Chapter 384 Cordelia Slapped Annabelle
Outside the door, Jasmine hesitated. Should Cordelia let her in?
Ethan also hesitated for a moment but quickly realized that Cordelia was eager to reveal Jasmine's identity.
In fact, according to the original plan, it was a bit too early to reveal Jasmine's identity.
But Ethan believed that since Cordelia dared to announce Jasmine's identity today publicly, she must have been fully prepared to protect Jasmine's safety.
"Edward, are you busy with important matters?" Jasmine walked in, seeing everyone sitting upright, and spoke softly, "Or should I come back later?"
Jasmine looked confused.
Edward smiled and took Jasmine's wrist. "Come here."
Jasmine glanced at Ethan, who smiled and nodded at her.
On the other hand, Annabelle was equally shocked, her face already pale. Her mind was blank for a moment, and she did not know what was happening.
Equally uneasy was Sophia, whose face visibly lost its smile.
"Cordelia, what does this mean?" Sophia asked,
"What does it mean?" Cordelia smiled. "Of course, it means getting my daughter to sign and get shares in the Cunningham Group."
Cordelia reached out, held Jasmine's hand, and placed a pen in Jasmine's hand.
"Jasmine, sign your name. From now on, you don't have to be a Wilson anymore or anyone else's name. You can be a Cunningham or choose to be with me." Cordelia's voice choked up, her eyes reddened, holding Jasmine's hand tightly.
Jasmine looked at Cordelia blankly, unable to say a word for a long time.
She was very confused at the moment.
On the other side, Annabelle was obviously panicking, "Mom..."
Cordelia's face darkened for a moment; she protected Jasmine behind her and slapped Annabelle. "I am not your mother! Jasmine is my daughter! Don't think I don't know about your conspiracy with Sophia; you two conspired to change the paternity test results, thinking you could deceive me?"
Annabelle covered her face, shocked for a while, slowly backing away.
Annabelle was flustered, really flustered. "No, Mom, there must be a misunderstanding; it's not true."
"A misunderstanding? During this time, I endured a lot from you to get William to sign!" Cordelia slapped her again, her voice hoarse, full of anger.
Cordelia stood in front of Jasmine, pointed at Annabelle, and spoke again, "For the things you did to hurt my daughter these days, I will settle the score with you one by one!"
Jasmine stood blankly in place, her eyes burning, swollen badly.
She just looked at Cordelia, at the woman protecting her in front of her.
Therefore, this was what it felt like to have a mother protecting her.
Cordelia said she was her daughter.
Was it true?
How she hoped it was true.
"Cordelia..." Sophia also panicked, realizing. "You did this on purpose!"
Cordelia sneered. "Why are you getting excited?"
Sophia breathed heavily and lowered her head, realizing that William was still there, and she was getting a bit out of control. "William, I don't know what this means, but Cordelia is clearly deceiving you."
William frowned and looked at Sophia, then at Cordelia. "What does this mean?"
"Annabelle is a pawn arranged by Sophia, not our daughter at all. Jasmine is the child who was swapped out in the first place, my biological daughter!" Cordelia slammed the paternity test on the table in front of William.
William frowned. "Another paternity test? Who do you say is my daughter? I don't believe it now. Cancel the agreement; I want a retest!"
"The agreement has been signed, with the paternity test; Jasmine is the legitimate heiress of the Cunningham Group." Cordelia handed the contract to Edward.
Edward handed the pen to Jasmine. "Sign."
Jasmine stood dumbfounded in place, apparently still not reacting, and was persuaded by Edward to sign.
Smirking, Edward smiled at Ethan. "Congratulations, you've found the most important person in our home."
Ethan raised an eyebrow, reached out, and hugged Jasmine. "You scared my sweetheart. "
Edward rolled his eyes.
Jasmine hid in Ethan's arms, holding onto his clothes tightly, and finally asked after a while, "What does this mean?"
"I'll explain it to you properly when we get back." Ethan patted Jasmine's head soothingly.
"Reporters are already outside; Jasmine is afraid of them, so take her back first," Edward whispered, indicating that Ethan could take Jasmine away, and the next show would continue with Cordelia and Sophia!
In short, no one would have a good day today.
Ethan nodded, took off his coat, and covered Jasmine's head, opening the door to face the cameras and spotlights of the reporters.
The bodyguards escorted Ethan and Jasmine out of the hotel and into the car.
Jasmine curled up in fear in Ethan's arms, only calming down after getting into the car.
Everything just now felt like a dream.
"What happened?" Jasmine nervously held Ethan's hand.
"Sorry, we chose to keep it from you until things were settled, all to protect you." Ethan hugged Jasmine tenderly. "The paternity test with Cordelia earlier, you are indeed her biological daughter."
Ethan took a deep breath and continued, "Jasmine, you have a mother, your mother loves you very much, she is Cordelia."
"Annabelle deliberately falsified the test, wanting to disguise herself as the Cunningham family's heiress to compete for shares.
But she underestimated Cordelia's intelligence. Cordelia had already sent people to other testing agencies to redo multiple paternity tests," Ethan explained quietly,
Jasmine trembled, holding onto Ethan with both hands, tears swirling in her eyes. "Is Cordelia really my mother? Am I not dreaming?"
Jasmine cried.
During this time, Jasmine had worked hard to learn to be strong, trying not to cry, but upon hearing this news, Jasmine couldn't help but cry.
For a long time, she couldn't truly digest and accept it. "Ethan, don't lie to me. Is Cordelia really my mother?"
Ethan nodded.
"Yes." Ethan kissed Jasmine's forehead. "Jasmine, we can change your name now, finally say goodbye to the past, and return the name to the Wilson Family. From now on, you will be a Cunningham."
Jasmine was shaking all over, holding onto Ethan tightly. "Is this real? Am I not dreaming, right?"
Feeling Jasmine's fear, Ethan lifted her chin and kissed her.
Only when Jasmine's breathing became uneven and she gasped heavily did Ethan speak again. "Is this a dream?"
Jasmine shook her head.
Ethan smiled. "My Jasmine, you have always been a gem buried in the gravel."
The heiress of the Cunningham family.
"Can I really change my name?" Jasmine asked softly,
"Yes, Cordelia will help you choose a new name. From now on, we will completely bid farewell to the past, okay?" Ethan held Jasmine's hand, fingers intertwined.
Jasmine nodded vigorously. "Can I take my mother's surname?"
Ethan shook his head. "That was just Cordelia speaking in anger. It's probably not possible because Cordelia promised Bill that the shares of the Cunningham Group would skip William and go to other descendants, but the condition is that all children must bear the Cunningham name."
"Can I opt out of the shares?" Jasmine didn't care about those shares.
"Wouldn't that benefit Sophia then?" Ethan rubbed Jasmine's head.
Jasmine hugged Ethan tightly. "That's not okay! Sophia is so wicked."
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