Chapter 53 The Truth Unveiled

Justin responded without hesitation, "It's mine!"

Daisy's heart tightened with pain, "What about the house in the city?"

"That house also belonged to me!"

"Why? Why would you deceive me like this?" Her emotions began to escalate uncontrollably.

Justin sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze fixed on Daisy, full of sincerity. "I was afraid of running into people I knew, so I moved here."

Daisy found it ironic, her eyes filled with hatred.

Justin seemed to have anticipated Daisy's reaction and continued to speak for himself, "My marriage with Quinn was merely a sham marriage that was planned and agreed between us."

Daisy was momentarily stunned, then her expression turned into disbelief.

Justin let out a deep sigh, lying down next to Daisy, cautiously and gently embracing her, and explained slowly, "My grandfather is a renowned shipping magnate in Hong Kong. When my mother was seventeen, she fell in love with a very poor man named Mr. Scott. With the help of my mother and grandfather, Mr. Scott was able to start his own business."

"At that time, Hong Kong had not yet implemented the one man, one wife policy. My mother was married to Mr. Scott for five years, but they didn't have any children. So, he used that as an excuse to marry a second wife, but his second wife died shortly after suffering from an illness."

"Soon after, a woman named Rachel become in a relationship with my father. Although it was against the law by that time, she and my mother considered themselves as sisters. Rachel gave birth to two daughters and a son for Mr. Scott."

Daisy felt overwhelmed by these information. To think that the family members of the Hong Kong Elite family which she had read in gossip magazines had always been right in front of her.

She couldn't help but ask, "But you said that your mother..."

"Yes, she died. It wasn’t only her, my older brother had passed away from a car accident in the UK as well!"

"After that, I was completely isolated from the family. They didn't involve me in any important matters, and my brother's position was taken over by my older sister."

Daisy's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding. She looked at Justin, waiting for him to continue.

Justin smiled self-deprecatingly, held Daisy tighter, buried his head, and spoke in a chillingly low voice, "How could I willingly accept that? The company was founded and built by my grandfather, and now it's all going to benefit outsiders? Impossible!"

"I signed a sham marriage contract with Quinn because I not only want the shares my mother left me, but I also want to regain actual control of Elite Enterprises!"

"As for Quinn, she originally wanted to form an alliance with my family. After my brother's death, she could only choose to marry either my second brother or me."

"My second brother has pedophilic tendencies, and his reputation has long been tarnished. Quinn's stepmother is also close to Rachel, so I was the ideal choice."

" Our relationship is strictly business, I have never touched her!"

As Justin spoke, he held Daisy tightly, and his trembling lips gently kissed her cheek. He murmured, "My precious, I can't divorce her, but I can't give up on you either!"

"So you deceived me into marriage? Took me to England to forge a marriage certificate?"

Justin fell silent.

Daisy tried to calm her anger, hatred, and tears, waiting for her emotions to ease before saying, "Justin, I...

"Impossible!" Justin seemed to know what she wanted to say, and he kissed her directly, until she couldn't breathe, before letting go and tremblingly said, "What am I supposed to do? If I tell you I'm married, would you still be with me?"

"You already had a bad impression of me, I didn't dare..." His tone carried a sense of helplessness, and the boy's face was filled with grievance, like an injured child.

He was always like this, even though he was the one who made the mistake, he was still the one who felt wronged.

Daisy was tired, she didn't know how to face it, so she chose to ignore him again.

Justin realized that Daisy had returned to her usual state and couldn't help but hold her tightly again.

Daisy did not respond to him this time, so he simply let go of his hand, tucked Daisy in, and left the bedroom.

He sat on the sofa in the main hall, looked up at the ceiling, and laughed at himself.

He regretted his actions. Why did he foolishly agree to send Lily home at that time? Lily was just a paid companion to him, nothing more.

He didn't like girls who had undergone plastic surgery, and he couldn't touch socialites. He had no other choice but to marry Lily because she was a saleswomen in Hong Kong and had exclusive insider knowledge about his identity and sham marriage to Quinn.

He mentioned to Lily that he was interested in Daisy. It was quite common to hire sugar daddies in their line of work.

But he didn't expect Lily to refuse outright: "That girl Daisy is a stubborn fool. Do you know why she came to New York? Because her best friend's ex-boyfriend was pursuing her, and her best friend blocked her. However, she also liked that guy and was afraid of hurting her best friend again, so she hid in New York."

"Do you think it’s possible? Even after breaking up, she still cares about her friend and is willing to give up on true love. She is such an innocent girl, you don’t stand a chance since you are already married”.

Even guys who broke up with their girlfriends to be together with Daisy were rejected by her, let alone him.

He felt that she was right, so he gave up.

However, he couldn't help himself, he came over every day and deliberately provoked her, acting immature, and succeeded in forcing her to move out.

That day was his mother and brother's death anniversary, but the Scott family was celebrating the establishment of their new company.

He sat alone on the sofa in the apartment, just like now, looking at the night view outside the window, suddenly realizing that he actually had nothing.

Without hesitation, he went to find Daisy, he mustered his courage from drinking alcohol, but ensured that his consciousness remained clear.

Because he couldn't forget the scene when he first saw her.

It was when he was taking Lily home, and she was standing at the door, her petite body, tiptoeing and waving to welcome Lily.

Clearly, she was smiling at Lily, but he felt as if she was smiling at him.

It had been a long time since someone welcomed him home like that.

He sat in the driver's seat and smiled, it had been many years since he genuinely smiled from the heart.

From that moment, he wanted to tie her down and lock her in the room, waiting for him to come home after work.

