Ethan's sharp eyes locked onto her, his expressionless face questioning, "When did you find out that Alexander is your son? Who told you? This matter, aside from the Steele family and Samantha, no one else knows. How did you find out?"
"I, I... I... I..." Suzy's eyes quickly betrayed a hint of panic. Stammering for a while, she couldn't come up with a reasonable excuse.
She couldn't say that she had known about this for a long time.
Ethan continued pressing, "Since you claim not to know he is your son, then why did you receive an anonymous call? What were the kidnappers' intentions? Why did Samantha kidnap Alexander instead of directly killing him? Samantha has direct evidence of not being present, and you don't."
Suzy defended, "She kidnapped Alexander as a ruse, of course to gain benefits from him."
"Is that so?" Ethan raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips. "Suzy, do y
Suzy lied without a hint of embarrassment, "The doctor said the other child was too small, completely blocked by the larger one, so it wasn't detected."This explanation was entirely plausible.In medical terms, such cases have been documented.So, Samantha couldn't refute it.Seeing that her explanation had convinced them, Suzy felt triumphant, though her cries grew even more pitiful."Uncle and Aunt, it's because I love Ethan too much and feared that Samantha would snatch him away. That's why I impulsively did such a thing. I beg for your forgiveness. Please don't tell Alexander about this; otherwise, he'll only dislike me more as his mother."Seeing her crying so miserably, Anna's heart softened.She bent down to help her up, patting the spot she had kicked earlier, expressing apologies, "Did I hurt you with that kick just now? I'm sor
Samantha disappointingly returned the folder to Ethan.Ethan, with an inscrutable look, stared at her and emotionlessly said, "Do you want to know who gave your initial draft to Suzy?"Samantha nodded slightly, then shook her head."What about the investigation? Haven't you already figured out who the internal traitor is? Just can't let it go, trying to deceive yourself," he continued.After a brief moment of sorrow, Samantha suddenly remembered Charlotte. She quickly took out her phone from her pocket and dialed Justin's number.The call was answered instantly.From the receiver came Justin's deep and cheerful voice, "Sammie."Samantha didn't notice any change in his tone and anxiously asked, "How is Charlotte? Is she okay? Did she look for me? Is she behaving?"Justin chuckled, "She's very well-behaved. I just took
One hour later,Jade appeared at the old house.Upon hearing that he came to pick them up to return to Chelsea Creek, Alexander and Noah were overjoyed and immediately clamored to go back.Although the old master was reluctant, he did not forcefully detain them, allowing Jade to take them away.The car slowly entered the Chelsea Creek garage.Before the car even came to a stop, the two couldn't wait and opened the car doors, running down eagerly.When Noah suddenly stopped upon seeing Samantha sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, he stood a few meters away from the sofa, looking timidly at Samantha. His eyes were full of longing, yet he dared not approach.Ms. Samantha had previously treated him as Alexander, which was why she had been kind to him.Now, the truth was revealed.
Perhaps fearing that Samantha would leave him, Alexander stuck close to her side.If Samantha went to the kitchen, he followed to the kitchen.If Samantha went to the bathroom, he waited outside the door.In contrast to his outward emotions, Noah was relatively reserved. He simply sat on the sofa, and wherever Samantha went, his eyes followed.After Alexander's true identity was revealed, Samantha cherished every moment they spent together even more.She personally cooked a table full of delicious dishes for them.Alexander's appetite soared.He picked up his spoon and eagerly devoured the food.In the past four years, he had never felt the way he did now — that his Mommy's cooking was so delicious, surpassing all the delicacies in the world.Noah, despite being excited to eat Samantha's coo
After entering the house, Justin arranged the bought food neatly on the plates. To win Charlotte's favor, he specially bought many beautiful and delicious desserts.As expected, when Charlotte saw the desserts, she forgot everything else and happily planted a kiss on Justin's face, saying, "Thank you, Godfather! I like you the most."Her lips were soft, gentle, and carried the sweet scent. Justin's heart instantly turned tender. He genuinely liked this cute and beautiful little girl who looked exactly like Samantha.Watching them getting along so well, Samantha, on the other hand, lacked enthusiasm, leaning lethargically on the sofa, her mind filled with Alexander.His smiles, his tears, his joys, and his sorrows. Thinking about it, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.Call her selfish or shameless, but if the price for Alexander to find his biological parents was to be f
