Free Web NovelChapter 426: Chapter 426: Goddaughter
Meanwhile, after getting a tip from Autumn Sawyer, Kevin Kent’s daughter, Serena Kent, rushed to find Kylie Walsh.
Serena Kent had met Kylie Walsh at a card game.
Although the Walsh Family had been going through a rough patch lately, suffering frequent business setbacks, the old saying goes: a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Even in their decline, the Walsh Family was leagues above a nouveau riche family like the Kents. Serena Kent was eager to curry favor with Kylie Walsh and had always been incredibly sycophantic toward her.
Kylie Walsh, on the other hand, had recently had a falling out with her family, and with Zara Walsh now in prison, she had no one to talk to. Since Serena Kent had taken the initiative to get close and was so intent on pleasing her, Kylie didn’t turn her away. Before long, the two had become friends.
Serena Kent tearfully told Kylie Walsh what had happened tonight, hoping she could help. freёwebnovel.com
Serena Kent said urgently, "Kylie, please, you have to help me. Save my father!"
Kylie Walsh looked shocked. She stared at Serena Kent and asked for confirmation again, "...Is what you’re saying true? That Lucy White... she really worked as a prostitute at the Crestview Hotel?!"
Serena Kent nodded repeatedly, her tone certain. "It’s the absolute truth! Her working name at the Crestview Hotel was ’Louise.’ She was one of their top girls; a lot of men have slept with her! If you just investigate the men who’ve been with her, they can all come forward and testify!"
Kylie Walsh was stunned. She muttered, "How could... How could this be..."
She had always assumed Lucy White was just like Joanne White—a gold digger from an ordinary background, trying to use her young, beautiful body to land a rich man. But she never would have imagined that Lucy White was an actual prostitute!
This was too ridiculous!
The Simmons Family was actually letting a prostitute stay in their home?!
If word of this got out, wouldn’t they become a laughingstock!
With tears in her eyes, Serena Kent grabbed Kylie Walsh’s hand and said, "My father saw that Lucy White and thought she was back to her old trade, plying her business here at the Nimbus Hotel. That’s why he went to talk to her! He really didn’t do it on purpose!"
"Kylie, my father would never harass a decent woman. He’s very respectful of women, he’s a good man! This is all just a misunderstanding! ...The hotel security has already taken my father away. Please, I’m begging you, you have to help me!"
Serena Kent had heard that to prevent guests from causing trouble and disturbing the peace during the blizzard, the hotel had prepared several empty rooms on the fifth floor—"cells" authorized by the police for temporarily detaining troublemakers.
The layout was similar to a prison, designed to hold troublemakers until things outside returned to normal, at which point they would be handed over to the police.
The conditions inside were terrible. The heating was the only thing that worked properly. Other than that, the three meals a day consisted of nothing but sand vine cakes, with only an occasional bowl of thin porridge!
Serena Kent was terrified that her father would be locked up in a place like that!
At that thought, Serena Kent looked at Kylie Walsh with pleading eyes and sobbed, "Kylie, please, save my father. It’s all that prostitute’s fault..."
Kylie Walsh gave the tear-streaked Serena Kent a thoughtful look. After a moment of contemplation, she nodded and replied, "Don’t worry. If this Lucy White is a prostitute... then I will definitely expose her true colors and plead your father’s case!"
It wasn’t that Kylie Walsh actually cared about Kevin Kent; she just found it disgusting that Lucy White was staying by Zane Simmons’s side!
Joanne White had already been kicked out, so what right did this Lucy White have to remain with the Simmons Family?
Her own niece, Zara Walsh, was suffering in prison right now. By what right could Lucy White stay with the Simmons Family?
At this thought, a deep sense of resentment flashed in Kylie Walsh’s eyes.
She decided to go find her cousin, Paige Walsh, at once and expose Lucy White’s true colors!
Kylie Walsh was certain that if Paige Walsh knew a prostitute was hanging around her son, she would definitely kick Lucy White out!
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Kylie Walsh moved quickly. She immediately brought Serena Kent to Paige Walsh’s suite.
Kylie Walsh had Serena Kent wait outside the door. She would go in first to explain the situation to Paige Walsh, and then Serena could come in to testify when necessary.
But to her surprise, the moment she stepped inside, Kylie Walsh saw that Lucy White was there too!
Looking at Lucy White sitting on the sofa, Kylie Walsh blurted out in surprise, "What are you doing here?!"
Before Lucy White could speak, Paige Walsh cut in with a smile, "Oh, Lucy just moved in. She’ll be staying here with me from now on."
Paige Walsh had just been chatting with Lucy White for a while. She felt it was somewhat inconvenient for Lucy to be living with the Simmons men, so she had asked Lucy to pack her things and move in here.
Upon hearing this, Kylie Walsh’s eyes widened in shock—
’Paige Walsh is actually letting Lucy White move in with her?!’
’What does this mean?’
’Is she approving of Lucy White as a "daughter-in-law"?!’
’How is that possible!’
Kylie Walsh simply couldn’t wrap her head around it. She couldn’t understand what sort of scheme this Lucy White had used to trick her way into Paige Walsh’s good graces!
Paige Walsh looked at Kylie Walsh, a little puzzled. "By the way, Kylie, what brings you here? Is something wrong?"
Paige Walsh and Kylie Walsh were second cousins. Their grandfathers were brothers, but Paige was about ten years older than Kylie, so they didn’t have much overlap in their lives and didn’t see each other often.
Kylie Walsh still hadn’t recovered from her shock. She didn’t understand why her cousin, who had always been so distant and aloof, would accept a complete stranger to live with her under the same roof.
The moment she considered that Paige Walsh might have already accepted Lucy White as her daughter-in-law, Kylie felt a surge of rage rush to her head. ’I absolutely will not allow this to happen!’
’The person Zane Simmons is supposed to marry is my niece, Zara Walsh!’
’I will not allow this lowly prostitute to steal my niece’s place!’
With that, Kylie Walsh cast all other concerns aside. She pointed directly at Lucy White and said to Paige Walsh, "Cousin, I’ll be blunt and won’t beat around the bush. I came here today to expose this woman’s true colors, so you don’t get deceived by some disreputable woman!" ƒreewebɳovel.com
Hearing this, Lucy White’s heart skipped a beat, and she nervously clenched her fists.
"A disreputable woman?" Paige Walsh asked, confused. "...What do you mean by that?"
Kylie Walsh looked at the pale-faced Lucy White, a mocking smile touching her lips. "I mean Lucy White!" she said sharply. "She’s the disreputable one! Cousin, do you know what she used to do for a living? She was a—"
"Enough! I don’t care what she used to do!" Paige Walsh cut her off before Kylie could finish.
As Kylie Walsh stared in stunned disbelief, Paige Walsh offered a faint smile and said slowly, "Kylie, Lucy is my goddaughter now, which also makes her your junior... I hope you’ll think carefully and not say things to a child that shouldn’t be said."
Paige Walsh’s words struck Kylie Walsh like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky!
Her eyes went wide, her voice filled with astonishment and disbelief. "Goddaughter?!"
