Chapter 4

"Let's go. We're going to the airport right now to see what's really going on."

My dad suddenly stood up, grabbed the car keys, and headed for the door.

My mom followed closely, cursing as she walked.

"Right. I want to see what kind of vixen can bewitch this whole family like this."

I handed the baby to the nanny and got in the car with them.

Sitting in the car, my mom kept muttering.

"That ungrateful Lucas. He knelt at our door for three days and nights before I agreed to let my daughter marry him. And now? His wife just gave birth, and he turns around to serve his mistress and her illegitimate child?"

"And Rachel, saying she treats her daughter-in-law like her own daughter. And what happened? Her daughter-in-law is suffering this injustice and she doesn't care, but runs off to take care of another woman?"

"If I catch them really doing something to wrong my daughter, I'll make them pay!"

My mom was furious.

When Lucas was pursuing me, she had disagreed.

She thought Lucas's family background was ordinary and he wasn't good enough for me.

It was Lucas kneeling at our door for three days and nights, kowtowing until his head bled, that made my mom relent.

My dad drove silently without responding.

I saw from the rearview mirror that his brow was tightly furrowed, thinking about something.

After about twenty minutes of driving, I suddenly saw Lucas's car parked in front of a roadside villa.

"Stop, Dad, stop!"

Hearing my urgent shout, my dad quickly found a place to stop, then turned to look at me.

"What's wrong, Winnie? Aren't we going to the airport to find Lucas?"

My mom was also confused. "Yeah, we need to hurry to the airport and catch them red-handed!"

I pointed at Lucas's car. "He hasn't gone to the airport yet. He's probably here to pick up his mistress."

With that, I got out of the car.

Then headed straight for the villa.

But I didn't notice that in the car, my parents' faces both changed dramatically as they looked at the villa.

Seeing me walk toward the villa, my dad immediately got out of the car and blocked my way.

"Winnie, are you sure Lucas came here to pick up that woman?"

Seeing my dad's strange expression, I felt something was wrong.

"What's wrong, Dad? Do you know this place?"

My dad opened his mouth but made no sound.

At this moment, my mom also caught up.

She looked at the villa, swallowed nervously with a panicked expression, then said to me gravely.

"Winnie, let's go back."

"Stop investigating."

I looked at my mom in disbelief.

"Why?"

"Mom, you were the one who said we should investigate. You were the most eager, saying we had to catch them red-handed, weren't you?"

"Now they're right in front of us. Why are you telling me to stop?"

My mom didn't answer me. Instead, she grabbed my arm and pleaded tearfully.

"Winnie, I'm begging you. Let's go back."

"Stop this investigation here, okay?"

My dad also walked over, his face serious.

"Winnie, listen to your mother. Let's go back first."

"We're doing this for your own good."

I was completely confused.

I didn't get why my parents, who were just so ready to defend me, flipped after they saw this villa.

Was there a problem with this villa?

Or was something wrong with the people inside?

Just as I was puzzled, the villa's main door opened.

I turned sharply.

I immediately saw Lucas and Rachel on either side, carefully supporting a heavily pregnant woman as she came out of the villa.

The moment I saw that woman's face clearly, my eyes widened as I suddenly understood everything...