Chapter 565
Night of Destiny
âMiss Erica Tillman, youâre now the prime suspect for attempting to assassinate Madam Wanda Garner
twice. Weâre gonna have to take you into custody for further investigation.â
At that point, Ericaâs face turned as pale as a sheet and everyone in the room had their eyes on her. Her
mind was a complete blank and she shivered uncontrollably. In the end, she was forcefully dragged out
of the door by the policemen.
âI didnât kill anyone. I did not! She was the one who threatened me first! I didnât mean to kill herâ¦â she
yelled out in a frenzy.
Meanwhile at Presgrave Hospital, Francis had made significant recovery as he could now get out of bed
and move about; he had even gone to the gym once! He was now an agile man on his feet.
âIâm allowed to be discharged,â he spoke excitedly as he looked at his daughter who had just entered the
room.
âDad, Iâve got something to tell you next. Please stay calm.â
âJust say it. Iâve faced death in the face, so there is nothing I canât handle.â Francis heaved a sigh.
âErica isnât your biological daughter. She was conceived by Naomi with another man,â Anastasia voiced
out frankly.
Though he swore he would be calm, Francisâ expression was full of shock while he was significantly
stunned. âWhat?! Are you sure about that?â
âIâm very sure. You can conduct a paternity test with Erica if you would like more confirmation.â Anastasia
was sure about this as she knew that Mrs. Garnerâ words were definitely worth trusting. Furthermore,
Naomiâs reaction also clearly indicated the authenticity of this matter.
At this moment, a flash of anger appeared in Francisâ eyes. âI canât believe that sheâs lied to me for the
past twenty years! She showed me a paternity test report back then. Was that a falsified report then?â
âPerhaps she used my blood to run the test back then,â Anastasia replied.
He clenched his fist tightly and was extremely disappointed in Naomiâs conduct. He turned to look at
Anastasia with remorse filling in his eyes. âAnastasia, Iâm so sorry for neglecting you all these years.â
âDad, this is all in the past, so there is no point in bringing it up. Right now, I just hope that you wonât be
lenient this time. Naomi has to face the consequences of her actions. Erica has also committed a crime
and sheâs been taken into police custody for investigation.â
âWhat?! Erica⦠What sort of crime?â Francis asked in shock.
In response, Anastasia repeated the incident regarding Mrs. Garner to Francis, who could not believe his
ears that Erica was actually heartless enough to commit attempted murder. âShe has the exact same
personality as her mother. How can they be so heartless? I canât believe that she killed Mrs. Garner in
order to conceal the truth about her
identity.â
âDad, I understand that she grew up under your care and youâre attached to her, but could you leave this
matter in my hands? Donât interfere in this.â She did not wish for such a dilemma upon her father.
He then nodded in agreement. âSure, I
wonât interfere in this. Just do whatâs best for everyone.â
âDad, I need you to cooperate in the investigation of Naomiâs case. You would need to be interviewed by
the police regarding the matter of how she forced medications on you before you passed out.â
Anastasia reminded her father as she did not want any of his feelings and kinship toward Naomi to
jeopardize the matter. She had already made up her mind to convince her father to file for divorce.
âYou two should get a divorce once the investigation has been completed. I donât want such a dangerous
person staying by your side,â she suggested calmly.
The guilt Francis felt toward Anastasia intensified at that point. Right now, he was relieved that she was
able to handle everything on her own. As such, he decided not to bother about the matter with Naomi
and Erica. He would just leave everything in Anastasiaâs hands.
âOkay!â Francis nodded. Since the situation had arrived to such a stage, there would be no point in him
drafting a will anymore because there would be only one person left to inherit his fortune.
At 5.00PM, Anastasia suddenly received a phone call from Elliot. He mentioned that he was sending a
car over to pick her up as today was the day he received his latest yacht, hence he wanted to bring her
and Jared out to sea to have dinner.
Although she was busy with such complications, she convinced herself to relax and focus on
accompanying Elliot and Jared for dinner.
âMiss Tillman, before we leave for the port, President Presgrave asked that pay a visit to the gown
boutique and
change into a gown,â the bodyguard mentioned.
In response, Anastasia smiled and replied âSure.â Heâs arranged everything perfectly.
She changed into a purple gown at the boutique and looked stunning with a strong resemblance to a
dark violet flower.
âMiss Tillman, I rarely see anyone being able to own this color as much as you d It looks perfect on you!â
the boss of the boutique praised candidly.