Nathan shot Sophia a resentful look. This was all her fault.


    Being a mistress with such shameless audacity, practically begging to be pped in the face.


    Couldn''t their family of four just live a quiet, stable life? Why did she have to seek this kind of spotlight?


    She had orchestrated her own downfall.


    Nathan sounded apologetic. "Wendy, I''m sorry about what happened to Natalie. I was being foolish at the time, that''s why I abandoned her. But she came back safe and sound, didn''t she?"


    "Yes, my Natalie came back safe and sound, only to be destroyed by you two shameless father-daughter parasites! You destroyed our mother-daughter rtionship, you schemed against Natalie, and then you pinned all the me on her, making yourselves lookpletely innocent. In reality, you''re both filthier than shit."


    "Nathan, you''re the king of all scumbags!" Wendy shrieked, her voice cracking with pain and rage.


    "That''s enough, Wendy, stop this madness!" Joanna interjected, trying to regain control. "Your condition has been unstable before. I know you can''t handle stress. You have mental health issues, but in a public ce, please try to control your emotions. As for what happened with me and Natalie, I was just a newborn. I had no choice in the matter. My father made a mistake when he switched us. It was a moment of foolishness."


    "Everyone makes mistakes. My father was just being foolish for a moment."


    Joanna exined with a look of aggrieved innocence. She could not let Wendy be the sympathetic party, or public opinion would turn against her.


    She would be thrown to the wolves, crucified in the court of public opinion.


    Joanna''s strategy was to establish that Wendy was mentally ill.


    Wendy was taken aback. She had truly underestimated Joanna.


    She was so shameless, she could say something like that about her. "Joanna, I''m the mother who raised you..."


    Joanna cut her off sharply. "Yes, I admit you''re the mother who raised me. And it''s because I see you as my mother that I never dared to tell anyone about your mental illness. Your illness is the real reason thepany wasn''t managed well and went bankrupt. It was our fault for not noticing your condition sooner."


    "When Mom has an episode, she grabs a kitchen knife and attacks people. That''s the real reason Dad and I left you.


    Mom, Dad and I are sorry, but we had to ensure our own safety."


    Joanna was now flipping the narrative, pushing all the me onto Wendy.


    If Wendy was mentally ill, then everything she said was just ramblings.


    Wendy was stunned. She hadn''t prepared for this. If Joanna could prove she had a mental illness, everything she had done would be for nothing.


    Wendy clutched her chest, pounding it with her fist, ovee with a pain that was hard to bear. "Joanna, you are a barefaced liar! You and your father teft me because thepany was two billion in debt! You were afraid the creditors woulde after you so you forced me into a divorce and made my four sons sever ties with me!"


    She pulled a document from her purse and held it up for everyone to see. "Everyone, look! This is the disinheritance agreement that Nathan forced my sons to sign it''s only now that I understand everything. Joanna is Nathan''s and this woman''s biological daughter They abandoned me and my children so their little family of three could live happily ever after!"


    "Nathan has deceived me my entire life!"