Chapter 411 Nothing Is Better Than Keeping You Alive
No matter how much Francesca didn't want Paige to be involved in these family feuds and bloody struggles, Paige ultimately couldn't avoid it.
Francesca's efforts, in the end, were all in vain.
At this moment, she completely broke down and cried in the arms of the disfigured man.
However, the disfigured man gently patted her back and comforted her, saying, "Everything that happened today isn't necessarily a bad thing. Whether you admit your father or not, are you going to abandon Paige too?"
Francesca looked up at the disfigured man in despair, then glanced over at Paige.
How could she possibly abandon Paige?
But with the deep misunderstanding Paige had towards her, how could she easily acknowledge her as her mother?
The disfigured man continued to comfort Francesca, "I know you feel that all your efforts have been in vain. But fate has given us this opportunity today; everyone reunited today is actually the best arrangement. At least, she has lived safely until today. Connecting the Douglas family, the Ellison family, and even the Carnegie family together means that the tragedies that once befell the Douglas family will never happen again, right? Our efforts and arrangements have not been in vain, right?"
Paige, standing on the other side, heard these words.
But the ridiculous thing was, the disfigured man had never admitted his identity in front of her.
Paige sneered coldly, "You guys?"
Paige's voice drew all their attention.
Francesca looked at Paige with tearful eyes, understanding how much Paige resisted her.
She had smashed things in pain several times because of this.
Now she didn't even dare to get too close to Paige. Paige's defensive rejection was like a needle, deeply piercing Francesca's heart.
Paige kept staring at them.
Seeing that neither Francesca nor the disfigured man spoke, Paige said, "Haven't you ever thought about explaining the truth to me?"
Although what Francesca and Wesley had said earlier had revealed some of the truth and their reasons for abandoning her, it wasn't directed at Paige.
Was she, their daughter, really so unimportant to them?
Francesca's eyes were filled with tears. This was the first time since her and Paige's identities were revealed that Paige had questioned her.
Besides the sadness of facing her biological father , Francesca also felt guilty towards her daughter Paige.
Naturally, she also felt a surge of anticipation.
But when she opened her mouth, Francesca found herself unable to speak to explain to Paige.
She was too nervous and too scared.
The disfigured man saw Francesca's state and signaled her to rest.
He said, "Let me explain, Paige. I'll explain everything to you."
Paige said, "Who are you? Do you think you have the right to explain to me?"
She had already caught him and suspected his identity in front of him, and even wanted to get his DNA to confirm his identity.
But he had never admitted his identity.
How could someone without an identity have the right to say these things to her?
The disfigured man stood beside Francesca, understanding why Paige said that. She still minded that he had never admitted his identity in front of her.
At this point, Francesca had already regained her status as the heir of the Douglas family, and there was no need to hide anything from Paige anymore.
The disfigured man said, "I am Gregory, your biological father."
Gregory finally admitted his identity in front of Paige.
When he admitted his identity, Raymond wasn't surprised, and Paige didn't show much surprise either.
But Paige sneered, "I see!"
Paige turned her head, burying her face in the shadows, hiding the tear at the corner of her eye.
She quickly wiped away the tear and turned back, her tone still mocking. "So, I have both parents?"
Having both parents, she had endured countless pains.
Living to the age of twenty-three, she finally learned the cruel truth of her origins!
When Gregory heard Paige's words, he turned his head to the side in guilt.
He felt guilty towards her, but he had to explain everything clearly.
Gregory continued helplessly, "Paige, whether you want to acknowledge us or not, today we have achieved a success. Now, your life, and even our lives, have basic security. Can I tell you everything?"
Paige glanced at the chair beside her and sat down.
She didn't speak, but this action showed that she was willing to listen today.
Gregory nodded, "Alright! Where should I start?"
Gregory didn't know where to begin for a moment.
Then he said, "Your grandmother was the first in line to inherit the Douglas family. Your mother, from birth, was the second in line. You know, all the members of the Douglas family were killed. She just said that she barely survived. Ms. Miller, who raised her, gave her a new identity and surname, and raised her with the money taken from the Douglas family."
Gregory smiled lightly, "Your mother and I met in college. We went through a long period of testing before confirming our feelings for each other. It was a very terrible, yet incredibly beautiful experience. Because of her identity, she originally didn't dare to marry me. But I firmly chose her and supported her in all her decisions to seek revenge and restore the Douglas family to its original position. Because of my insistence, we eventually got married. At first, we were very careful, but in the end, we brought you into this world. That was another torturous period for your mother. She endured various physical discomforts and psychological torment, fearing that she might implicate you. She was terrified. Later, we decided together to switch you out. Making such a decision was not easy for us. You are our daughter, and we love you. But when weighing our love for you against protecting your life, we chose to let you live. Steven from the Sackler family is my good friend. For the greater future of the Sackler family, he chose to cooperate with me. The agreement to switch you and Louis was made privately between me and him. No one else knew your whereabouts."
Gregory continued, "Making Louis the heir of the Carnegie family and making the Sackler family a subsidiary of the Douglas family was his goal. And I just wanted you to live! Everything went smoothly. To ensure you had a better life in the Sackler family, Steven didn't even tell his wife the truth. He wanted Mrs. Luna Sackler to believe you were her biological daughter so that she would love you as her own. But then, an accident happened. The Sackler family discovered you weren't Steven's biological daughter, and Mrs. Luna Sackler was implicated. Fortunately, Steven protected you, but later, he passed away. I thought about giving you a new environment, but if I intervened, once our actions were exposed, you would have no way to survive. Then I needed to make another decision, which was to let you live a wealthy and comfortable life but face life-threatening danger, or to let you grow up safely in the countryside. In the end, I chose to let you live safely! Paige, nothing is more important than you being alive!"
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