Chapter 282 The Truth About Sophia's Disappearance
Olivia stared at her blankly, her tone carrying a hint of accusation. "What do you mean by that?"
"Exactly what I said." Isabella looked at Olivia with contempt, a trace of pity flashing in her eyes.
But the pity lasted only a moment before quickly disappearing.
Hayden had already transferred all of the Brown Group's money to overseas accounts, and today he was planning to take her and Seraphine far away.
So Isabella became increasingly bold and reckless. Getting carried away with herself, she suddenly revealed everything that had happened back then.
"Did you really think Sophia getting lost was an accident? If she hadn't disappeared, how could I have become the legitimate daughter of the Brown family?"
Olivia's pupils suddenly contracted. Something seemed to explode violently in her mind, deafening.
She stood there stunned for a long time before slowly processing what she'd heard.
"No, that's impossible! It can't be!" She quickly turned her gaze to Hayden, her eyes full of questioning.
She wanted to hear him say it himself—that everything Isabella said was a lie.
He wouldn't do such a thing!
Sophia was their biological daughter!
But she was disappointed. The moment Hayden met her eyes, his gaze suddenly became evasive.
This reaction confirmed Isabella's words in Olivia's eyes.
Her legs went weak, and she suddenly collapsed to the ground. Her expression became dazed as she kept muttering, "No, it's not like that! Hayden, you're Sophia's biological father! How could you do this?"
The onlookers around them all sighed and whispered.
The meaning in Isabella's words was obvious—Hayden had deliberately lost his daughter with his wife back then, just so his daughter with his mistress could successfully enter the Brown family.
This was even more dramatic than a TV show!
Many people started discussing in low voices, pointing at Hayden and Isabella.
"I recognize them. That man is the boss of the Brown Group, who later went bankrupt."
"Is that young woman Isabella? I heard she was blacklisted from the entertainment industry. Why does she look so ugly now?"
Hearing the people around discussing her, Isabella's face immediately darkened.
The old Isabella had cared deeply about her appearance, spending a large sum of money every year on maintenance.
But after she left the entertainment industry, Hayden's attitude toward her became increasingly cold. He didn't even bother giving her spending money anymore.
She was a big spender, so she hadn't saved any money.
So she couldn't afford to maintain her face anymore.
Plus, she'd been at the police station this whole time, not eating or sleeping well, and had become so thin she was just skin and bones.
She didn't even dare look in the mirror anymore.
These people were basically stabbing knives into her heart.
Olivia gritted her teeth, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at Hayden. She struggled to get up from the ground and suddenly rushed at him.
"Hayden, you bastard! I'll fight you!"
She had given up her own family for him, her relatives, and had loved him for over twenty years.
But how had he treated her?
She couldn't accept it!
"Hayden, how dare you? How dare you do such a thing? Sophia is your daughter too! How could you be so heartless?"
Taking advantage of Hayden's lack of preparation, she rushed over and slapped him hard across the face.
Hayden wasn't prepared and took the full force of the slap, his face turning to the side.
He looked up in shock, his eyes full of disbelief.
In his impression, Olivia had always been gentle and weak, and her love for him had been unwavering for over twenty years.
That's why he had been so bold.
He never expected Olivia to rush over and hit him. He was stunned for a while before slowly coming to his senses.
Completely enraged by Olivia's slap, he suddenly reached out and pushed her to the ground.
He sneered coldly, "If it weren't for you, how could Seraphine and I have been separated? When it comes down to it, you brought today's outcome on yourself."
Seraphine was his first love, the softest place in his heart.
She was an existence he wouldn't allow anyone to taint.
If he hadn't needed to win Olivia's heart back then, how could he have been willing to separate from Seraphine?
If they hadn't separated, Seraphine definitely wouldn't have married the wrong person and been abused.
Olivia was amused by his shamelessness and asked coldly, "You're saying it's all my fault? If you had told me you had a girlfriend back then, do you think I would have given you a second glance? You approached me because you wanted the Smith family's money and status! What right do you have to act innocent?"
She got up from the cold ground, looking at Hayden and Seraphine with hatred and venom in her eyes.
They had shared a bed for a full twenty years, but only today did she realize she had never really known him.
Everything had been Hayden's scheme, all her own self-deception.
Olivia felt her heart being crushed to powder by a huge stone. It hurt so much.
She turned her gaze to Isabella and clearly saw the disdain and mockery in her eyes.
She had loved Isabella for nineteen years, always treating her as her own biological daughter.
But in the end, all she got in return was Isabella's cold stare.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered what had happened nineteen years ago.
Back then, shortly after Sophia had gone missing, she was devastated and cried every day.
One day, Hayden suddenly brought back a little girl, saying he'd brought her from an orphanage.
He said, "It's been so long and we still haven't found her. Maybe Sophia is already gone. But the living still have to go on."
The first time she saw Isabella, she noticed the girl bore some resemblance to Sophia.
But at the time, she thought it was just a coincidence.
But now, she understood everything.
She had actually raised her rival's daughter for nineteen years, and the person responsible for her biological daughter's disappearance was her husband, the child's biological father.
How ironic!
Her vision suddenly blurred, and tears poured out uncontrollably.
Olivia clutched her chest tightly and slowly crouched down, crying bitterly.
The pain of betrayal and deception, along with guilt toward her biological daughter, all surged up at once like a rising tide—violent and swift, giving her no chance to breathe.
Seraphine suddenly stepped forward, hugging Hayden's arm and acting coquettishly. "Hayden, we need to board soon. Let's go quickly. Don't waste any more words on this old woman."
Olivia gritted her teeth secretly, looking at Seraphine with pure anger.
How could there be such a shameless woman in this world?
Isabella also chimed in, "Dad, let's go quickly. I still want to see the villa you bought abroad!"
Villa?
Olivia roared, questioning him, "Didn't you say you had no money? Where did you get the money to buy a villa? Hayden, how many things have you done behind my back?"