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In an instant.
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His voice was hoarse, for some unknown reason, it was somewhat heart–wrenchingly bitter.
He saved her, but did not remember her hatred for her.
“Was it you?”
Sophia’s eyes sparkled, she let out a cold laugh, then turned around, bent over and got into the car.
She didn’t respond, but silence too was a form of answer.
Derick paused, didn’t rush to get in the car, and went to call under a tree nearby.
After two or three minutes, I finally got in the car with a damp chill.
Sophia spoke softly:
“You didn’t need to worry about being discovered. I had already checked in advance, there were no surveillance cameras, no
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witnesses, they couldn’t catch me.”
It wouldn’t implicate him either.
She spoke simply and plainly, her voice light, devoid of any fear or hesitation.
She wanted to escape from the predicament at hand, but she wouldn’t hurt him.
Derick’s lips were tightly pressed together, his eyes sharp and profound.
He reached out his hand and held hers tightly.
“Don’t be afraid.”
At night.
Getting Derick’s hair was too easy.
She merely carried the milk to the study under the pretense of sincerity, said a few sweet words gave him a couple of pats on the head, and got what she wanted.
Sophia was becoming increasingly adept at handling such matters.
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Pierce’s sudden appearance gave him a sense of crisis.
He had to confirm her feelings again.
Derick looked at her tenderly:
“Sophia, did you start liking me more and more?”
“Of course.”
“Did you want to stay with me forever?”
“I needed to think.”
She didn’t agree decisively, that would have been too fake.
Left a bit of space, also left Derick with some hope.
He was very satisfied with this answer.
Just as usual would be fine.
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The two people watched a movie together, then bid each other goodbye and went back to sleep.
The next day.
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She took an opportunity to go shopping and gave her hair to Virginia.
She was vaguely worried about something, and also afraid of something.
Couldn’t put it into words.
But since it was done, all that could be done was to wait for the result.
Three days later.
Virginia found Laurent, who had been locked up by Derick in the suburbs, his spirit almost shattered from the torment.
Subsequently, the Woodward Group came with Laurent.
Sophia was also at the Woodward Group, only she was in the lounge with the secretary.
There was a commotion outside, and the secretary hurriedly ran out.
Sophia stood at a distance, quietly watching.
Laurent appeared, bruised and battered, and also brought along several major shareholders of the company.
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Right at the door of Derick’s office, he shouted loudly and unabashedly:
“I told you, this man doesn’t deserve to sit here at all, he is fake, he is not Derick!”
Everyone exchanged glances.
Derick stood there with a cold and stern look in his eyes, a hint of severity hidden in his gaze.
Laurent held the appraisal report in his hand, raising it high and shouting loudly:
“This was the DNA identification report. If you didn’t believe it, you could have it tested again. We were all deceived by him!”
“He was not Derick at all, he was the real Darion!”
As soon as these words were spoken.
The people around were instantly shocked.
It’s not like they hadn’t seen Darion dead before.
Two brothers, two different appearances.
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The nearby Virginia was also echoing:
“He wasn’t Derick, he wasn’t, he was the deceased Darion, don’t believe him!”
One of the shareholders took the appraisal to look at it, which was done by an authoritative institution.
“Derick, what on earth was going on?”
“Yeah, you’re talking as if it’s certain. I think we should do another test!”
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From the moment this report landed in Laurent’s hands, it became a weapon for turning defeat into victory, and this would not be a secret.
Derick slowly reached the door, his voice indifferent:
“This was fake, how could Mr. Sullivan have gotten my test specimen?”
Laurent sneered, “That would depend on who’s by your side!”
Virginia slightly furrowed her brow.
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Subconsciously searched for Sophia in the crowd.
Just this one action.
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Sophia was completely exposed.
A shadow crossed Derick’s brow, instantly erasing his warm, deep smile.
His eyes swept across, and he saw Sophia standing there.
Thought of the past few days of interaction.
A fury as hot as molten lava erupted within his chest, filling it to the brim, and almost bursting through his body.
A trace of cold ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, quickly. concealed.
The secretary and the bodyguard quickly took Laurent and Virginia away respectively.
Laurent turned back reluctantly, shouting loudly:
“He was fake, he was Darion, he had no right to sit in that position.”
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“He was a fraud, kicked him out of the Woodward Group…”
Derick stood there, the people around him couldn’t help but whisper.
However, soon, the situation was controlled by Hayden.
Derick walked up to the shareholders with a profound look in his eyes, indifferent and dignified, without any panic:
“Laurent was driven out of the Woodward Group by me, so he harbored resentment. Whether this report is true or false, you all should be clear in your hearts.”
“If the situation escalated and affected the company’s stocks, it would be your uncles‘ interests that would be lost. What should be done then, do you understand?”
He exuded a strong yet indifferent aura, calmly clarifying the pros and cons with just a few words.
The shareholder who proposed the retest instantly sobered up, his face turned ugly as he tightly closed his mouth.
Once the identity fraud of the Woodward Group was exposed, the stocks of the Woodward Group could plummet tomorrow.
No one would go against their own interests.
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The crowd dispersed and the birds and beasts scattered.
Not one dared to speak up.
Virginia was dragged by him in another direction, towards Sophia’s direction.
She scolded him in a hurried tone:
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“Those two kids were not your nephews at all, they were your own sons. Who did you think you could fool?”
The paternity test was conducted with those two children.
A slight tremor ran through Sophia’s chest.
Meeting his ruthless gaze, she knew, she could no longer hide it.
She suddenly became somewhat nervous.
But holding onto a glimmer of hope, perhaps, he wouldn’t hurt himself…
She yanked Virginia over, hoping she would find a chance to
run.
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The next second, she was forcibly separated from Virginia, her hand still in hers.
Derick, with a stern look in his eyes, yanked her arm and went straight into the lounge.
The bodyguard quietly withdrew.
There were only three people left in the lounge.
Virginia’s fingers trembled, her throat nearly raw from shouting, she hoarsely looked at him:
“You can’t fool me, Darion, we grew up together, you can’t lie to me!”
Derick’s eyelashes quivered, his eyes sharp with coldness, his voice deep and somber:
“So what?”
At that moment, he seemed to be scorched by his own anger, his gaze deep and cold.
He didn’t deny, nor did he suppress his emotions.
He shed his calm indifference, his face stern and cold, staring blankly at Virginia in front of him
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Derick lowered his voice, gritting his teeth:
“He’s dead, are you satisfied now? He didn’t want to tell you, it was you who insisted on taking it this far!”
Tears suddenly slid down Virginia’s face, her mouth agape, unable to cry out, she was devastated with grief.
She slowly squatted on the ground, unable to straighten up due to the pain. It felt as if her heart was being wrung, making even breathing difficult.
“Ah…”
She seemed to be able to utter only monosyllables.
Derick’s crimson eyes flashed with a hint of desolation, his hands tightly clenched into fists.
He glanced at Sophia standing aside, his profile was smooth and sharp, his face pale and cold
He clenched his teeth, his eyes filled with mockery as he scanned Virginia.
“You wanted to know who harmed him?”
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It was Laurent, your father, who orchestrated the car accident.
“I was in the car at that time too, he protected me, I narrowly escaped, I could only live on using his identity to seek revenge, understand?”
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