Hearing the cold voice, Nathan turned to see Wendy standing behind him.


    She was dressed simply, yet she looked radiant-as if shedding the weight of their marriage had restored a youthful glow to her face.


    He, on the other hand, felt a pang of nervousness and couldn''t meet her eyes. "Wendy, I''m sorry. I''ve wronged you in this life. I admit it, I saw you were the sole heir to a fortune, Wendy, and I''ll admit I had my eyes on the prize from the start. But I didn''t know Sophia was lying to me too!"


    "It was her idea to swap Joanna and Natalie. Natalie is my own flesh and blood. I—I wasn''t thinking straight. I let Sophia get in my head, and I made a choice I''ll regret forever."


    Wendy''s eyes narrowed. It seemed he still didn''t know the whole truth.


    When she learned Natalie was a girl, she hadn''t thought twice. She was her daughter, and she would have loved her dearly.


    But she never knew Nathan had switched them.


    She had poured all her love into Joanna.


    Wendy couldn''t sleep at night whenever she thought about it.


    "Stop talking." Wendy cut him off, her face contorted in pain as she red at him. “Nathan, you have lost all sense of decency for money. You tricked me into marriage and deceived me for so many years. Do you even have a heart?"


    Nathan exined desperately, "Wendy, how could I not have a heart? Wendy, I''m only human. I just fell into the same trap any man would..."


    "Don''t be disgusting. You were just after my money. I did everything I could for you, protecting your ego, even helping you start your ownpany just to preserve your pathetic pride. And in return, I got your lies. A person like you should burn in hell." Nathan saw her crying in anger and lowered his head in shame. In his old age, he was starting to feel a sense of guilt.


    He understood Wendy''s character; she would never forgive him in this lifetime.


    If he could choose again, he would definitely choose the gentle and kind Wendy.


    Not the selfish and shameless Sophia.


    "I''m sorry, Wendy."


    Wendyughed coldly. What right did he have to apologize? "You are sorry to me that''s for su


    But


    Natalie was right about one thing. You should go find out if that son of yours overseas is actually yours."


    There had to be a reason Sophia sent her son so far away.


    "I met with Mrs. Wilsonst night. She also found out that before she and Mr. Wilson were married, he had a first love. And that first love was Sophia.”


    Wendy red at Nathan, furious. These people were all shameless, one more than thest.


    They trampled over every moral boundary just to live a life of luxury.


    Back then, she had been pregnant with Jerome while still in college, full of joy and anticipation for their child''s arrival.


    Their life had seemed so wonderful for all those years, but it was all just a facade he had created.


    Nathan recoiled as if he''d been struck, the breath hitching in his


    that the weight of her words, He


    t believe Sophia


    ?r


    to do such a thing.


    fo


    Joanna knew that Wendy and Natalie were trying to drive a wedge between her parents.


    She grabbed her father''s arm. “Dad, don''t listen to their nonsense. My brother is your biological son. they''re just trying to sow discord because they cant stand to see our family happy."


    But she had to admit, her brother was a disappointment. After receiving so much money, hispany had made no progress over the years.


    In contrast, Sebastian had, in just a few short years, made his business the top enterprise in all of Yaro, a force in the business world that no one could stop. Nathan considered it. It was possible. He was already at rock bottom.


    Natalie and Wendy, who hated him, would naturally want to see him fall even further, so maybe they were just trying to manipte him.