Chapter 222
Chapter 222 A Web of Lies
The more evidence Jensen gathered, the more disgusted and horrified he felt.
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Wayne had been secretly entangled with that other woman for years, hiding everything from them.
He wondered how Wendy would take the truth once she found out.
No matter what happened, Wayne would never have a place to stay in their family anymore.
Wendy first met Wayne when she went to remote countryside areas for charity work. Back then, he looked clean and mild-mannered. No one knew what sweet words he had used to win her heart. After returning home, Wendy started funding his college education, and the two fell in love during their school years. The Marlows never cared much about social status, so they readily agreed to their marriage after graduation.
Wayne treated Wendy fairly well in the early years of their marriage, so no one in the family ever spoke ill of him. Later, the Marlows even helped him start his own company.
It was truly hard to tell a person’s true nature just by their appearance. Wayne was nothing but an ungrateful man.
That woman was actually his first love from his early days in the countryside. The two had even set a wedding date, yet Wayne called off the engagement shortly after Wendy left the countryside following her charity trip.
Everyone thought they had cut off all contact, but the pair rekindled their affair several years
ago.
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Wayne spared no expense to keep that woman well-provided for.
Jolie was the daughter born to his lover. What was far too coincidental was that she got swapped with Zora right after birth, and the two girls were even the exact same age.
Jensen refused to believe it was a mere coincidence.
It was almost impossible for two infants born on the exact same day to get mixed up by pure luck.
He had already collected plenty of proof about Wayne’s affair, yet he chose not to strike. What he was digging into now was the truth behind the baby swap incident years ago.
If they were involved in that…
Cold fury flashed across Jensen’s deep eyes.
He would never let them get away with it, and the entire Marlow family would never show any
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mercy to Wayne either.
One thing still puzzled him greatly. Zora was Wayne’s biological daughter, yet he showed zero affection toward her. Instead, he doted heavily on Jolie, the daughter of his lover and another
man.
If he simply disliked having daughters, Jolie was also female and not even his own child, which made his biased attitude even more bizarre.
Wayne never treated Yale, Anton, or Holden coldly; his dislike was only directed at Zora alone.
As a profit-driven man, Wayne should have put on a loving father act toward Zora once he noticed how much the Marlows cared about her, trying to gain benefits through her. Yet he never did such a thing.
Opal had also told him that Wayne never hid his dislike for Zora, even back when she first returned home.
Everything felt strangely off, though DNA tests had already confirmed Zora’s blood relation with Wendy beyond all doubt.
“What do you truly think of Wayne?” Jensen asked gently.
The Marlows could never tolerate such betrayal, yet he needed to know Zora’s feelings first before making any final decisions.
“I don’t like him at all,” Zora answered without hesitation.
She had never taken a liking to Wayne ever since they first met, feeling no sense of admiration or filial affection toward him whatsoever, and she could never figure out why.
“I see. Then I know exactly what to do p>
Jensen only cared about Zora’s thoughts. Since she held no fondness for Wayne, he could deal with Wayne without any hesitation.
Once all clues were fully sorted out, Wayne would be driven out of the life he had never deserved.
“Spend Thanksgiving with us at home, Zora p>
After having dinner outside together, Jensen drove Zora back toward Aria Estates and made the soft invitation on the way.
Zora shook her head slightly. “Hallie invited me over to her place for the holiday p>
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She knew Wendy and the others would gather together at the Marlow Manor then, and she had no wish to run into them.
“Alright then. I’ll ask grandparents to come out, and we’ll have a separate feast just us folks on Thanksgiving p>
Jensen knew she didn’t want to see Wendy, so he didn’t push.
Zora nodded in agreement.
Even though she could not stand the Knox family, her grandparents had always been incredibly kind to her.
No matter what, she needed to have Thanksgiving dinner with them.
“You’d better tell Leighton your plans before you go, or he’ll end up worrying about you,” Jensen reminded her.
“I will, don’t worry,” Zora replied obediently.
The moment Jensen pulled into the parking lot, Leighton was already waiting there to pick her
“You’re back, Leighton!” Zora instantly pushed open the car door and trotted over to him in a cheerful tone.
“What? You think I wouldn’t bring her back? You even came all the way here to wait p>
Jensen carried all the snacks and gifts he had bought for Zora out of the car, watching the lively girl rush straight toward Leighton.
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