Chapter 219: The Astonishing Secret
Sophia's gaze was calm, her voice gentle, as she directly revealed a secret that shocked everyone.
"There's no way William could have gotten Molly pregnant. Because two years ago, when we divorced, he already had a vasectomy."
Hearing this, William froze for a moment, looking somewhat dazed.
But he quickly snapped out of it.
Everyone present was stunned.
Molly panicked instantly. How could this be possible!
Apart from people's gasps, only deathly silence remained.
Everyone's eyes focused on William's face. Such a perfect man in every way, actually, couldn't have children?
But William didn't deny it at all.
Emily had peeked out from his arms, but he gently pressed her back, Softly patting her, he murmured, ‘Be good. Don’t come out."
Emily nuzzled his chest with her forehead, silently expressing her little emotions. This drew a soft laugh from William, and his patting became even gentler.
This warm little moment didn't catch anyone else's attention.
Only then did everyone realize that with just one casual sentence, Sophia had directly denied the paternity of the child in Molly's belly.
A reporter raised a question, "Could there be some misunderstanding here?"
Molly was very unwilling to accept this and shouted loudly, "Just because you say so? Who knows if this isn't just an excuse you made up to get out of trouble? If you're so capable, show us proof!"
Wearing a mental hospital gown, Henry pretended to be disappointed. He sighed. ‘William… how did you turn out like this? Learning to lie?"
Realizing Henry still wouldn't give up, Sophia smiled, "Everyone should believe in science, not believe someone wearing a mental hospital gown."
"How can a mental patient's words be used as a standard for judgment? Don't you all know how much Mr. Henry Smith used to 'love' his son?"
Henry froze. Love what?
Since they could talk nonsense, Sophia could naturally fight back the same way.
Although Henry was old, his status and position still made many naive or ill-intentioned young women think that, as long as they got pregnant with his child, they could marry into wealth.
Besides, there was Sophia as a "precedent."
In many people's eyes, she had married William by getting pregnant back then, and after the divorce, she took half his fortune.
Everyone only knew that Peace Group was now in William's hands, and the Smith family's business was also under his control, but they didn't know that Henry had long been sidelined and had no money at all. It was just that Henry had kept this secret well hidden.
Sophia continued, "Actually, William did this because he had his father as a cautionary tale."
"To let his existing children better inherit the family fortune, he decided to directly eliminate the possibility of illegitimate children appearing."
"He learned this from his father. When I heard about it, I was quite shocked."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Henry roared, completely forgetting to maintain his image as a loving father.
Sophia shrugged, "If you don't believe it, you can go to the hospital for a checkup."
She had only recently learned from William that back then, his mother was afraid Henry couldn't control his desires and would give William half-siblings to fight over the inheritance, so she took direct action and eliminated Henry's ability to have more children.
Hearing this, Henry's chest heaved violently with anger.
He suddenly realized something: 'If what Sophia said was true and he himself couldn't have children, then the child in Molly's belly couldn't possibly be his!'
He had been betrayed by a woman again!
Hateful! Detestable!
In his rage, Henry's eyes widened like saucers, and without thinking, he slapped Molly across the face.
"Bitch! You actually betrayed me!"
That night, Molly had indeed wanted to drug William and force herself on him. Just thinking about having Sophia's ex-husband beneath her gave her a sick sense of pleasure.
However, Henry absolutely refused!
The so-called "intimate video" of her and William was actually synthesized later using the latest AI technology. Even in their bed photos, there were two green pillows between them during shooting, with everything relying on post-production editing.
In reality?
She hadn't even touched William's hand!
Molly had no idea what Henry was up to. He had clearly agreed to her plan, yet repeatedly blocked her. If they had actually had sex then, how would she have fallen into this unexplainable predicament now?
But Sophia understood Henry's psychology.
In his view, William was the son he had with an arranged marriage partner, the obstacle preventing him from rekindling his romance with his first love. So even though William was his biological son, he still felt disgust and had never given William any fatherly love.
Once he considered Molly his own woman, how could he allow her to have any intimate contact with the "obstacle" in his eyes?
At this point in the drama, the truth was obvious.
William, while protecting Emily in his arms, looked toward the camera of the only female reporter still recording.
His voice was cold and indifferent. "What she said is all true."
Henry lunged for the reporter’s camera, screaming, "He’s lying! I can have children! That child in her womb is mine!"
In an instant, the entire venue fell silent.
This farce ended with Henry's statement.
As for Molly's true identity...
Sophia had already put out the bait. Whether that female reporter could dig up the truth depended on her own abilities.
Molly was also going crazy!
She hadn't expected Henry to suddenly lose it, rush over, and pull her hair, even tearing off a piece of her scalp, making it hard for her to breathe from the pain.
Finally, an ambulance arrived and took her away.
This was the second major public humiliation Henry had suffered. He muttered to himself like a madman, "I can have children, I can!"
"Dad, Dad, look at me, I'm your son!"
"Peace Group is mine, the Smith family is mine, it's all mine."
William’s gaze was icy as he stared at the unhinged Henry, whose disheveled state seemed made for the mental hospital gown he wore.
Harmony Pharmaceutical, Chairman's Office.
Quinn looked angrily at the roguish-looking man across from him. His two secretaries were tied up, kneeling on the ground, facing the door.
When Lyanna came back, she saw exactly this scene.
She frowned and asked him, "Dwayne, what are you doing?"
Dwayne, flaunting his pink hair, threw his arms wide and sought her approval. ‘Honey, I’m helping you get your anger out."
A few days ago, the two female secretaries beside Quinn had been very disrespectful to Lyanna, and he had seen it all.
"As long as you're happy, I can even tie him up too and make him kneel before you to repent."
He pointed toward Quinn with a smile, unrestrained, his eyes full of aggression, step by step approaching the woman before him, who was as resilient as a pine tree.
Dwayne whispered in her ear, "Want to see it?"
Late at night.
Lyanna tightened the silk pajamas around herself, the autumn wind cutting through the night. Still, her heart felt even colder than the chill in the air.
She dialed someone's number, "Let's make a deal."
On the other side, after the storm ended, Sophia went upstairs to get Emily's favorite water bottle and toys.
And Emily?
She had become fascinated with William's suit jacket.
Like in the cartoons she'd watched before, she put the jacket over her head and walked back and forth around the room, never tiring of it.
From behind, it looked like the suit was dragging itself across the floor. And William showed no displeasure at all.
He kept watching Sophia with his peripheral vision. Seeing her glance at the photo on the table with calm eyes, showing no emotion, his heart sank.
Exhausted from playing, Emily tossed the suit onto the sofa, draped her water bottle around her neck, and dashed over to take Sophia's hand.
"Mommy, let's go home."
Today's mission of protecting Daddy had really worn her out.