Chapter 49

• “ What? ” William's mouth hung open in shock while she smiled faintly saying, “ All those charity and adoption of orphans was only a show to the outside world. The truth is my father is the most cunning and greedy man. He was always envious of Mr. Evans and had eyes on his assets. So, he set up an accident for him. In that accident, he had planned to kill his whole family but unfortunately his daughter, Claire Evans survived. To put on a show to outsiders he adopted her and announced her wedding to my brother but all he wanted was her company. You must have heard about Evans groups' law. If Claire had died before turning eighteen, all her property would go in charity and after turning eighteen if she marries someone the company would belong to her husband. That’s the reason why she was always cherished by my father. ”
• “ Did Claire know about Mr. Knight's true face? ” William asked in a hoarse voice.
• “ Or else why do you think she had to create a fake shell around herself to hide her true personality? ” Mia continued, “ Sister Claire was a smart girl since childhood. She must have an idea about my father's true intention. That is why she kept playing along all this while, waiting for the right moment to strike. ”