I will never agree to a divorce in this lifetime. Only widowhood awaits me when my husband dies.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Justin looked down at the screen, at those glaring three words, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he answered the call.

A clear and sharp female voice came through: "Justin..."

"Tomorrow is your father's birthday, will you come?"

Upon hearing this, Justin couldn't help but smile and replied without hesitation, "Of course, stepmom!"

"That's good!" before Justin could respond, the call ended abruptly.

Justin put down his hand and looked at the still illuminated screen of his phone. He then glanced at the beautiful and dazzling night scenery outside the window. Despite its splendor, he held his phone tightly in his hand...

The Scotts' mansion was located in a famous wealthy district in Hong Kong.

When Justin arrived, guests had already gathered in the house. Mr. Scott and Rachel were sitting at the main table.

Justin walked over and greeted them, "Dad, stepmom!"

Mr. Scott only glanced at Justin and nodded.

On the other hand, Rachel stood up courteously and greeted him, "You're here, please have a seat!"

As always, she was dressed elegantly and eJonasded the aura of a noblewoman in her demeanor.

Justin was mesmerized by her.

The little girl, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but remind her, "Mom, there's no more seat!"

Rachel couldn't help but laugh awkwardly and waved her hand at her youngest daughter, trying to teach her a lesson, "What are you talking about? Ask Aunt Cui to bring over another chair."

Justin remained silent and stood still, watching Rachel handle the situation.

"No need, Justin and I can sit at the next table!" At this moment, Quinn Murphy, who had already sat down, stood up.

Rachel immediately opposed, "How can that be?"

Jim, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Enough, let the young couple sit at the next table."

Rachel couldn't help but look at Mr. Scott.

Mr. Scott had an impatient expression on his face and grabbed Rachel's hand, signaling her to sit down. He said in a deep voice, "Let the young couple sit wherever they want, don't worry about it."

Rachel smiled, "Yes, I was being overly concerned!"

Justin looked at the two who behaved like an old married couple, his lips curled up, and turned to the adjacent table.

The birthday banquet was as dull as ever.

Justin only took a couple of bites before going back to his room.

Quinn Murphy followed closely behind and stood beside him, leaning back against the table with his hands behind him. He looked up at Justin and said, "My dad already knows about your affair, but I managed to keep it a secret from that child."

Justin's gaze fell on the large tree outside the window, and he suddenly said, "Let's get a divorce!"

Quinn Murphy instantly stood up, extremely surprised, "Are you crazy? Don't you want to avenge your mother and brother?"

"What? Are you willing to give our family's fortune to our enemies just for your lover?"

It's really ironic!

Justin remained silent for a long time. His usual calm expression was now filled with resentment.

"Go and see Daisy in a few days time." Justin turned around, facing Quinn with an unusually serious expression in his eyes.

Quinn Murphy frowned, and then laughed exaggeratedly, "Justin, what joke are you making? Do you know what risks we're taking by doing this?"

"What's the relationship between us?" Justin walked past Quinn Murphy without looking back and replied smoothly, "A collaborative relationship." He then turned around and sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, saying, "Don't forget, your younger brother is almost ten years old. You have been managing the company for so many years, and your father still haven’t handed the company fully over to you. You don't want to just give it away, do you?"

"Ever since we joined Instagram, I have been stalking you, you know what I mean!" Quinn Murphy remained silent, his eyes locked onto Justin, but his smile remained. "You certainly know how to manipulate people!"

*

Daisy didn't expect to see someone completely unexpected on the first day after giving birth.

When she saw Quinn Murphy standing at her door with a gift bag, her hands holding the baby trembled.

Quinn Murphy's attitude was as always amiable, behaving like a lady. She placed the gift bag in front of Daisy, smiling gently, "I've come to see the baby!"

Daisy glanced at the gift, a delicate golden necklace, not knowing what to say, but she held her baby in silence.

Quinn Murphy didn't feel awkward either and casually leaned closer to take a look at the baby.

With his small face, his resemblance to Justin was already noticeable, and Quinn Murphy smiled and asked, "Have you named him?"

Daisy kept her gaze on her son and whispered, "Ryan Scott! I hope he'll be smarter and won't be fooled like me all the time!"

Quinn Murphy instantly burst into laughter, "You're quite interesting. You should know about Justin and me..."

At this moment, Daisy lifted her head, her voice gentle but unexpectedly cold in tone, "I'm not interested in the games between rich people like you."

Quinn Murphy raised an eyebrow, looking at Daisy's rejecting manner, and couldn't help but think of the story of the rabbit kicking the eagle.

No wonder Justin came to her for help, it seems she's not easily fooled.

Her smile grew deeper, she was not offended by Daisy's words. Quinn Murphy put down the gift on her side table before leaving the apartment.

*

In the following months, Quinn Murphy visited Daisy a few more times, but Daisy's attitude remained cool, just like how she treated Justin.

When the baby turned six months old, Daisy and the nanny went out, and coincidentally ran into Quinn Murphy at a café.

Wearing ten-centimeter high heels, Quinn Murphy approached and looked at the baby in Daisy's arms, teasing him in a familiar way.

Daisy remained somewhat wary of Quinn Murphy, and she held the baby closer instinctively.

Unperturbed, Quinn Murphy sat down and crossed her legs, saying, "I've always believed that in order to live, one must first be self-aware."

Daisy's hand trembled.

"You've been neglecting him lately to express your dissatisfaction, I understand."

"But you also know very well that you can't raise this child alone!"

At this point, Daisy finally locked eyes with Quinn Murphy and asked with determination, "What are you trying to say?"

Quinn Murphy paused and asked another question, "Do you know how much wealth the Scott family possesses?