Chapter 146
"Ms. Bailey, could you please not cause any trouble today?" Simon had long been dissatisfied with Celeste, suspecting that she had been bullying Alice behind the scenes. There's a saying that goes, "Like mother, like daughter." Juniper was a shrew, so how good could Celeste be?
Celeste snorted, "Mr. Williams, what good does it do you to meddle in other people's business? In what capacity are you interfering in this matter?"
"I..." Simon was momentarily speechless.
"Alright, go ahead, I'm listening," Alice waved her hand, signaling Simon to stop. She was curious to hear what Celeste had to say.
Celeste sneered and said slowly, "Alice, you probably don't know this, but you're not my father's daughter. You're not even a member of the Bailey family!"
Alice was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Celeste, what nonsense are you spouting now?"
"Nonsense?" Celeste shook her head, "I'm not spouting nonsense. Dad has solid evidence proving that you have no blood relation to him! My father's real illegitimate daughter was sent to an orphanage by Grandpa, and you are just a stranger who took her place!"
Alice stood up abruptly and took a step forward, "Celeste, you need to take responsibility for your words. If I'm not a daughter of the Bailey family, then why am I here?"
"That's because you are the illegitimate daughter left behind by Grandpa's messy private life!" Celeste said.
Alice was stunned and took a while to react, "What?"
Simon, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded. He poked Nathan's shoulder and whispered, "Did you hear what she just said?"
Nathan nodded and said mechanically, "She said Alice is Lucas's illegitimate daughter."
The two looked at each other, tacitly thinking that Celeste must be crazy.
"No." Alice couldn't help but burst into laughter, "I... I'm Grandpa's daughter? Haha, Celeste, your imagination is really wild. You're even daring to joke about Grandpa to provoke me?"
"I'm not joking." Suddenly, Ophelia's voice came from behind.
Alice turned to look at Ophelia, who put down her wine glass, walked over to Celeste, and looked at Alice firmly, "Sister is not joking."
Alice's smile gradually faded, and she frowned at Ophelia and Celeste, "You call her sister?"
Ophelia nodded, "Yes, Celeste is my sister, my half-sister. My father is Marcus, and I am Alice!"
Hearing this, Alice was a bit confused. Although she hadn't known Ophelia for long, she believed Ophelia wouldn't lie about something like this. But how could this be possible? If Ophelia was Alice, then who was she? Could she be Ophelia?
Ophelia clenched her fists, her gaze sweeping over Alice, and said excitedly, "Alice, I know you don't want to believe this, but it's the truth. I've already done a paternity test, and the results are in. If you don't believe me, you can ask Dad when he comes down. I just want my family back. Can you give them back to me?"
"Wait, wait." Alice raised her hand to stop Ophelia from continuing, grinning, "If you're Alice, then who am I? Why am I here? Don't give me that nonsense about being Grandpa's daughter! I need a reasonable explanation!"
"A paternity test? With Marcus's resources, it wouldn't be hard to forge a paternity test, would it?"
Ophelia frowned, her tone becoming severe, "Alice, I'm speaking to you nicely, why do you have to be so aggressive? I'm not asking you to compensate me for anything, I'm just begging you to give me back my family, to give me back what's rightfully mine! They are my family!"
Ophelia started crying, attracting the attention of the surrounding guests. David hurried over and saw Alice's pale face. In a deep voice, he asked, "Alice, what's going on?"
Alice was about to answer when Ophelia screamed, "Don't call her Alice! That's my name! My name!"
David turned to look at the tear-streaked Ophelia, "Ophelia, do you know what you're saying?"
"Of course I know." Ophelia was extremely upset seeing David defend Alice, "I am Alice, I am the real daughter of the Bailey family. She is not, she is not! I have evidence, my dad has the paternity test report!"
Saying this, Ophelia grabbed Celeste's arm, "Celeste, tell David, Dad has the evidence! It proves that I am his daughter!"
Celeste nodded, "Yes, Dad does have the paternity test report, and it's real. If you don't believe it, you can do another paternity test after the party. With so many people present, it can't be faked."
Upstairs, James heard the commotion downstairs and hurried down, realizing something was wrong. Marcus and Caleb followed, and seeing the chaotic scene and Ophelia with red eyes from crying, Marcus was stunned. Before he could react, he heard Ophelia shout, "Dad! Show David the paternity test, he doesn't believe I'm Alice, show it to him!"
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