Chapter 415


    Silence hung heavily in the ward as William uncovered the secret of the Henderson family.


    Caroline and Lydia were stupefied and unable to say a word, while Leo listened with a serious face.


    Even if he had roughly guessed what had happened in the past, he was still affected by the whole


    story.


    As for Reba, her features softened as William finished the story.


    Everyone had some happy memories. Despite what she was now, Reba had used to be a girl in


    love 20 years ago.


    Just as the old saying goes, time heals, but time also kills.


    William cast an apologetic look at Reba. "I have to apologize to Reba. Truly, I married you, and


    I’ve loved you, but deep down inside, I’ve never forgotten Vanessa. Of course, I’ve also been thinking


    about Lydia all the time."


    Reba said nothing but clenched her teeth.


    Then William turned to Caroline. "It’s not that I don’t love you. It’s just that I miss my eldest daughter


    more. I owe her too much, but I don’t have the chance to make up for it."


    Finally, Caroline stopped crying, but after hearing what William said, she started weeping again.


    "Dad, don’t say that. I understand you!" Caroline said in a choked voice, "Now that you’ve woken up,


    it’s all worthwhile us looking after you for the past few days."


    Leo also chimed in, "Exactly. When you were in aa, Lydia was so worried about you. She donated


    two big bags of blood to save you. I’m sure she did it out of kinship in addition to her kindness."


    At this moment, William’s gaze fell upon Lydia, who had been quiet. She was better than before, but


    still pale from anemia.


    William couldn’t help but reach out, trying to stroke her cheek, but he stopped halfway before drawing


    back his arm.


    He was aware that he was an unfit father, and that he was unqualified to touch his daughter.


    However, the next moment, Lydia grabbed William’s hand and leaned over.


    "Dad!" She took William in her arms and called sincerely. She poured down all her emotions and


    squeezed them within this word.


    William froze before his eyes turned red. Now Lydia called him dad not because she married Leo, but


    because he really was her father.


    "I don’t hate you. On the contrary, I know you did that to protect me. To me, Valenham is my sad ce,


    while Emerdale is my real home!" Tears gushed out of Lydia’s eyes. "You make me feel fatherly love.


    You are my real father! And Caroline, from now on, you’re my little sister!"


    "And you!" Suddenly, Lydia’s eyes turned to Leo, who hadn’t said anything.


    Leo burst intoughter and took Lydia in his arms, while Lydia showed her emotions in front of


    everyone and rested her head against Leo’s shoulder.


    After all they had been through, the family finally got together.


    Reba, nheless, watched this scene nkly, feeling left out. A pang of regret welled up inside


    her, but soon, it was reced by resentment.


    What was done couldn’t be undone, and she couldn’t turn back.


    "I have a confession, Lydia." Suddeniy, Caroline seemed to remember something and looked earnestly


    at Lydia. “Actually...”


    Sensing danger, Reba rushed forward and yanked Caroline’s long hair.


    “Ah!" Caroline moaned, slumping down to the floor. The next moment, she came to her senses, only to


    see Reba staring coldly at her, which made her eyes misty all of a sudden.


    “What are you doing, mom?"


    “Come with me!" Reba dragged Caroline out of the ward in a huff.


    Lydia was confused, while Leo’s eyes glinted knowingly.


    At this moment, Leo’s phone rang. Nadine’s calm voice came from his Bluetooth earphone. "My lord,


    I’ve got some findings. Something’s wrong with Reba."


    Alertness shed across his eyes as Leo heard that, and he walked out of the ward silently.


    “Go ahead!" Leo said in a low voice, and rarely, there was a look of anger on his face.


    It turned out it was an inside job!


    “I checked Reba’s call records and cash flow. Recently, she has called a few unidentified numbers,


    and each callsts less than one minute. Meanwhile, she suddenly transferred one million to another


    ount, on the day your father was shot. The following is the cal! recording captured by my men. It


    isn’t fully restored, but you can get a general idea of the content.”


    Before long, an audio clip was sent to Leo’s phone. He yed it, and there came the on-and-off


    conversation between Reba and a man with a synthetic voice.


    “Transfer one million..."


    “T''ll solve the problem for you."


    “Do it at the party."


    “Your target isn’t William, but Lydia!"


    Leo’s eyes glinted dangerously as he heard the restored call recording.


    “Reba!" Leo growled through clenched teeth.


    “Do you want to do it now, my lord?" Nadine asked in a low voice.


    Leo pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "Now that we''ve figured out who the perpetrator


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    is, we don’t have to rush. Reba doesn’t have the guts to do it alone, so the Ford family must be


    backing her up! Prepare to y a long game.


    Our target isn’t only Reba, but the mysterious man behind her!"


    "Yes!"


    Leo hung up the phone and went back to the ward.


    At this moment, Reba and Caroline had alreadye back as well. Reba was ying with her


    phone as if nothing had happened.


    Looking distraught, Caroline rose to her feet and left the ward soon.


    It was true that William had woken up, but he had to stay in hospital for another few days for


    observation.


    Meanwhile, Medical saint was also about to leave, but Leo stopped him.


    “Hold on, Leon.”


    Medical saint was surprised to hear Leo calling him his first name.


    “What do you want, my lord?" he asked respectfully.


    Umonly, there was an apologetic look on Leo’s face. "In fact, besides my father, I hope you''ll


    check on another patient.


    She’s in Hopkins, and her name is Alina Palmer. She suffers from coronary heart disease and has a


    weak heart. Maybe you can


    do something about it."


    Medical saint paused for a moment, but then he beamed a smile. "I thought it was something serious.


    Of course I’ll go. As a doctor, treating patients is my duty!"


    “I appreciate it." Leo patted Medical saint on the shoulder and turned to William. "Dad, we’re going


    back now."


    After that, Leo left the Hospital with Lydia.


    To Lydia, it was a special day today. She had learned the truth about her origin. She wasn’t the


    princess of the royal family in


    Valenham, but an ordinary girl from an ordinary family.


    However, Lydia wasn’t disappointed at all. Instead, she felt so relieved.


    Finally, she wasn’t bound up in fetters of unnecessary formalities of an old and well-known family


    anymore. She could be a


    carefree ordinary woman right now.


    Lydia was quite satisfied with her current life. This was the family she really wanted.


    “Kiss me, Leo!"


    Lydia threw herself in Leo’s arms and turned off the light in passing. Suddenly, the room was filled with


    darkness.


    The street was bustling.


    Reba’s threat kept ringing through Caroline’s mind.


    However, what really bothered her wasn’t Reba’s threat, but the fact that she herself was also an


    aplice. What should


    she do now?


    Just at this point, a car stopped at Caroline’s side abruptly. Two men rushed out and tried to drag her


    into the car.


    “Who are you? What do you want? Help! Hel..." Before Caroline could call for help, a towel was thrust


    into her mouth.


    Soon, she lost consciousness and was pulled into the car, which receded into the night a whileter.