SWNOVELS Chapter 342: As Expected
Joy Chaucer's words made Chloe exceptionally happy, knowing her efforts weren't in vain as Joy now appreciated her. Chloe smiled, "As long as you are fine, I'm relieved. Let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate your successful contract signing."
"Thank you," Joy Chaucer said, smiling as she linked arms with Chloe. They chatted and laughed as they entered the elevator to go downstairs.
After they left, Bianca stepped out from her hiding spot, deep in thought as she watched them leave. She remembered the day she gave birth, her waters breaking, and after enduring a day and two nights in the hospital, she delivered a daughter weighing about 5. 5 pounds. Exhausted, she only had a moment to confirm the baby's gender before the nurses took her daughter away to be cleaned. Her husband held their daughter, thanking Bianca for her efforts, a tender scene she would never forget.
Her father was overjoyed and personally named the baby Charlotte. However, their happiness was short-lived as her daughter was stolen that very night. Over twenty years ago, the lack of extensive security meant her child was simply lost without a trace.
In a desperate bid to find her daughter, Bianca offered a million-dollar reward but to no avail. Shortly after her daughter's disappearance, Bianca's husband died in a car accident while searching for their child. That year was excruciating for Bianca; she nearly gave up on life but was saved by her father's intervention. The uncertainty of her daughter's fate gave her the strength to keep living, the search for her daughter becoming her sole reason to endure. Fifteen years after her daughter's disappearance, Chloe returned with Joy Chaucer, claiming she was Bianca's long-lost daughter, Charlotte. A paternity test confirmed Joy as her biological child, sending Bianca into a frenzy of joy, a feeling indescribable in words.
At 7 PM, Bianca went to her appointment. Terrence Sterling had already arrived, and several cold dishes were served in the spacious private room, with only the two of them present. Rick, seeing Bianca arrive, discreetly stepped outside to guard the door.
Terrence Sterling stood up, "Bianca, please sit."
"Terry, what did you want to discuss today? Is it about a project, or?" Bianca was puzzled as Terrence had invited only her.
"Today, let's not talk about business and just catch up," Terrence said as he poured tea for Bianca, reminiscing, "I remember when I was a child, my grandmother used to take me to your house. Your father would joke that you were carrying my future wife."
Their families had arranged a marriage agreement years ago. Bianca recalled those days; Terrence was five years old and already creating memories, with his grandmother frequently visiting.
"Why bring up the past all of a sudden? You're not one to dwell on it," Bianca said, puzzled.
Pensively, Terrence responded, "Bianca, I know how devastated you were when you lost your daughter and only found her fifteen years later. I understand the emotions of losing and then finding a loved one, as my grandmother helped search everywhere with no success. Normally, I wouldn't intervene in the Chaucer family's private matters, but I can't bear to see you suffer from not knowing your own daughter."
Bianca's expression changed subtly, "Terry, what do you mean?"
"Just watch this," Terrence said, showing Bianca a video.
It was a conversation between Chloe and Joy Chaucer, where Chloe pushed Joy to take over the company and mentioned that Joy was not Bianca's biological daughter. Listening to Chloe's declaration that Joy was not her daughter, Bianca felt as if the sky was falling.
The video revealed that Chloe had brought Joy back to the Chaucer family because Bianca had been depressed and sick from the long search for her daughter. The family needed a girl, which led to Joy's introduction as Bianca's daughter. Trembling, Bianca watched the video twice, her lips quivering and eyes moistening with tears.