Chapter 6

“I heard that the first daughter of the Bennetts has a bad reputation. She has made a fool of herself many times for a man. Mr. Bennett was disappointed in her, which is why he’s been putting effort into training his illegitimate daughter. He’s paving her future for her with this birthday party today.” “Tsk, you can never judge a person by their appearance. No wonder she did that to her stepmother since there was a beef behind the scenes. Perhaps Mr. Bennett has only put effort into his illegitimate daughter because he saw her true colors.” Criticism was pouring into Isla’s ears. She looked down so one could not see any of the emotions on her face. To everyone, she looked like she was helpless and had just admitted to everything. Ava was happy to see everyone’s reaction to Isla. After tonight, there would only be one daughter in the Bennett family, Ava! Meanwhile, Isla would have her reputation destroyed. She would become homeless. She was over the moon as she thought about it! She lifted her hand to cover her face and hide the smile at the corner of her lips. She cried as she said, “You disappointed me, sis. How could you be so cruel?” “Cruel?” Isla, who had been quiet, slowly looked up. Her sarcastic stare landed on Ava as she scoffed. “Am I cruel, or are you? Didn’t your mom just have a miscarriage? Why didn't you call an ambulance instead of blaming me? Must I spell out your scheme for you?” Ava’s expression changed. Noticing the suspicious eyes around them, she bit her lip and said loudly, “Are you admitting that you pushed my mom, sis?” Isla scoffed. “I didn’t say that.” She looked at Lucy’s pale face and mocked her in a cryptic manner. “Don’t worry. Your daughter forgot to get you a doctor, so I did.” The latter felt guilty under her stare. She felt a subtle uneasiness. She then squeezed Ava’s hand, making Ava look down instantly. The two of them locked eyes. She instantly reacted and said loudly, “No need. I’ll get an ambulance myself. No need to trouble you.” She had her guard up, as if she was afraid that Isla had bad intentions. She was afraid that she would do something that would harm them. “What’s the rush?” Isla glanced at her, not sure whether she was smiling. She took out her phone and made a call. Ava looked at her, feeling a bad feeling growing inside of her. She stretched her hand instinctively and held her phone. A voice inside of her told her to stop Isla no matter what. “Sis, what are you trying to do now that my mom is hurt?” Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at her with resentment. “If you’re still mad, you can scold me and hit me when we get home. Just stop messing around now, or you’ll break dad’s heart.” She glanced at Lucy and Harry, looking troubled. She looked sad and beat. Her amazing acting skills had won over many hearts. “I can’t believe Mr. Bennett’s illegitimate daughter is so sensible. No wonder she captured his heart.” “That’s right, the first daughter is just terrible. She’s stirring up trouble at such an event. Is she trying to embarrass her father?” Harry looked even more terrible after hearing the murmurs around them. “Do you think you haven’t embarrassed me enough? Apologize to your stepmom now!” Isla ignored him and looked at Ava before glancing at her phone. It showed that the call had been connected. She removed Ava’s hand and held up the phone. She then said, “Did you hear? Get over here now.” “Isla! What exactly are you doing?” Harry stared at her angrily. She looked at him teasingly after hanging up the call. “What else can I do? I just want you to see who the mother and daughter you love are exactly. Or do you want them to deceive you forever?” He was confused. “What do you mean?” “You’ll find out soon.” Ava was terrified, and a scary thought was growing inside of her. It felt like Isla had not fallen into the trap that they’d set up earlier, but the other way around. No! This should not go on, she had to stop it! “Dad, let’s take mom to the hospital, okay?” Ava begged. Lucy instantly played along. She fell into her embrace, pretending to pass out. Just as Harry was about to ask more questions, he saw the blood on Lucy. He could only glare at Isla angrily and call someone. At that moment, the ballroom door was opened again and a middle-aged man in a coat walked in. “Ms. Isla.” The man greeted Isla, then looked at Harry and Lucy. “Mr. Bennett, Ms. Owen.” He was surprised when he saw the blood on Lucy’s dress. The look of surprise on his face was quick, but Harry saw it. His eyes became sharp, and he then looked at Lucy. Her face paled. She even forgot to pretend to pass out. She stared at that man and could not stop shaking. Ava was shocked too. She said nervously while holding Lucy’s hand, “Why are you here, Mr. Allen?” “I asked him to come, of course.” Isla looked at Harry coldly. “Dad, I’m sure you know Mr. Allen? He’s Lucy’s doctor. Since she got pregnant, she has been going to him for her check-ups. If you don’t trust me, you should trust him, right?” Harry finally realized that something was off. “What are you trying to say?” “Mr. Allen, you know what’s going on with her best. I hope you can tell the truth.” Isla emphasized the words “the truth” with coldness in her eyes. Mr. Allen nodded awkwardly and took out a report. He then handed it to Harry. Ava’s breathing stopped when she saw the report. She almost could not control herself, as she wanted to take it and tear it into pieces. She and Lucy knew very well that Harry must not see the report. “Dad!” The second Harry was about to take out the report, Ava shouted in a panic, “My mom has bled a lot! Let’s take her to the hospital, please?” Isla crossed her arms and teased them. “She’s not pregnant. Even if she fell down the stairs, it’s impossible that she’d bleed out.” What she said was like thunder shaking the ballroom. Everyone was looking at Mr. Allen, excited to watch the show. Mr. Allen wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and told Harry, “Ms. Isla is right. Indeed, Ms. Owen isn’t pregnant. She must’ve had many miscarriages when she was young, as it’s hard for her to get pregnant again. Besides, it’s extremely hard for her to get pregnant at this age, so… she’s not pregnant at all!”