Chapter 225 It Was All Your Conspiracy
Hearing that, Paige shot a glance over at Locas. Locas hadn't spilled the beans yet. Margaret was right there next to him, looking all jittery. She was dying to know the results too.
But Paige? She was cool as a cucumber. She shut her laptop slowly and stood up. She towered over Xena, and looked at her with an almost indifferent expression.
Then, out of nowhere, Paige smirked. "Wanna take a guess? Bet you're not a Sackler! What do you think?"
Xena bit her lip, her bruised face going pale. She remained silent and didn't rise to the bait. Instead, she took a few steps back.
Xena had to face it, but it was tough. She was so out of it, she could barely hear the chatter around her. Everyone was buzzing, crowding around Locas, waiting for the big reveal.
Paige grabbed Xena's wrist. "Come on, let's go hear it together. We're about to find out the truth!"
Xena tried to yank her hand free, but it was no use. Paige was way stronger. Paige dragged Xena over to Locas and Margaret.
Margaret couldn't wait any longer. "Mr. Ashton, what's the verdict? Xena and I are related, right?"
Locas didn't answer her directly. He looked at Paige, waiting for her cue. Paige gave a slight nod. "Go ahead, tell everyone."
Locas held up the test report, glanced at Margaret, and said, "Mrs. Sackler, the results show there's a 0.01% chance you and Xena are related."
Everyone gasped. It meant Xena wasn't a Sackler at all! Amelia screamed, "No way, she's really not the Sackler heir?" Even though Amelia had suspected Paige was right, hearing it confirmed was a shock. Pearl was just as stunned.
For so long, Xena had acted like she was the heir, looking down on everyone. Now it was clear she was a fraud. What a joke. Even Raymond, standing nearby, seemed to find the whole thing hilarious.
Paige's suspicions were dead on. Everyone believed Locas, even Xena. Xena just stood there, looking like a ghost, her face pale and her body frozen.
Paige kept a firm grip on her, wanting to soak in every second of Xena's reaction. She was loving it. Xena's blank stare and hopeless expression were exactly what Paige had hoped for.
But while everyone else was buying the results, Margaret wasn't having it. After a long silence, she suddenly blew up. "No way! Your lab must've screwed up. How could Xena not be related to me?" Margaret shouted. "Paige, this is all your doing, isn't it? You're trying to take down the Sackler Group by targeting me. Why are you so cruel? Why drive a wedge between me and Xena like this?''
''Do you have any idea how hard it's been for Xena and me to get by all these years? What you're doing is pure evil! Elijah, where's Elijah?" Elijah was still reeling from Locas's announcement. It took Margaret calling his name twice for him to snap out of it. His first look was at Xena.
Margaret kept yelling, "Take Xena away. We'll go to another lab and redo the test." She tried to rush over to Paige to grab Xena, but after just two steps, she stumbled and almost fell.
Locas, who was right there, quickly caught her and pinched her philtrum. He couldn't just stand by and do nothing. And Paige needed Margaret to stay conscious.
If something happened to Margaret, the show would be only half over. Paige had a deep-seated hatred for Margaret, who had almost killed her and Luna and even got her locked up for five years. Those debts needed to be settled.
Lucas's treatment revived Margaret. When she opened her eyes and saw where she was, she grabbed Elijah's sleeve. "What are you waiting for? Let's go. We'll take Xena and get another test. We won't fall for Paige's trap!"
Paige couldn't help but laugh. "Mrs. Sackler, the truth is right in front of you, and you still can't accept it? Look, from start to finish, has Xena ever denied the result? You think this is my scheme? Maybe you should use your imagination to figure out where the real Sackler child is. Why has Xena, who has no blood relation to you, been living by your side all this time?"
Margaret pointed a shaky finger at Paige and said, "You must've tampered with it. Xena, come with me. We'll redo the test." Finally, Xena spoke.
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