Justin didn't evade or dodge, allowing her to vent her frustration through her punches. His response made Karen even more distraught. She knew Justin too well. Justin was a responsible and good man. He decided to marry her out of responsibility. However, now that he could set aside that responsibility, it proved his determination. If it weren't for her taking advantage of the situation the first two times, she wouldn't have had a chance to be with him. During the four years when Samantha disappeared, he never gave up and never felt attracted to any other woman. From start to finish, from childhood to adulthood, his eyes and heart were always on Samantha. Seeing that scolding was useless, Karen could only hug him, crying as if her heart was being torn apart. "Justin, I like you. I liked you at first sig
Not long after, Charlotte changed into clean clothes. She happily ran out, climbed onto the chair, and started devouring her breakfast.Samantha was afraid she might choke, so she kept reminding her to eat slowly.Justin sat beside Samantha, watching Charlotte affectionately, as if looking at his own daughter. A strange feeling welled up in his heart.He felt like they were a family of three at this moment.Happy and warm.If all of this were real, how wonderful it would be.Even if Charlotte wasn't his daughter, he wouldn't mind. He would still treat her as his own.All his thoughts were on Samantha and Charlotte, completely forgetting about Karen lying on the sofa, applying the ice pack.It wasn't until Karen felt she had applied it enough and walked over that Justin suddenly remembered her. He apologized, "Karen, I
Evening came.As agreed, Samantha arrived at Chelsea Creek to prepare dinner for Ethan and his three sons.Ethan came back unusually early.Just as Samantha entered the house, Ethan returned shortly after.Seeing him, Samantha said speechlessly, "Other company CEOs are busy from dawn to dusk, always working late. But you, you go late and come back early every day. Quite leisurely, huh?"Ethan, with an expressionless face, glanced at her and went upstairs with his briefcase.Samantha pouted, made a face at his back, and turned to walk into the kitchen.Because Charlotte was now attending the same kindergarten as Noah and Alexander, the driver would pick them up after school and bring Charlotte back to Chelsea Creek.Charlotte was brought into the house like a treasure by Alexander and Noah.The two
After the family recognized each other, Charlotte, Alexander, and Noah returned to Chelsea Creek. Elliot and Grandpa Miller stayed at home. After a bit of fussing, the three kids finally fell asleep. Samantha sat by the bedside, gently stroking their little heads, her heart filled to the brim with an unprecedented sense of contentment. After watching for a while, Samantha bent down and kissed each of them on the forehead before reluctantly leaving the room. Ethan leaned against the corridor wall, his long legs elegantly crossed, his eyes fixed on her without blinking. Seeing her coming out, he strode over. "Wanna talk?" he asked. Samantha nodded in agreement. The two returned to the room. Ethan hugged her from behind, resting his chin on her neck, and said hoarsely, "Samantha, let's get married!" The sudden proposal left Samantha somewhat bewildered. She stiffened and asked, "Why do you want to marry me? Because I'm the mother of your three children?" If it was just because
Hearing their tearful words, Samantha's heart ached. She hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?" Alex sobbed, "Mommy, you are our biological mother." Samantha had always known that they wanted her to be their biological mother, but she didn't take their words seriously, thinking they just missed her. She said gently, "Silly children, even though I'm not your biological mother, I've always treated you as my own." Especially after finding out that Elliot was Suzy's son, and considering the ominous situation regarding Alex and Noah's birth mother, she cherished them even more. From then on, she no longer had any concerns about interacting with them as she did before. Alex let go of her and hurriedly explained, "No, you are our biological mother in terms of blood relationship." Samantha asked puzzled, "Who told you that?" She didn't remember giving birth to a pair of twin sons. Noah said, "Fath
After the meal, Samantha couldn't wait to go home. She retrieved her phone from her bag and opened the recording app.Soon, Suzy's voice filled the room:"How could you be with Samantha?""I don't care why you're with Samantha. If you dare to tell her about our relationship, I won't be polite to you.""...""Stop pretending. You know what I'm talking about! If you dare to reveal our relationship, I will make sure you have nowhere to hide. I've killed your father, and I won't hesitate to kill you too.""It's best if you don't acknowledge me! Remember what you said. I'm not your mother, and you're not my son. We are two strangers who don't know each other. If our relationship is discovered by others, I will make sure you find your father in hell soon, and Samantha will be in trouble again."The recording ended.The phone fell silent.Samantha widened her eyes in disbelief, her face
