"Yes, ma''am," the butler responded promptly.


    Clearly, this "Lily" was indeed a fake.


    "Lily" panicked. Her dark eyes glistened with tears as she nced at me, then at Madam Shaw and Bethany, Finally, she copsed to her knees in front of Frank.N?velDrama.Org content.


    "Mr. Smith, please spare me!!"


    "I shouldn''t have been so deluded, shouldn''t have tried to pass myself off as someone else..."


    Frank, who usually had little patience for others, frowned. "Go beg whoever sent you here." 1.


    As her eyes wandered to look elsewhere, Madam Shaw barked, "Flint, hurry up and get her out of here! Mom, if it were up to me, I''d say get rid of her and send her back where she came from." Madam Shaw''s eyes narrowed with sharp intent, but she did not respond directly to the woman''s pleas, She only looked at Frank.


    "Frank, I assume the report from overseas is already avable?"


    "It''s out and will be here soon."


    Frank nodded and checked his watch. "Five minutes."


    "Good." Madam Shaw sighed in relief.


    During the wait, the entire conference room was quiet


    I looked at Frank''s expression and roughly guessed the answer..


    My heart pounded like a drum.


    My palms were drenched with cold sweat, again and again.


    Madam Shaw and Bethany were visibly growing anxious.


    Madam Shaw kept ncing at the time.


    With two minutes remaining, Madam Shaw could no longer sit still. She looked at Frank and suddenly said, "Even if the two hospitals have different results, what does it prove? Just because the overseas one is different, does it mean it''s necessarily correct. Who knows if you might have tampered with it..." Frank sneered. "You''re overthinking it. The overseas assessment was conducted under strict surveince, and I even had them provide a copy of the surveince video.


    Madam Shaw gritted her teeth but maintained herposure. "It''s rare for you to be so thorough. Fine, I''ll see what the results are!"


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    Jsat across from her, watching quietly


    As I watched, I felt a pang of sadness.


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    Her rejection of me was so intense.


    And my aversion to her was no less.


    Could there really be a mother and daughter who loathed each other to this extent?


    In the meantime, Frank went out to take a call. Through the French window, his lips were pressed into a thin line.


    As soon as he hung up, someone brought him a new report.


    He walked in, holding the report and handed it to Madam Shaw. "Grandma, I already know the result. Please see it for yourself."


    With those words, it was obvious what the result was.


    As I looked at Madam Shaw, it was as if she sensed my gaze and looked back at me with full affection. Thest elder who looked at me like this was Grandpa.


    As Madam Shaw trembled, about to open the report, she suddenly arched her body in pain and spat out a mouthful of blood.


    It might have been my imagination, but from the corner of my eye, I seemed to see Bethany''s clenched hand suddenly rx.


    I couldn''t think of anything else and rushed over immediately. ''Grandma!"


    "Charlotte..."


    Madam Shaw grabbed my arm with thest of her strength, feeling deeply regretful. Her voice weakened with each word, so faint that only I could hear. "It''s all my fault, I failed to recognize..." In the next moment, the hand clutching my arm suddenly went limp.


    Madam Shaw had fainted!