Free Web NovelChapter 526: Chapter 526: Exposing The Truth
If she merely scammed money, that could still be tolerated. Money could always be earned again.
But if she scammed away the family’s feelings... that kind of emotional scar would remain forever.
Because of this, Conrad secretly created a private group chat and personally summoned the core Peterson family members.
He asked Thompson, Melody, and his second brother, Phillips to gather immediately.
When Thompson and Melody received the message, they were genuinely stunned.
After all, Conrad almost never made such sudden and serious requests unless something extremely important had happened.
Naturally, they assumed it involved business matters.
Even Phillips thought the same.
Because of this, none of them informed Thessy about the meeting.
After all, why unnecessarily worry her?
Soon afterward, Thompson, Melody, and Phillips arrived at a private room inside one of Xila City’s upscale restaurants.
However, despite the room itself being luxurious, they still looked slightly surprised.
From their perspective, Xila City was relatively backward compared to the cities they usually frequented.
Phillips casually glanced around before asking, "Big Brother, why did you specifically choose this place?"
Conrad ignored the question completely. Instead, he calmly placed a thick folder onto the table.
Then he looked directly at everyone present.
"What I’m about to say may sound unbelievable."
Conrad’s expression remained calm as he finally spoke.
"Thessy is not your biological daughter."
The moment those words fell, silence filled the room briefly.
Then Melody suddenly burst into laughter.
Even Thompson looked completely speechless.
Melody wiped away tears forming at the corner of her eyes from laughing too hard.
Her strawberry-blonde hair cascaded loosely over her shoulders while her deep green eyes looked toward Conrad helplessly.
"Your son has gone crazy," she laughed while looking toward Thompson.
Even Phillips thought the same.
He immediately frowned before staring at Conrad.
"Even if you fought with Thessy recently, you shouldn’t joke about something like this."
Meanwhile, Phillips suddenly chuckled mockingly.
"I always knew Thessy wasn’t truly my biological sister."
He leaned lazily against the chair while grinning mischievously.
"How could someone as elegant as her possibly be related to a monkey like me?"
Conrad simply opened the folder silently and pushed it toward them.
Inside... was a DNA report.
The moment Thompson saw the report clearly, his expression froze completely. freewebnovёl.ƈom
His silver hair reflected faintly beneath the chandelier light while his blue eyes slowly narrowed in disbelief.
According to the report... Thessy was not biologically related to the Peterson family.
Instead... Lana was their real daughter.
Not only that, the folder also contained detailed information regarding Lana’s life and everything she had suffered over the years.
The room became deathly silent afterward.
After a long moment, Phillips suddenly pushed the folder away violently. "Impossible."
His voice sounded filled with disbelief. "I don’t believe this."
Meanwhile, Thompson remained far calmer than everyone else.
After silently processing the information for a while, he finally spoke heavily.
"If this is true... then we need to tell Thessy carefully."
His brows furrowed deeply. "She’ll be heartbroken."
Meanwhile, Melody finally broke down emotionally. "How is this possible...?"
Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks. "My daughter..."
Her voice trembled violently.
"Why would something like this happen?"
Seeing her crying, Conrad quietly closed his eyes briefly before asking calmly, "What are your opinions?"
The moment he asked that question, Phillips immediately responded.
"Of course we should protect Thessy."
His tone sounded firm without hesitation.
"Even if this Lana girl is biologically related to us, so what?"
He frowned deeply.
"At most, she can receive some compensation money. But don’t even think about officially acknowledging her."
Phillips was not speaking out of cruelty.
Rather... he genuinely loved Thessy deeply as his sister.
To him, blood relations simply could not erase twenty years of emotional bonds overnight.
And because of this emotional attachment, he instinctively opposed Lana’s return. However, Conrad calmly looked directly at him before speaking coldly.
"If that’s truly your opinion..."
His voice became sharper. "Then perhaps you should leave the Peterson family yourself."
The moment those words fell, Phillips instantly stood up furiously. "How can you even think about bringing her back?"
His voice rose emotionally.
"Have you considered how hurt Thessy will become?"
However, Conrad ignored him completely afterward.
Instead, he turned toward Thompson. Meanwhile, Thompson remained unusually quiet.
After a very long silence, he finally sighed deeply.
"This situation is becoming extremely complicated."
Unlike the others, Thompson was already thinking logically.
There were countless business matters involved.
Various company shares and inheritance rights had already been arranged under the assumption that the family only had three children.
If another child suddenly appeared officially, then wealth distribution would drastically change.
What was originally meant to be divided into three portions would now become four.
That alone would create endless disputes. And beyond business matters... there was society itself.
Lana would need to be introduced publicly. She would need etiquette training and many more things...
Thompson slowly rubbed his forehead tiredly.
"Lana is already twenty years old."
His expression became increasingly heavy.
"Even if she starts learning high society etiquette now, her proper debut into elite circles would probably take another five or six years."
That meant Lana would already be around twenty-six by then.
And by that age... Marriage discussions would naturally begin.
Since Lana was not as talented as Thessy, the marriage proposals will be lacking too!
There were simply too many things to consider. Then there were Conrad’s grandparents.
The elderly couple adored Thessy endlessly.
If they suddenly discovered that Thessy was not biologically related to them... the emotional shock alone might genuinely cause serious health problems.
The more Thompson thought about the situation, the more exhausted he became.
Unlike the others, he was no longer thinking emotionally.
He was already calculating the countless consequences logically.
Meanwhile, Melody’s mind remained entirely focused on Thessy.
From beginning to end, she simply could not emotionally accept the truth so easily.
Her fingers trembled slightly while she tightly held the folder containing the DNA report.
Tears started to flow freely from her eyes.
