SWNOVELS Chapter 416: Chloe's Interrogation
Chloe was utterly astonished. "Meredith, you're awake?" At that moment, Bianca, her face flushed with health, appeared far from frail as if she had almost recovered.
Bianca's eyes, filled with disappointment, turned towards Chloe. "You still hate Dad, don't you? You hate me too, right?"
Chloe panicked at this unexpected accusation. "What are you talking about, Bianca? We're sisters, how could I hate you?"
"You've always resented Dad for not letting you join the company, that's why you sent your daughter, Joy Chaucer, to be by my side, pretending she was my daughter," Bianca said with a mix of disappointment and anger. "You've separated me from my daughter for twenty-six years."
Chloe's heart skipped a beat at the mention of twenty-six years. Could it be that Bianca knew she had taken the child?
"You're confused, talking nonsense..."
"I'm not confused, I'm very clear-headed," Bianca insisted, trying to sit up and fixating her gaze on Chloe with the authority of an elder sister. "You've disappointed me deeply. If not for you, how could I have been separated from Meredith for twenty-six years, only to recognize her now? You brought Joy Chaucer to me, making me believe she was my daughter."
Chloe's expression drastically changed. "You knew all along?"
Chloe was shocked. How did Bianca find out that Meredith was her biological daughter?
"Yes, I know everything. Meredith is my daughter," Bianca declared. "God has been kind to me, allowing me to reunite with my daughter in my lifetime. Chloe, I have two questions for you. First, why did you bring back Joy Chaucer and pass her off as my daughter? I want to hear you admit it."
Despite guessing Chloe's intentions, Bianca still gave her a chance to explain.
"It was all for you. You've been distressed for years searching for your real daughter, so I had Joy act as your daughter," Chloe explained. "Joy doesn't know about this; she doesn't even know she's my daughter. Sister, I did it for your sake, for the good of the Chaucer family."
"Okay," Bianca reluctantly believed Chloe, then pressed, "So you knew all along that Meredith was my daughter, right?"
Chloe was speechless, overwhelmed by Bianca's intense questioning. She stammered, "I... didn't know..."
"You're lying," Bianca accused, pointing her finger at Chloe, her eyes full of disappointment and pain. "If you didn't know, why did you go out of your way to meet Meredith? The first time you met her, I found it strange. To gain control over Falconer Holdings, you cruelly kept me and Meredith apart. You're a mother too; how could you be so heartless?"
As her scheme was exposed, Chloe's face showed panic, but she quickly composed herself and retorted, "Sister, my abilities are no less than yours. Why shouldn't I be allowed into the company just because Dad said so? I just don't accept it." Bianca took a deep breath, "You finally speak the truth."
Chloe scoffed, "But it doesn't matter. Soon, my daughter Joy will take over the company, and everything will come back to me. I'll show Dad who is more capable."
"For the sake of the company, you and Joy Chaucer resorted to all sorts of lies and even plotted against me," Bianca shook her head sadly. "Chloe, we are sisters from the same mother."
"What have I done to you?" Chloe was confused. "Sister, I wanted to take back the company, but I never hurt you."
"I fell ill because of you and Joy Chaucer, didn't I?" Bianca, clear-headed, coughed violently. "Joy Chaucer has suddenly become obedient and dutiful, cooking meals herself. Isn't that suspicious? Chloe, you're really confused. I won't let you succeed. Everything of the Chaucer family belongs to Meredith."
Hearing this, Chloe's face turned pale, a flicker of panic crossing her eyes. She had also been feeling unwell these days, dizzy and blurry-eyed, much like Bianca's initial symptoms when she was first hospitalized. Could it really have been Joy Chaucer?
Her own daughter, plotting against her?
In that moment, Chloe's mindset shifted. Looking at the frail Bianca, a sinister thought crossed her mind.
Good and evil are but a thought apart.
Bianca must not be allowed to survive; otherwise, she and Joy Chaucer would lose everything.
If it really was Joy Chaucer who acted, then everything was ruined.
Driven by this thought, Chloe walked to the IV stand, saying, "You and Dad are both too stubborn. Joy also has the Zhao surname; why shouldn't she inherit the company?" As she spoke, Chloe reached for the IV line... "Chloe, what are you doing?" Bianca, seeing the action, paled and tried to intervene, but she was too weak and collapsed back onto the bed.