Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 504 Precious Wife (5)

"No, big sister—" Before Xiao Shuzhu could question the basis for her skepticism, she found it incredible and asked, "Exactly what did those people tell you that made you believe you were not born to our parents?"

"To be precise, that person said I was not my father’s biological child, but a bastard child my mother brought with her when she married my father. And he provided evidence that my mother was already pregnant with me when she married my dad."

Clearly, this person must know the Xiao Family very well; otherwise, how could he produce evidence that convinced Xiao Shumei it was the truth? A chill suddenly swept over Xiao Shuzhu, the same feeling she had when she overheard her husband plotting with someone against her family.

Who could this person be? Why would he do such a thing?

It seemed like he was determined to bring the Xiao Family to complete ruin, harboring a hatred so deep it gnawed at his bones. And yet, he was someone who knew the Xiao Family so intimately.

"Big sister, he didn’t tell you that he is your biological father, did he?"

Hearing her younger sister hit the mark, Xiao Shumei slowly, but with great difficulty, nodded her head: "The worst part is, I didn’t just believe it—I also introduced him to the Zhao Family."

At this, Xiao Shuzhu’s legs went truly weak.

So, they couldn’t even count on the eldest anymore.

Who could they rely on now?

"Big sister, how did you find out you were deceived?" Xiao Shuzhu grasped at straws, hoping the person who revealed the truth to Xiao Shumei was capable of helping them.

Xiao Shumei looked her up and down as if she were a marvel and said, "Of course, it was the person who deceived me. Because I am no longer of use to him, there’s no need for him to keep lying to me."

Xiao Shuzhu sat down on the floor as she truly wished to join her other sister in the hospital, murmuring, "If I had known it would come to this, I should’ve warned Dad when I first returned to the country. But, I always thought that Dad, being such a far-seeing man, unbeatable by anyone, would have seen through all this. Yet, Dad suddenly fell ill—man’s schemes are no match for heaven’s."

Knock knock, two knocks on the door, startled the two sisters who were feeling weak in the office.

Xiao Shuzhu looked at Xiao Shumei.

Xiao Shumei struggled to maintain her composure and called out, "Who is it?"

"Miss, it’s me," the secretary answered from outside.

"What is it?"

"The bank called. It’s the president himself calling."

Xiao Shuzhu immediately thought of the old lady moving assets out of the house and thus grabbed Xiao Shumei’s hand, shaking her head firmly first.

Therefore, Xiao Shumei responded, "Wait a moment, I’m changing clothes."

"Grandma—" Xiao Shuzhu whispered into her elder sister’s ear before asking, "Big sister, do you know why Grandma would do this? Could it be that our family’s things—"

Xiao Shumei’s expression flashed with grief as she said, "That house, as Dad said, has always been mortgaged to the bank ever since he and Mom started their business."

"But that house—" Xiao Shuzhu’s voice dropped lower, filled with pain and conflict, "Is the only legacy left to us by Mom, isn’t it?"

It didn’t matter that their mother had established a company or amassed wealth with their father; the only real keepsake for their children was that house. Because their mother loved that house so much, many things inside it were personally designed and made by their mother. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Only in that house could they find their mother’s true warmth, rather than just a cold pile of impersonal money.