Chapter 413

The divorce papers slammed onto the coffee table with a sharp crack.

Mrs. Langley's lips curled into a cold smirk.

She had long grown weary of this marriage. The Langley family's crushing debts were no longer her burden to bear.

Her tender, devoted lover outside these walls was her true destiny.

"Madam Valentine." She smoothed a stray lock of hair, venom dripping from her gaze as she stared at Margaret Valentine. "Did you know? This vile woman not only seduced Vincent Langley back then, but also crawled into your third brother's son's bed. Gregory Valentine is the bastard child of their affair!"

"Shut your mouth!" Margaret shrieked, lunging forward with nails raking across Mrs. Langley's face.

The elderly matriarch's cane trembled slightly, yet her smile turned knowing. "So that's why. No wonder that girl withdrew the police report after filing it. My third brother must have intervened behind the scenes."

Cassandra Valentine staggered to her feet, vision blurred by tears.

"Margaret!" Her voice was raw. "I'm not your biological daughter, so you deliberately ruined me. Now tell me—who is my real mother?"

Margaret wiped the blood from her cheek, grinning viciously. "You'll never know, you little bastard."

"You monster!" Cassandra collapsed to her knees. "You destroyed my life! I curse you to suffer for eternity!"

Suddenly, everything became clear.

Isabella's excellence. Margaret's favoritism. The meticulously laid traps...

"You two planned this all along!" Cassandra laughed hysterically. "Making me humiliate Evelyn Roland, forcing me to befriend Isabella—it was all to pave the way for Isabella! Victor Ashcroft's incident, Julian Roscente's betrayal—all your schemes!"

Margaret looked down at her with icy disdain. "Blame your own stupidity."

Cassandra crumpled onto the carpet, tears soaking the fibers.

At last, she understood—she had been nothing but a pawn in their twisted game.

Margaret turned to the matriarch, her smile turning sinister. "Madam Valentine, haven't you noticed your health deteriorating lately?"

Adrian Valentine's pupils constricted. "What have you done to Grandmother?"