Chapter 52 She Canât Go
The person she least wants to see now is Claudia.
âDad, she is not a member of our family, why should she come to our family banquet?â Elva pointed at
Claudia, trembling with anger.
If it werenât for Claudia, she wouldnât have fallen down from the mountain.
âDerrick, please, let her go. I donât want to see herâ¦â Elva cried, tears streaming down her face, crying
like a pear blossom in the rain.
Derrick frowned and looked at Claudia.
Thomas also looked at Claudia, feeling a bit hesitant. âMs. Lloyd, Iâm sorryâ¦â
This meant to drive her away.
Claudia pursed her lips, and her heart suddenly twitched.
Itâs really ridiculous. She had just found her family, and now they are wielding a sickle at her.
Even though she had the results of the paternity test on her phone, she still felt extremely
uncomfortable.
As Elvaâs face was filled with tears and the Friedan family members showed concern, Claudia let out a
light laugh, feeling that everything had lost its meaning.
What about Seraphina? Does she still have a place in this family?
Elva was injured, even though it had nothing to do with her. However,
with just one sentence, everyone felt it was her fault.
Today was the Friedan familyâs family banquet, and she definitely shouldnât have come.
She straightened her back, with a polite smile hanging on the corner of her mouth, and walked toward
the door.
Seeing her like this, Derrickâs mouth twitched, wanting to say something, but then he glanced at Elva.
Elva is not in a good mood now and cannot be stimulated anymore.
Anyway, since the results of the paternity test havenât come out yet, letâs wait for them to come out
before he apologizes properly.
As Claudia walked away, Ervin quickly walked over and stopped her, saying, âWait a moment.â
He looked at Thomas and said in a deep voice, âDad, Claudia cannot leave.â
Elvaâs face immediately turned pale.
Thoma sâs face quickly fell: âErvin, do you know what youâre doing?â
âI knew,â Ervin looked gently at Claudia.
He thought about the day he asked Claudia why she didnât go to find her own family, and she said she
was abandoned.
He didnât want her to really become an abandoned person, and he didnât want to make her feel cold-
hearted.
Today, he asked Claudia to come over, so he would protect her.
Thomas angrily retorted, âElva is right. Today is our family banquet,
and even if Waldron recognizes her as a sister, there is a proper procedure. What does it mean for you
to keep her here now?â
âDad, even though I donât like her, since Ervin is protecting her like this, let her stayâ¦â Elvaâs tone
softened, âI donât mind.â
She made me feel extremely wronged, even though I was speaking considerately.
âSo she was Claudia, huh? Isnât she Edmondâs secret wife?â
âWhat on earth is she doing here, being a part of the Friedan family? Isnât it awkward for her to attend
our family banquet?â
âI feel embarrassed for her even though she is not embarrassed herself. If I were her, I would find a
hole to hide in right now.â
âWhatâs embarrassing? The Friedan familyâs dinner party, of course we had to stay no matter what,
even if we had to beg and plead.â
Everyone else chimed in, pointing all the signs toward Claudia.
Gilda stood beside her and gave her a push.
âHey, if I were you, I would have turned around and left long ago. Who would want to stay here and
wait to be humiliated?â
Ervin glanced coldly at Gilda and said to Thomas, âDad, Claudia is not just anyone, she is a member of
the Friedan family.â
âWhat?â Thomas widened his eyes, unable to understand how his usually well-behaved eldest son
suddenly changed his attitude. âWhat are you talking about in front of so many people?â
âI didnât make it up,â Ervin said with a smile in his eyes, finally speaking the words he had always
wanted to say. âDad, Claudia is Seraphina, the Seraphina we have been searching for over twenty
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years.â
The words of Ervin caused a great stir. Just as Thomas was taken aback, Bella, who was standing
beside him, was also surprised.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyoneâs gaze turned toward Bella.
What about Bella? Claudia is Seraphina, but what about Bella?
The audience present at the play were all confused.
Claudia looked at Ervin in surprise, she didnât expect him to know about this matter.
Thomas obviously had some doubts. He first glanced at Claudia, and his expression became
increasingly complicated.
He had his doubts, but now, with his eldest son saying it in front of so many people, he broke out in a
cold sweat.
He remembered Waldron saying not to casually announce Bellaâs identity, otherwise he might lose
face.
But now, he has already lost face.
Although Waldron had warned him not to announce Seraphinaâs matter to the public, he couldnât resist
and had already boasted about it privately with others.
Now Ervin said that Claudia was Seraphina, and his face was burning with pain.
âWhere did you hear this news from?â he still had some doubts.
âYeah, Ervin, do you have any evidence? Or have you donÄ a DNA test?â Elva forgot about the pain in
her body and stared at Ervin with
red eyes.
She confirmed that Ervin had no evidence.
Ervin frowned, he indeed had not received the results yet.
Seeing Ervin furrowing his brows in thought, Claudia also guessed that he definitely couldnât produce
any evidence.
Obviously, Ervin was just speculating.
However, she was very grateful that he stood up.
She glanced at her phone and was considering whether to help him when Elvaâs loud voice rang out.
âErvin had no evidence, but I have the blood relationship test results between Bella and Dad.â She
looked at Bella, encouraging her with a smile. âBella, take out the photos I sent you.â
Bella nodded and opened her phone, presenting a photo of the bloodline identification results to
everyone.
âI had originally planned to wait for Dad to announce Seraphinaâs identity before telling you all, but I
didnât expect Ms. Lloyd to impersonate Seraphina and deceive Ervin. Since thatâs the case, donât blame
me for exposing you without considering any feelings.â
Seeing the appraisal result, Ervin squinted his eyes.
How did Bellaâs result come out so quickly?
âDad and my brothers were anxious to see the results, so I asked a friend to expedite it. Otherwise, I
still wouldnât have received the results by now,â Elva proudly looked at Claudia. âI donât know what
methods Ms. Lloyd used to make Ervin believe you were Seraphina, but it canât be faked, and the truth
canât be hidden. Ms. Lloydâs tactics
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would be better used on someone else in the future.â
Looking at the identification certificate in her hand, Claudia almost burst out laughing.
She finally knew why Elva always targeted her.
She had dug a hole and was waiting for herself!
âWhat are you waiting for? Why donât you throw this scammer out?â Elva signaled to the bodyguards.
The bodyguards hesitated and walked toward Claudia. Seeing that Thomas did not intervene, they
immediately grabbed her hand.
Just at that moment, a person ran toward her.
âLet her go!â
The gentle voice was filled with panic and nervousness.
Claudia was suddenly grabbed by a soft hand.
âDonât be afraid, Iâm here, they wonât dare to bully you.â
Claudia looked up and met a pair of gentle eyes.
Claudiaâs heart trembled fiercely.
âEmily,â Thomas hurriedly approached and embraced her, âWhy did you come out?â
âI had to come out when you guys were bullying her.â
Emily spoke clearly, her eyes were clear, which made Thomas a little stunned.