WARNING: The following chapters may make you feel confused and uncomfortable with the story, but please bear in mind that this is a fictional novel.
-You will understand everything in future chapters.
-As stated in the synopsis, the story may be polyandry, but certainly not promiscuous.
-If you are not into this kind of story, I suggest not reading rather than rating unfairly.
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There was a sudden silence from the other line. He finally spoke after a couple of seconds. "We can talk about this another time."
"Then why didn't you tell me from the start that he was her biological father?" Her voice was hoarse, sounding like she was about to cry.
There was another silence, Angie thought that he wouldn't respond until he said, "I didn't know you would meet him again."
Angie was suddenly stunned. The tears that began forming from the corner of her eyes slowly fell on her reddish cheeks.
She suddenly chuckled, but it was full of pain as she said, "All these years, I keep on trying to dream you were my daughter's biological father."
"Who would ever guess that someone would suddenly show up and inform me he was the biological father of my child," Angie spoke sarcastically after not hearing a response.
"I'm not calling as your ex-husband." His voice remained cold and indifferent.
Angie froze while a bitter smile appeared on her red thin lips. She understood that he didn't want to talk about it, and some important things needed a discussion.
She wiped her tears while her expression instantly changed. It was no longer a pained expression, but cold and full of indifference.
"I thought this way would make it easier for me to stay in the Rainford family." Her voice suddenly changed, it sounded low and cold, similar to a young man's voice.
"It is, but you have to be very careful. I got the news that they tried to investigate your past and found out that I don't have an identity in P country."
Angie's eyes turned sharp while it flickered with a vicious and cold gleam. "What else did they find?"
"They confirmed that Uncle Joe is a retired soldier from Z country, the same with his present relationship with Dad." He halted, but Angie waited for him to continue.
There was only the sound of papers flipping and a rhythmical typing on the other line before he finally spoke again.
"They also checked Dad's previous company in P country. That includes the details about where you studied and how you managed to get your degree at P university."
"If I wasn't mistaken, they started to feel suspicious of your identity." He added with a hint of warning.
"I understand. I know what to do. Just Let me know if there is other news." Angie whispered nonchalantly. She was about to end the call when the other line spoke again.
"Angie.." His voice still sounded cold, but no longer indifferent, softer than earlier, making Angie freeze before putting the phone back on her ears.
"I will take our daughter back home this week. No matter if he was her biological father or not, I would never let them take our child in the Rainford family."
Angie was immobilized after hearing what he said. Her heart shook as her lips started to tremble and her eyes started to redden again.
"Mark, please. I don't need to remind you again and again. You don't need to pretend anymore." She whispered in a soft but shaky voice.
Tears started to fall from Angie's eyes. "You have already sacrificed a lot for me and my daughter."
"I'm not pretending. I promised that nothing would change. Marzsa will always be my only daughter, we are family even after you asked for a divorce." Mark helplessly said.
"Really? Did you never pretend? Why don't you remind me how you became my baby's father?" Angie said sarcastically.
There was an abrupt silence on the other line, making Angie snort but before she could speak, Mark's voice rang in her ears.
"I promised that I will be responsible for what happened to you. But I never said we had sex that night."
"After we found out you were pregnant, I said I will take the responsibility and marry you when you turn 18. You will be my wife while your baby is my child."
"When you finally noticed that our daughter didn't look similar to me, I promised that either I am her biological father or not, she would always be my child."
"Angie, I didn't lie. I didn't pretend. I didn't deceive you. All I said was true."
His words silenced Angie. This was indeed the case. All those years, Mark never said anything about what happened that night, while Angie has also forgotten about it.
It was until her daughter slowly grew up and her visage wasn't similar to her ex-husband, making her feel alarmed as she thought her child was accidentally swapped after giving birth.
Thus, Angie found out the truth that her ex-husband wasn't her child's biological father. Mark had no choice but to explain what transpired to her that night.
This is also why she didn't get too shocked after learning of her daughter's relationship with the Rainford family. She had an impulse to kill Zach, but due to some reason, killing him wasn't a good idea. At least, for now.
Hence, what they saw from her wasn't real as she pretended not to know anything, looking confused and suspicious, but everything was not what they thought it was.
"Right. You make sense." Angie unexpectedly chuckled, but she added with disdain. "Your words are very clever, just like when you said your mistress is your friend."
"Why do you keep on insisting that I had a mistress? How many times have I told you, I didn't even touch that woman's fingers." His voice sounded full of helplessness.
"You think I will believe you?" She snorted.
"Why not? You thought I had an affair just because our daughter wasn't biologically related to me, but didn't you succeed to take my chastity when we finally had sex?"
"Shameless!" Angie softly cursed, preventing others from hearing her words.
Mark chuckled and teasingly said, "Isn't it the truth? I already explained that I never had experienced having sex, but you didn't believe me so I offered you my body."