Chapter 703



Kylee heard the words, but they brought no joy to her heart. Deep down, she knew Carola’s love for her stemmed from believing she was her biological daughter. But the truth was…

Biting her lip, Kylee hesitated, her voice trembling as she suddenly asked, “Mom, if—hypothetically—you discovered I had lied to you, then would you… Would you disown me as your daughter?”

Carola’s brow furrowed slightly. “If you were ever to deceive me, I would feel quite upset or even deeply disappointed. But you are my daughter, and that will never change. How could I ever not recognize you as my daughter?”

Kylee, hearing this, felt an even stronger urge to hide the truth from Carola. Before Kylee could respond, Carola asked, “Have you gotten yourself into trouble again?”

Quickly regaining her composure, Kylee widened her eyes in mock innocence and replied, “What? Of course not, Mom. Why would you think that?”

Carola wasn’t convinced and replied, “If there’s truly nothing wrong, why did you ask me that question?”

With a dismissive smile, Kylee brushed off Carola’s words. “It’s nothing, Mom. I was just lost in thought for a moment. Really, the question didn’t mean anything.”

Although Carola remained skeptical, she noticed Kylee’s reluctance to share more and decided to drop the topic.

The next day, after finishing her rounds at the hospital, Belinda received a call from Johnson. “Hello, Johnson. What’s going on?” Belinda asked.

gαℓησν𝒆𝓁s․c𝓸𝗆 brings imagination alive “Belinda, is there something going on between you and Darwin, the CEO of the BergWind Group?” Johnson asked directly.

“Darwin and me?” Belinda was startled by the question. After a pause, she said, “What could possibly be going on between Darwin and me? We’re just friends!”

In a resigned tone, Johnson said, “There are photos from last night showing the two of you together. One shows Darwin holding your hand; in another, his arm is around your waist, with his hand on your back. It looks like you two are about to kiss.”

“What?” Belinda’s eyes widened in disbelief. “We were photographed?”

“Yeah. Check your WhatsApp. I’ve sent you the photos,” Johnson replied.

Belinda quickly opened WhatsApp. The first photo showed Darwin holding her wrist. The second photo was far more suggestive. Her back was to the camera, and Darwin’s face was mostly obscured by hers. However, his hands were resting on her waist and back, with his head tilted slightly. From that angle, it undeniably looked like they were about to kiss!

Belinda found herself feeling resigned. She said to Johnson, “It’s just the camera angle creating a misleading impression. We had just finished dinner at that time. As we were leaving, we accidentally bumped into someone, nearly causing us to fall. Darwin only steadied me to prevent that. That’s all there was to it. As for the photo where he’s holding my wrist, it was because we needed to move quickly to make room for others rushing behind us, so he pulled me aside.”

After listening to Belinda’s explanation, Johnson raised an eyebrow and asked, “Is that really the whole story?”

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