Chapter 74: I’ll Make You Understand
Molly stood behind Bryan, staring blankly at the scene. This was so similar to what had happened at the Heaven Hotel.
Paige had ruined her birthday party, and now she was ruining her wedding.
Molly grabbed old Mrs. Smith’s cane and swung it at Paige, but a bodyguard quickly took her down.
The cane struck her own leg, making her scream in pain, “Ah-”
“Molly!”
“Molly!”
Bryan and Kathy shouted in unison.
Kathy hurriedly went over to support Molly and pulled her back, “Paige, are you really so heartless towards us? I’m your Mom…”
Kathy was trying her usual trick, but before Paige could react, Molly shouted excitedly, “Mom!” How could her mother forget that they never admitted in public that Paige was her sister? Not even Bryan knew.
Sure enough, hearing this, Bryan, ignoring the pain in his neck, turned to Kathy in astonishment, “Mom? What mom?”
Kathy suddenly realized her mistake, shaken by Paige’s ruthlessness, she had momentarily forgotten that they never acknowledged Paige’s identity in front of others.
Looking at them, Paige sneered coldly, “Fine, I’ll make everything clear. Yes, I’m not Joss. I’m Paige.”
Bryan looked down at the girl in front of him. She finally admitted it.
“When Molly was born, she had a severe illness. Her condition was very rare and required long-term treatment with a special therapy to sustain her life.”
She paused and then continued, “This therapy involved finding someone with a perfectly matching blood type who would take specific medications for three years to condition the blood, and then undergo a blood transfusion to save her. I was that person.”
Bryan stood in front of Paige, not struggling at all, as blood slowly trickled down his neck. He didn’t care, just stared blankly at Paige. What was she saying?
Paige’s slender fingers gripped the knife tightly, her eyes cold as she looked at him, “Three years ago, when her illness was completely cured, they deemed me useless and sent me to an old man’s bed. I fought desperately to escape and find you. You promised to protect me, but then you turned around and told Molly where I was.”
“What?” Bryan stared at her in shock, his face turning pale.
“For these three years, I didn’t disappear for no reason. They labeled me as mentally ill and left me in the slums for three years.” Paige said, raising an eyebrow, “Bryan, if I cut you now, it wouldn’t be unjust, would it?”
“The slums? How is that possible…”
“Of course, you don’t have to believe me. It doesn’t matter.” Paige replied indifferently, pressing the knife closer to him.
“No, it’s not possible, it’s not possible.” Bryan couldn’t accept it, he took a step back, and the knife made another cut on his neck. He seemingly unaffected by the pain, turned to look at Molly and Kathy, “Is what she’s saying true?”
“Of course it’s not true!” Molly, sitting on the ground, exclaimed excitedly, “My parents took her in out of kindness. She’s delusional, always thinking our family wants to harm her.”
Bryan had always believed Molly. Even with all the scandalous news and photos, he was willing to believe her, but that didn’t mean he was completely naive.
“Then why did you never tell me that Paige is your sister?”
Molly had always claimed to be an only child. She had told Bryan that she and Paige were good friends, and when Paige left, she felt as sad as he did. She wanted to stay with him and support him through their mutual sorrow. But now, which part of her story was true, and which part was a lie?
“I…” Molly wanted to explain, but her mind was in a tangle. She had spun so many lies that she didn’t know how to weave another one to cover them all. What should she do now? Molly looked desperately at Kathy. Kathy, crouching on the ground, said bitterly, “Bryan, now’s not the time to dig into these things. Paige wants to kill us. Even if you don’t care about me and Molly, you should think about your grandmother.”
“Now is exactly the time to dig into these things!” Bryan suddenly yelled hysterically.
Everyone froze.
Paige looked on coldly, lowering her hand that held the knife. Bryan’s reaction was unexpected to her. She had thought Bryan was so enamored with Molly that he couldn’t tell right from wrong anymore.
Molly sat on the ground, her wedding dress piled high around her, looking fragile and pitiful.
Bryan rushed over and grabbed her arms tightly, staring at her with wide eyes. “Three years ago, after you called me, Paige disappeared. It was you. You did something to her, didn’t you?”
