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Chapter 99 Fighting for a Chance for Me and Walter

I shook my head, speaking softly, "I won't go back on what I promised you initially. I just want to confirm, the reason you want me to divorce Walter."

She turned cold, her face showing little patience, and said, "I've said it before, the daughter-in-law of the Hinton family must be clean. Your father deceived us years ago, which made me very angry. If it weren't for your decent behavior in the Hinton family over the past two years, I would not have let it go. Of course, it's not just for this reason, Tabatha, you know better than I do that the Conner Group is of no help to the Hinton family at present, and may even inadvertently involve the Hinton family. Your father is not here, and it's not easy for you to hold on. Walter's wife can add luster to the Hinton family, but she can't be a burden to the Hinton family. Besides, our Walter doesn't have much affection for you. Do you understand?"

In plain terms, the Conner Group no longer had any interest in the Hinton Group, and Carley, true to her nature as a businesswoman, had everything calculated clearly.

After she finished speaking, I remained silent, not rushing to respond. Instead, I calmly took a moment before saying, "If I could clear my name from the events five years ago, and I wouldn't let the Conner Group drag down the Hinton family, would you still force me to divorce Walter?"

Her action of pouring tea paused slightly, she glanced at me, a hint of surprise showing on her aged face, "Are you saying, you don't want to divorce Walter?"

I didn't directly answer her question, instead I said, "Grandma, this is

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what I found out at the hospital today."

I handed her the ultrasound report I was holding.

She furrowed her brows, taking the paper with a puzzled look. After a glance, she was clearly taken aback. Then, an undeniable joy spread across her face as she looked at me and asked, "Are you pregnant?"

I nodded, opening my mouth to say, "Yeah, it's been six weeks now, this child came as a surprise to me. I'm not a person who breaks promises, what I promised you, I've always kept in mind. Since my dad left I've been thinking about divorcing Walter, but I didn't expect to suddenly become pregnant. As an elder, I respect you, and I think, like me, you don't want this child in my belly to face an incomplete home after birth, right?"

She tightly held the ultrasound report in her hand, joy spreading across her face without any attempt to conceal it, but she was a very astute Carley,

Would not easily change one's decision because of a child.

After listening to me, she put down the ultrasound report, her face much calmer. Her cloudy eyes stared at me as she asked, "What did you mean when you said you could clear the stain of disgrace from five years ago?"

Five years ago, I was reluctant to explain, thinking that without

evidence, others would only see it as me making excuses. But now it's different, I've found the clues. So, there's no need to hide anything from Carley anymore.

I told her every single detail about why I was kidnapped and how I was

sold that year.

After hearing my words, she couldn't hide the surprise on her face, "Are you saying, you were sold to the border because you were lured

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by Ashley?"

I nodded.

She became even more confused, "Why? Aren't you biological sisters? Why would she do such a thing? What's the reason?"

I pursed my lips, took a slight breath and said, "Five years ago, I couldn't understand why she treated me this way. But after my father passed away, I understood why she did it. She was not the daughter of the Conner family, she was just a child my mother had taken in out of kindness many years ago."

Carley was probably stunned by my successive messages, remaining silent for a while. She looked at me incredulously and said, "Are you saying. Ashley is not the biological daughter of the Conner family?"

I nodded. My parents had never spoken about this matter to outsiders. Most of the people who knew about it were now either dead or had moved to other cities. Naturally, no one knew that Ashley was not actually the daughter of the Conner family.

After a long while, Carley let out a deep sigh, "In that case, what you just said does make sense. An adopted daughter becoming jealous and wanting to harm her biological sister, such things are not uncommon. This woman, Ashley, she may seem weak, but she's not exactly kind-hearted. She's capable of doing such things."

Regarding Carley's evaluation of Ashley, I didn't comment. For someone like Ashley, there was no longer a need to judge her good or bad.

After a long silence, Carley looked up at me and said, "So, you were framed five years ago, but why have you kept silent for these five years? Haven't you explained to anyone what happened back then?"