"Mom, Dad, she's lying to you both! This is Lucius's doing. They've presented a fake DNA test—why wouldn't I be your daughter?" Orabela's voice wavered with frustration as she placed a hand over her heart, her eyes pleading with them.
"I agree," Lady Agatha said, her expression hardened. "I can't believe Layla would stoop so low as to forge DNA tests just to take control of the family business and our assets. It's despicable." Her voice turned cold. "Tear that test up and throw it in the bin. None of us should have anything to do with Layla—like mother, like daughter."
Without a word, Miriam walked out of the ward, her mind reeling. She couldn't shake the haunting look in Layla's eyes when she'd confronted her, demanding to know how she could have gone so long without recognizing her own daughter.
