Chapter 72



“No, Hayden is the Downey Family’s daughter-how could she be someone’s surrogate womb.” Violet frowned and wished she could find evidence to deny that Hayden was the girl back then, “And if Hayden is the surrogate girl, then how many children did she really give birth to? Why is there another child with her now?”

Lachlan pushed up his glasses and slowly opened the papers containing the details of the affair.

“According to Caesar, six years ago they arrested the wrong person in a nightclub. Only after they did what they wanted, they discovered they had picked up the wrong girl. Later, Caesar, secretly watched Hayden until he saw her go to the hospital for an abortion. Then he sent someone to arrest her and forced her to sign a contract.

First she gave birth to a child and Caesar took it away from her. Only later Caesar found out from the doctor that they were twins, there was still another girl, but the baby had already been taken away by Hayden and he decided to do nothing more. Partly out of guilt, and partly because he wanted to keep it a secret, he never saw Hayden again. He quit soon after and went back to his hometown.”

“So…” Violet held the corner of the dresser, her expression softening a little, “Joseph just doesn’t know they made a mistake with the rent girl.”

“Based on the situation now, I’m guessing the only person who knew is Caesar. The people involved back then may have gone to another city, I’m not sure if they’re alive or dead now.”

“We mustn’t let Joseph find out about this.” Violet thought vaguely that, if Joseph knew that Hayden was Noah’s birth mother, she would never have a chance to marry him. Therefore, she would never allow such a thing to happen.

“That’s your business then.” Lachlan picked up the papers and stood up, “My job is done, give me the final payment.”

“You’re the best detective in N City and you value money. I wouldn’t dare not pay you every penny you deserve.” Violet shot him a look with a somewhat contemptuous expression.

However, Lachlan was frank in admitting this statement, “Of course I value it, I also think money is something worth valuing. This is because the only thing that wouldn’t cheat you, is money.”

It was the first time Violet had ever heard anyone speak so frankly about their love of money. She snorted with a face of disagreement and indicated to her manager standing next to her, “Jason, transfer the money to her.”

While Jason was busy transferring the money, she looked at the information on the papers. Then she tore them into pieces and threw them into the wastebasket, “These are photocopies. Where’s the original? Where’s the original copy of the lease?”

“Cesar is not an idiot. In the end, I couldn’t prove that I work for Joseph, so he took everything back and refused to let me see any more, ome these photos without him noticing. Also, I am only responsible for finding out the truth, I am not responsible for getting the original copy for you. However, you could not dock my pay for this; the conditions are stipulated in the contract.”

It was all about money. Lachlan only cared about money. Violet was sick of hearing him talk about money. Suddenly, something occurred to her. She looked at him and said, “Since you like money so much, how about you go and do something for me, and when you accomplish your task, I’ll pay you five million dollars? How about that?”

“Five million?” Lachlan was trying to decipher her intentions, “What do you want me to do?”

“I want the truth of this matter to be a secret forever.” A sinister look shone in Violet’s eyes.

“I won’t kill anyone no matter how much you pay me.” Rejected Lachlan her request without a second thought, “I only do technical work, you should get yourself a hitman for such things.”

But Violet said, “I didn’t ask you to kill him, I just want you to find a way to destroy all the original information from Caesar’s hands, can you do it?”.

Lachlan hesitated for a moment when he heard this. It was indeed a bit difficult, but it wasn’t something completely impossible to do.

“Six million.” After a moment’s calculation, he raised his head and looked directly into Violet’s eyes, “It’s a risky task. It’s illegal to break into people’s homes.”

“Agreed.” Violet agreed instantly, “Deal.”

After Lachlan left, Jason closed the dressing room door and said, “It’s not a good idea for you to let him do this, he doesn’t look like he’s very good at it, so don’t create any more trouble.”

“My intention is to make trouble.” Violet had a sinister look on her face, “Jason, go find someone else to follow Lachlan. After I destroy all the information, get rid of Caesar.”

“You mean…”.

“Only the dead keep secrets.”

“…”.

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The next morning, Joseph woke up and noticed a smell of buns. From the second floor, he saw that the two children had gotten up and were sitting around the table to eat. Moreover, the buns were still warm releasing a strong smell.

“Already the children are awake, come have breakfast.”

Hayden came out of the kitchen, still holding a pot of congee in his hand, “There’s red date, meat and vegetarian.”

Joseph nodded, warmth melting his icy expressions as he turned around.

“Don’t worry Miss Downey, I’ll serve. You may sit.”

When Emma saw that Hayden was about to distribute the food, she rushed over to help her. She handed Hayden and the two boys a bowl of congee each, then carefully brought the fourth bowl to Joseph.

“Young master, you may eat now.” Joseph glanced at it and asked, “Where are the chopsticks?”

Hayden and the two boys were using spoons to drink from the bowl. They were also using their hands to eat the buns, so they didn’t mind using chopsticks much. Hence, there was no sign of chopsticks on the table.

However, Joseph’s question startled Emma. Her hands shook and she spilled some hot congee.

Joseph’s face instantly darkened. There was the sound of the chair rubbing against the floor. He frowned and looked down at the congee in his pants, “What’s the matter with you?”

Emma was so startled that her legs faltered and she fell to her knees, her eyes instantly reddening. “Young master, I didn’t mean to.”

Seeing this, Hayden was also startled and came over to check on her. “Are you all right, are you burned?”

Joseph frowned, a displeased expression appearing on his face. This mess really made him feel embarrassed, especially with Hayden around.

“I guess you’re okay.” Hayden looked at the frightened Emma and frowned, “I think you’re being too fierce with the maid. She’s still a child, you’re scaring her.”

Hearing this, Joseph narrowed his eyes and asked, “Am I fierce?”.

She just said ‘What’s wrong with you,’ was that considered fierce?

“You’re not fierce? You made Emma scared.” Hayden hugged Emma and suddenly came to his senses, realizing he had made a mistake and tried to amend his statement, “No, I didn’t mean you’re fierce. I just meant that, after all, Emma is only nineteen. Besides, I heard that she only came to work here a month ago, you should treat her better.”

Okay, all this explanation didn’t help at all. He was still a fierce guy.

“Forget it” Joseph got a little impatient and waved Emma away, then went upstairs.

The two little ones looked at each other in front of the table. Stella understood the situation and said with a worried look on her face, “It looks like Joseph is burned. I’m going to go check on him.”

Hayden immediately turned and looked at her, “What’s the use of you going to check on him? You don’t know how to treat burns. Don’t make trouble, sit down and eat. I’ll go take a look at him.”

With that, she wiped her hands and headed toward the dressing room where Joseph was.

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