Molly looked at him in disbelief. “You’re yelling at me? You’re yelling at me because of her?”
“Answer me!” Bryan demanded forcefully. His whole world had been turned upside down. Had he betrayed Paige back then without realizing it?
“No, no, no!” Molly shouted frantically. “She’s lying! She’s deceiving you! You believe her over me?”This is from NôvelDrama.Org.
“Then how do you explain why Paige vanished without a trace right after that call? How do you explain why you’ve hidden your sisterly relationship all these years?” Bryan asked, his voice shaking with hysteria.
Molly stared at him, a bitter smile forming on her lips. “I get it, Bryan. All this time, you didn’t trust me unconditionally. It didn’t matter to you what I did. Now you think Paige didn’t leave you on purpose, so you’re panicking. For these three years, she was always in your heart!”
“I just want to know, why haven’t you explained anything for three years?”
“Enough chit-chat?” Paige said impatiently, stepping forward and pressing the knife against Bryan again. “So, what’s it going to be? Are you going to stand by, or keep protecting them?”
“What… what do you plan to do with them?” Bryan finally remembered that Paige had come here to take away Kathy and Molly. She had already taken down Malik; what more did she want with Kathy and Molly?
“That woman killed Susan. She needs to pay with her life!” Olivia, holding Susan’s portrait, shouted angrily.
Bryan let go of Molly and turned to look at the photo in Olivia’s arms. This person? Kathy and Molly were capable of murder? He stood there, stunned, taking a step back. What was going on?
Paige’s eyes grew colder. She didn’t bother arguing with him anymore. She looked down at Kathy and Molly on the ground and twisted the knife in her hand. “So, who wants to go first?”
In her black dress, Paige’s presence was ominously dark, like a specter of death.
“Mom…” Molly whimpered, shrinking into Kathy’s arms. She had seen how terrifying Paige could be. She looked up at Bryan standing nearby, her voice choking with fear. “Do you really believe her? Are you really going to let her kill me?”
Bryan’s mind was in turmoil.
Paige, holding the knife, walked directly towards Molly. Kathy quickly moved to shield her daughter, stretching out her arms. “Paige, this time it was my fault. Please forgive me, just this once. I won’t dare do anything like this again.” Kathy hoped that Paige wouldn’t pursue the matter, thinking she could get away. Though the hospital entrance had surveillance, but the car wasn’t registered in her name and she had worn a mask.
“Just this once?” Paige laughed, as if hearing the most absurd joke. She abruptly grabbed Kathy and dragged her to the side of the coffin.
The heavy coffin on the ground had intricate carvings on the sides, but from above, the transparent crystal lid revealed the body lying amidst the rose petals inside.
Seeing the pale, lifeless face, Kathy, who had always been a refined lady, was so scared that she shuddered and turned her face away.
Paige didn’t give her the chance, grabbing the back of Kathy’s neck and pressing her face against the crystal lid, forcing her to look. “The person is dead. There’s no next time!”
“Paige, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I was just momentarily…”
Paige glared at her coldly, “This is a matter of a human life!”
“I-I’ll compensate her family, okay? I’ll give them all my assets.”
Kathy knew she couldn’t count on the Smiths anymore. She could only beg Paige, hoping she would soften as she had in the past.
“Compensation can’t be paid with money, only with a life.” Paige pressed the knife against Kathy’s neck. “Kathy, I’ve repaid my debt for raising me. I never sought to destroy you completely. Today, you forced me to do this.”
With that, Paige was about to cut her neck.
“Mom!” Molly stood up from the ground, so frightened by the scene.
“Paige!” Bryan exclaimed in shock. Was she really going to kill?
“Miss!” Olivia’s hand trembled as she held Susan’s portrait, looking at Paige with worry.
Kathy was terrified. She couldn’t even struggle as she lay against the crystal coffin, only able to keep pleading, “Paige, I’m your mother. When you were little, you always wanted me to hold you. Have you forgotten? You kissed me, you loved me so much. How can you…”