a villa and went around in a luxurious car with servants and bodyguards serving her.
She was used to her luxurious life here. When she thought of her life after returning to the Daniels Family, she would shiver in fright.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.
She would rather die than return to the Daniels Family.