Chapter 227 Turning Against Each Other
She couldnât understand why Yvette tried to harm her. Have I ever offended Yvette?
On the other hand, Arielle was waiting to see them turning against each other.
She put on a concerned look and said, âYvette, you canât say that. Shandie and I arenât that close, but I
know she isnât that evil. Besides, thereâs no bad blood between her and Uncle Russell. Why would she
harm him? This must be a misunderstanding. You need to give her a chance to explain herself.â
Shandie nodded vehemently.
Yes! I want to explain. I shall reveal Yvetteâs evil deed!
Yvette gritted her teeth in anger. âArielle, stay out of our familyâs business. Thereâs nothing to explain!â
Russell shook his head. âArielleâs right. Sheâs our relative, so we should give her a chance to explain
herself. Edmund, remove the cloth in her mouth so she can talk.â
Before Yvette could stop Edmund, he had already removed the cloth from Shandieâs mouth.
Immediately, Shandie yelled out, âUncle Russell! It was Yvette who set me up! My father locked me up in
a monastery, so I knew nothing about your return. Yvette gave me the dress. She set me up and tried to
kill you!â
âWhat did you say?â Russellâs question was directed at Shandie, but his furious gaze had landed on
Yvette.
Yvette felt like her blood had frozen in her veins.
She took a step back instinctively. âDadâ¦â
âDonât call me Dad!â Russell declared icily. âIs Shandie telling the truth? Were you the one who prepared
the dress?â
Yvette shook her head in terror. This was the first time she had ever seen Russell this mad.
He looks like heâs questioning a criminal.
No! I canât admit to that mistake.
She forced herself to calm down and pinched her thigh without anyone realizing it. The pain caused tears
to stream down her cheeks. âDad, donât you trust your daughter? Shandie is just an adopted daughter.
Even if sheâs your niece, you shouldnât side with her and doubt your daughter!â
In response, Shandie clenched her teeth and exclaimed, âIâm not adopted! Iâm my dadâs biological
daughter!â
Her sudden revelation shocked both Yvette and Russell into silence.
Arielle, who was usually calm, couldnât stop herself from arching a brow in surprise. Huh. I canât believe
Shandie revealed Henrick and Cindyâs biggest secret in public.
It was, indeed, a big scandal.
By claiming she was Henrickâs biological daughter, Shandie was announcing that Henrick had cheated
on Maureen with Cindy before Maureenâs death.
Arielle snickered silently. Shandie didnât inherit Cindyâs IQ, but she inherited Henrickâs rashness. Ha! I get
to kill two birds with one stone tonight.
Pausing for a while, Arielle pretended not to believe Shandieâs announcement and responded, âShandie,
what are you talking about? Youâre adopted by Aunt Cindy. How could you claim to be Dadâs biological
daughter?â
âI am!â Shandie stuck her chin up and insisted. âWe can take a DNA test if you donât trust me!â
Right then, Arielle could barely hold in her laughter.
Isnât the main point about the dress? Why is she insisting sheâs Henrickâs biological daughter now?
In the end, Shandieâs foolishness turned out to be a great help to Arielle.