Chapter 3462
– “Madam!” Pedro’s expression was serious as he spoke in a deep voice, “The young lady is your biological daughter!”
Clarissa commanded coldly, “Pedro, let go! Remember, I am still the head of this family! You must listen to me!”
Pedro replied, “From the moment I was assigned to the young lady, my mission has been to protect her for life, to remain loyal to her, and to follow her orders. This is my duty as her assistant! I have only one master: the young lady, Miss Kathryn, not you! My responsibility is to safeguard her, and I will not allow anyone to harm her, including you, Madam Farrell!”
Clarissa’s face paled.
Indeed, from the time Pedro joined Kathryn, his loyalty was solely to her.
As the head of the family, Clarissa was not Pedro’s master, and she had no authority to command him.
Kathryn gently addressed Pedro, “Mr. Fraser, please let my mom go. It’s normal for her to express her frustration towards me; after all, I am her child.”
She had asked Pedro to alert Liberty, which caused her mother’s plan to fail.
If she hadn’t informed her mother, Clarissa might have been caught off guard, and her scheme could have succeeded, endangering Liberty. But Kathryn couldn’t bear to watch her mother continue to make mistakes.
Both of her aunts had died at her mother’s hands, as well as her uncle and his family. How many people had her mother harmed to become the head of the family?
If her mother were to kill Liberty, Kathryn would be devastated. Now, her mother was also facing dire consequences.
Pedro silently released Clarissa’s wrist.
Once freed, Clarissa slapped Kathryn hard in front of Pedro.
The sharp sound resonated throughout the room.
Pedro felt heartbroken.
Kathryn’s face was struck, turning her head to the side.
The side of her face quickly became red and swollen, with blood appearing at the corners of her mouth.
relationship with Shiloh. You chose to keep me in your life.”
Kathryn kept her head tilted for a moment before lifting her hand to touch her bruised face. She then turned to Clarissa, looking at her with wide eyes.
Clarissa spoke coldly, “If you weren’t my biological child, you wouldn’t have seen the sun today!”
Despite being her biological daughter, Clarissa found it impossible to kill Kathryn, even after feeling betrayed. Who said she only had one daughter? Everything she did was ultimately for Kathryn’s sake.
Kathryn remained silent for a long time before replying, “If I weren’t your biological child, I wouldn’t have to endure this suffering. Do you think I enjoy being your daughter? Reincarnation isn’t a choice I can make.”
She would have preferred to be Shiloh, not Clarissa’s biological daughter. However, if she were Shiloh and discovered she wasn’t related by blood, she would have certainly left the Farrell family mansion and distanced herself from everyone in the Farrell family. Unfortunately, there was no ‘if.’
She was indeed Clarissa’s biological daughter, and Shiloh’s decisions and choices diverged from what she had imagined.
Clarissa’s expression darkened further, her gaze fixed on Kathryn as if she wanted to devour her whole. In her own words, if Kathryn weren’t her biological daughter, she would have truly strangled her to prevent her from seeing the sun today.
“I wish this were all just a dream. When I wake up, Shiloh and I will still have that harmonious mother-daughter bond, and the daughter-swap incident will never have happened,” Clarissa said, her tone laced with sadness.
Kathryn replied, “Mom, you could have disowned me back then and maintained your deep relationship with Shiloh. You chose to keep me in your life.”
The mother-daughter relationship with Shiloh is one filled with love and devotion. Shiloh grew up by your side, thriving on the nurturing care you provided. She is the successor you have lovingly cultivated.
But who am I? While Shiloh reveled in wealth and success, I endured abuse, beatings, and constant scolding from my biological mother and brothers. There were times when I wasn’t even given food to eat.
In school, I excelled academically, achieving the best grades. Yet, my family sought to prevent me from pursuing my education. They wanted to marry me off to a wealthy older man as his second wife or even force me into becoming someone else’s mistress to earn money for their benefit.