As soon as he finished speaking, Damien lowered his head and glared at me threateningly. He was afraid that I would expose him.
Before the workers could speak, Jessica pleaded with a trembling voice, “My dad is Theodore Joubert. He was caught in a machine over a decade ago and I…”
“You’re all my uncles. Please help us.”
She screamed at the top of her lungs. Her pitiful and wronged appearance touched the heart. Those unaware of the situation might have mistakenly believed Theodore Joubert was her dad.
My friends looked at me one after another. Though I despised her for publicly claiming him as her dad, I didn’t expose her at that moment.
“Eugenia Joubert! Are you Eugenia?”
Uncle Walter, who had watched me grow up from childhood, immediately grew tense. Jessica pretended to wipe away tears while choking back sobs and nodded.
Damien was standing beside her. He replied calmly, “Of course! Do you think we’d lie? She’s my wife!”
“Uncle, after my dad died, my mom couldn’t bear it and committed suicide. I’ve been alone and helpless all these years. I’m still young. I really don’t want to die!”