Chapter 17 Come Home With Us

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The report showed that she was the true daughter of the Smith family, while the other report had clarified that Shirley was the imposter. Victoria then felt a sense of belonging after seeing this paternity test report. So this wasn't a dream, was it? What a ridiculous twist of fate! It turned out that she was the real one, and they were actually her biological siblings. However, did they know that Shirley had deceived her, gotten her pregnant, and even taken her babies? Did they go along with Shirley's wicked plans? William and Walden grew increasingly anxious when they thought Victoria wouldn't want them as her siblings because they hadn't heard her say another word. "Vic, we're sorry. It's our fault. We didn't treat you right and we let you down. And you chose to leave us. But we swore that will never happen again, and we wouldn't force you to feel wronged." William made a swearing gesture: "We will love you and get you whatever you want. Please don't leave us again. If we break our promise, God will sentence us to death!" Walden, Ward, and Waldron followed suit. They were truly terrified, thinking that their beloved Victoria would never forgive them and wouldn't see them as her brothers! Since they hadn't protected, cared for, and loved her properly in the past. Seeing his determined and sincere eyes, Victoria clasped his hands tightly. "So you really didn't know why I disappeared five years ago?" Victoria asked speculatively. William was the first to notice her unusual tone. "Vic, what happened to you five years ago? What made you decide to leave us? Now feel free to tell us. We'll help you." Walden followed up, saying, "Vic, we were all devastated when we heard you disappeared. From the day you left, we've been thinking about the reasons why you decided to leave us. Weren't we good enough to make you feel safe and happy? Or worse, did we hurt you, so you chose to ignore us?" Ward added, "Vic, did something terrible happen to you back then? Were you bullied by someone? Don't be afraid. I'll punish that scum!" Waldron interrupted, "Vic. "I'll cut to pieces whoever has bullied you or plans to bully you." Victoria clenched her fists to stop herself from trembling as she looked into their loving eyes. It was Shirley who bullied her back then! But she'd rather believe they truly didn't know what Shirley had done to her than know they had done to her than know that they had accepted Shirley's evil deeds. Honestly, if they truly didn't know, there was no way she would tell them. It was because she was worried that Shirley would be pressured so much that she would kill her children when the truth came out. Besides, she didn't want Richard to know they had four other children, or he might turn them away. Therefore, she had to keep that secret and searched for the children on her own to hide them from the others. She didn't say another word. With a forgiving look, she shook her head and said, "It didn't matter anymore! Nothing had happened at that moment!" She would find all her children on her own. Besides, Victoria herself could confront Shirley and destroy her! She wasn't sure if they would be on her side when they found out what Shirley had done to her. In recent years, every time she had a word with Shirley, whose fault it was mostly, Shirley would sneak off to her brothers with tears in her eyes. Then, in the end, they all made her apologize to Shirley. She was afraid that would happen again! For the past few years, everyone, including her parents and brothers, had ignored her, and she was getting used to it. They would always choose to side with Shirley and do Shirley's bidding. Just because Shirley was their 'royal daughter' and was also weak and often ill, she had to endure what Shirley had done. They looked at each other and realized that something bad had happened to Victoria. They didn't blame her for feeling disappointed in them. So they secretly decided to find out the truth. William spoke carefully to her: "Vic, come home with us. Father knows the truth, but Mother doesn't. We were afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it because of her heart condition, and also because you disappeared at that time. So we decided not to tell her before. But now we're going to do that." This was also the reason they decided to stay with the Smith family when they learned the truth five years ago. Their mother needed Shirley's companion at that time. But now that Victoria was back, the risk could be minimized when their mother learned the truth. And then, they would also go after the imposter in their family. "Vic, the reason Shirley still stayed with the family is because of Mother's heart condition. Now that she's back, she might know the truth. That way, there's no reason for Shirley to stay!" Walden said. Ward and Waldron also begged her to return home. Once they looked back over their memories, they instinctively disliked Shirley and would prefer to be by Victoria's side, even if Victoria were seen as an adopted daughter. When Victoria was still a baby, she was quite white and soft, like adorable glutinous rice balls. Everyone rushed to hug her, make her happy, and feed her. She was always by their side when she was little. Moreover, she remained cute in their eyes even as she grew older. She would still lovingly call them "brother." Their hearts melted every time they heard the word. But of course, Shirley didn't want them near Victoria. Every time they approached her, Shirley would get angry and pretend to be sick, which caused her parents a lot of pain. Although they didn't want to be near this "sister," they had no choice but to separate themselves from her and comply with Shirley's wishes because of blood ties and their parents. But now they realized that they had been completely wrong back then. Now that their biological sister had returned, their hatred for Shirley had only intensified. If it weren't for the sake of her parents, they would have already chased her away.
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