Chapter 3

My brother Jackson fell silent for a moment, then burst into mocking laughter.

His contemptuous gaze swept over me as he sneered:

"Rachel, you'll say anything to avoid saving my son."

"When you were twenty and got knocked up, we kept asking who the father was and you refused to say. Now suddenly the father appears?"

I panicked.

Just as he was about to pull me into the car, I suddenly remembered—Lily's father had given her a cross necklace to prove her identity.

I quickly pulled the necklace out from around my daughter's neck.

"This is what her father left for Lily! Every child in their family has one. Her father is—"

Before I could finish, Mom rushed forward and slapped me hard across the face.

"What nonsense are you spouting! That thing is clearly mine!"

"You're nothing but a thief!"

Vivian also rushed to my side and grabbed the cross necklace.

Her shrill scolding exploded in my ears.

"This necklace was clearly left to me by my parents!"

"Rachel, you even dared to steal this. I'll never forgive you!"

She began punching and kicking me like she was venting her rage.

Fists and slaps rained down on my face like hail.

I held my daughter in my arms, gritting my teeth and enduring, not daring to relax for even a moment, terrified she might hurt my daughter.

While dodging, I caught sight of the corners of Vivian's mouth curling up in a sly smirk.

Mom and Jackson watched coldly.

They made no move to stop Vivian.

"Rachel, get on your knees right now and apologize to Vivian, then take Lily to the hospital for the compatibility test."

"Otherwise, you and your son of a bitch daughter can never set foot in our house again! Without us taking care of you, you two can just wait to die outside!"

My body went rigid. I stared at Jackson in disbelief.

He grew up with me. He was one of my closest family members.

But now, for the sake of a scheming outsider, he was insulting me and threatening to kick me and my daughter out of the family.

My heart went completely cold.

"Kick us out? Fine."

"Jackson, believe it or not, the moment we leave, your family will be destroyed!"

Lily's biological father wielded tremendous power. It was only because of internal family conflicts over the years that he couldn't appear openly by our side.

To compensate us mother and daughter, he continuously invested in Jackson's company and sent order after order to Jackson's business.

Otherwise, with Jackson's abilities, there's no way he could have run the company so successfully.

Three days ago, Lily's father sent me a message saying the family conflicts had been resolved and he would come meet my family as soon as possible and take Lily and me home.

I had even specifically asked him to help find someone who might successfully match with my nephew.

But now, none of that mattered anymore.

Jackson suddenly broke into laughter, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Rachel, have you lost your mind?"

"Who the hell do you think you are to destroy my family? I should send you to a hospital to get your brain checked!"

Mom grabbed my arm.

"Jackson, don't waste words on her."

"Today Lily must do the compatibility test with my grandson!"

The three of them worked together to push me into the car.

Jackson slammed on the gas and raced toward the hospital.

I curled up in the back seat holding my daughter, my heart filled with terror.

What could I do to stop all this?

Just as I was at a loss, my daughter sobbed and tugged at my sleeve.

She pointed at the GPS watch on her wrist.

"Mommy, Daddy's almost here."