The mother and sons hugged each other tenderly for a while before Alex and Noah pulled Samantha inside.Confused, Samantha turned to Ethan and asked, "What's going on? Is my case resolved? Am I innocent?"Ethan remained silent, sitting on the sofa with a cold expression.Alex held Samantha's hand and explained, "Mommy, do you know how much effort Daddy put in to save you? He went to great lengths to get the dashcam from Albert and then found the programmer who deleted the records, forcing the programmer to recover the records for that day. That's how you were released without charges. Otherwise, you would still be locked up in detention."Surprised, Samantha looked at Ethan, unable to believe that he had actually saved her.She moved her lips slightly and slowly uttered two words, "Thank you."Ethan's icy expression began to melt visibly. He glanced at Samantha faintly.Although he still looked proud, Samantha knew that he was in a go
To find out Samantha's situation, Alex and Noah did not stay for dinner.After hurriedly bidding farewell to everyone, the two of them took a taxi directly to a private detective agency, where they paid a hefty sum to hire a detective to investigate Samantha's situation.They knew that even if they went back to ask their father, he wouldn't tell them the truth.So, they decided to take matters into their own hands.Private detectives have extensive networks, and in less than half an hour, they had tracked down Samantha's whereabouts."Samantha, female, twenty-three years old, the eldest daughter of Lloyd Miller, the CEO of the Miller Group. She was taken away by the police for murder last night and is currently being held in custody."After saying this, the detective handed over the data and photos that were transmitted to the computer to Noah and Alex."Take a look, is this the person?"Alex and Noah's hearts were pounding as
Jade nodded, confirming, "Yes."Ethan squinted, a layer of frost enveloping him.Albert took away the dashcam?What does he want to do?And what does this have to do with him?Seeing his thoughts, Jade asked, "Boss, should I have someone investigate?"Ethan shook his head, "No need, you can leave!"Jade asked in surprise, "What about Miss Samantha?"Ethan lazily leaned back in his chair, slender fingers playing with a pen, lips slightly curved as he scoffed, "What about her? If the police station calls saying she wants to see me, then you can come find me."Jade was first stunned, then realized.Ethan was planning to make Samantha apologize first?Recently, Samantha deliberately kept her distance from Ethan in order to marry Justin, which had put Ethan in a very bad mood lately.As a high-end hunter, he naturally wouldn't take the initiative, just waiting for the other party to 'fall into the trap' w
Sarah confirmed repeatedly, "Is Charlotte's mother named Samantha?"The principal took out her phone, pulled up the information, and nodded. "Yes, Charlotte's mother is indeed named Samantha."Sarah's expression became even more unpleasant, her mood more complex than ever. "When was Elliot taken back by Charlotte's mother? Why is he at Charlotte's house?"The principal recounted the whole story truthfully."Poor Elliot, when he first transferred to our school, he was withdrawn and ignored everyone, always sitting alone in the corner. Later, the teachers found signs of abuse on him. Through investigation, they found out that he had no mother since he was little, and his father was often drunk and abusive due to gambling. It's not easy for him to survive till now."Thinking that Sarah had donated a scholarship to Elliot, she must care about him and be a kind-hearted person. Therefore, she didn't hide anything and told Sarah the truth about Elliot's s
Albert nodded, assuring her, "Don't worry, no matter what it takes, I will get you out."Samantha's calm heart stirred slightly at Albert's words. She couldn't help but feel moved by his sincerity. However, her feelings were purely gratitude, nothing more."Mr. Davis, can you do me a favor?""What is it?""Could you contact Yurika for me and ask her to temporarily stay at my house to take care of my grandfather and the children? My grandfather is old and has limited experience. He can't always pick up and drop off the kids for me. As for my situation, you can tell her the truth. She's the person I trust the most so far."Albert readily agreed to her request.After chatting with his lawyer for a while and giving him a detailed understanding, Samantha was taken back to the detention center.Looking at the cold walls around her, Samantha felt helpless and fearful for the first time....Not long after Albert left, Suzy was
Samantha gathered her thoughts and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I have a witness."The police asked, "Who?"Samantha replied, "My sister, Suzy Miller, She invited me out that day, and we were together the whole afternoon. You can go ask her if you don't believe me.""Legally speaking, she's your sister, and her testimony cannot be used as evidence."Samantha forced herself to remain calm. "There's a dashcam in her car. Her car broke down that day, so the dashcam should have recorded both of us."The two policemen exchanged a glance.The one who had been questioning her said, "According to procedure, you cannot leave for now. We'll go find Suzy and clarify the situation. If she can indeed prove your innocence, we'll release you immediately."After saying this, they had Samantha locked up