Chapter 247
Sherry pulled a file folder out of her bag and handed it to Alicia.
“This is evidence that Mavis had someone lure her ex-husband into gambling, then set him up so he’d lose everything,” Sherry explained.
She continued. “And that’s not all. I also found out there’s a strong possibility Nicole isn’t actually Mavis’s ex-husband’s daughter.”
Alicia looked surprised. “Go on, I’m listening.”
“This is a bombshell, Alicia thought.
Sherry said, “I went to talk to their former neighbors and some friends of Mavis’s ex-husband to get the scoop.
“They told me that when Nicole was little, her dad treated her really well.
“But after he was away for a few days and came back, it was like he’d turned into a whole different person. He started drinking heavily and would even hit Mavis and Nicole.
“One of his friends who’d been away happened to return while I was investigating.
“That guy said that one night, while drinking with Mavis’s ex-husband, the man got drunk and confessed that Mavis had always had a thing for another guy, and even after marrying him, she never let it go.
“And as time went by, he started really noticing Nicole didn’t look much like him at all, so he got suspicious and decided to do a paternity test.
“That’s when he realized he’d been played-a total fool. Mavis had been cheating behind his back, and Nicole wasn’t even his biological kid.
“Back then, he doted on Mavis and Nicole, but once he learned the truth, resentment just consumed him. That’s why every time he drank, he couldn’t stop himself from lashing out or making them suffer.”
Alicia asked, “So, did you ever figure out who Nicole’s biological father is?”
If Alicia hadn’t already run a paternity test between Leo and Nicole, she would’ve seriously doubted if they were actually related by blood.
Sherry replied, “Mavis’s ex-husband kept pressing her for answers, but in the end, she admitted she didn’t even know who Nicole’s real father was.
“So, there was this one time when your father Leo gave your mom a huge surprise for their
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anniversary. Feeling down, she went drinking alone at a bar.
“While she was there, she spotted a guy who kind of resembled Leo when he was young, and ended up hooking up with him at a hotel.
“After that night, she got pregnant with Nicole.
“He vanished the next morning. Because he looked somewhat like Leo, she couldn’t bring herself to terminate the pregnancy, so she let her ex-husband believe Nicole was his.
“Mavis never reached out to that man before her divorce, so she really has no idea who he is.
Alicia was genuinely surprised by this revelation.
In her previous life, she died before ever uncovering this truth.
Mavis’s ex-husband had only used the diary to threaten her, never revealing the paternity
test.
‘Could it be that if I’d kept digging, I would’ve found out the truth? Is that why I ended up “accidentally” dead?
‘If that’s really how it went down, then the one who got me killed was probably Nicole’s real dad, Alicia thought.
He’d always stayed hidden in the background, never showing his face, but he had some seriously powerful connections.
Back then, Alicia had almost managed to take down Nicole and her mom more than once, but every time, they somehow managed to dodge disaster-almost like something was protecting them.
Turns out, it wasn’t just luck on their side. That guy was working his magic from the shadows, making sure they always got away clean.
After piecing everything together, Alicia had a pretty good idea who that guy might be.
She asked, “So, does Mavis’s ex-husband actually have the paternity test results?”
Sherry nodded. “Yeah.
“He got wasted one night and broke down to a friend about it, but when he sobered up, he didn’t remember a thing.
“That friend kept it to himself, so nobody else ever found out.
“I only learned about it by pure luck. I happened to help that friend out with something, and that’s how I got the info.”
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Alicia had really helped Sherry out, so Sherry felt she owed her and was determined to return the favor.
She kept at it for quite some time, tracking down anyone who might be connected to those
two.
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Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she’s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.