CHAPTER 22: CHAPTER 22: THE TRUTH—RACHEL SHAW DID IT ON PURPOSE!

In the surveillance footage, it was clearly visible that Rachel Shaw moved the kettle, and she was moving it towards Sophie.

Immediately after, she stood up, picked something up, and her elbow knocked over the kettle, spilling it directly towards Sophie.

Damien Lancaster squinted, lifting his eyes to look at Rachel Shaw.

Rachel Shaw shook her head in a panic, her eyes brimming with tears, "It’s not like that, I just saw the kettle placed too far out, fearing a child might bump into it, it was unsafe, so I moved it inwards. I really didn’t expect it to happen this way."

Ivy Summers’ expression was cold, "The surveillance footage is so clear, and you’re still arguing? Is there such a coincidental accident?"

"I... I really didn’t..."

Rachel Shaw kept shaking her head, as if Ivy Summers had wronged her, and she was extremely aggrieved.

"This is just an accident, what’s there to say?" Seraphina Kennedy stepped out, sitting beside Rachel Shaw, looking at Ivy Summers.

"Ivy Summers, haven’t you ever been careless? Why are you making such a big deal of it when Rachel is careless once? We all know her temperament, she can’t possibly have such malicious intentions."

Seeing someone believe her, Rachel Shaw looked at Seraphina Kennedy, her tears flowing even more.

She pursed her lips, stood up, "Sophie, Ivy, I knocked over the water, it’s my fault, but I really didn’t mean it, and no matter what, I’m very sorry."

Saying this, Rachel Shaw bowed deeply to Ivy Summers and Sophie.

Seeing her like this, Seraphina Kennedy felt distressed and immediately pulled her up, "Alright, it wasn’t your fault to begin with, just an accident, and they aren’t hurt, don’t blame yourself."

Ivy Summers was utterly stunned.

Is she blind?

She looked at Damien Lancaster.

Damien Lancaster frowned slightly, imperceptibly.

Ivy Summers felt that the video was very clear, completely proving that Rachel Shaw did it on purpose, "What do you say?"

Rachel Shaw nervously looked at Damien Lancaster.

Damien Lancaster was silent for a moment, then put down the tablet, "This matter is over."

Ivy Summers was stunned, "Damien Lancaster! Can’t you see she did it on purpose? If it was..."

"She was careless."

Damien Lancaster’s words made Ivy Summers’ heart sink bitterly, and a wave of sarcasm surged up.

She stared at Damien Lancaster, laughing coldly in disbelief.

It seems it’s not blindness, but favoritism.

Also, she forgot this is the Lancaster Family, and he is the Damien Lancaster who loves Rachel Shaw.

They have always favored Rachel Shaw, turning black into white.

"Young Master, the Old Master is calling for you." The old butler came over, breaking the heavy air.

"Got it."

Damien Lancaster turned and left.

In the Old Master’s study.

The Old Master asked with a serious voice, "I heard from the servants that Sophie called Ivy mom?"

Damien Lancaster sat opposite the Old Master, deep in thought, "The child was scared and instinctively wanted to find a mother, it wasn’t calling her that."

"Is that what you think?" The Old Master raised his eyebrows in question.

Damien Lancaster nodded.

Based on Sophie’s reaction at the time, there was no conclusive evidence to prove that "mommy" was directed at Ivy Summers.

The Old Master frowned silently.

Obviously, the shrewd Old Master had his suspicions.

At that moment, Julian Jacobs stood at the door and knocked, "Sir."

"Come in."

Julian Jacobs said, "Sir, we investigated, and Madam doesn’t have a child."

Damien Lancaster had instructed Julian Jacobs to investigate from the people around Ivy Summers since they couldn’t find anything directly, but the result was still the same.

Damien Lancaster’s eyes darkened, could it be that he was overthinking?

"You suspect Ivy?" The Old Master hit the nail on the head regarding Damien Lancaster’s inner thoughts.

Damien Lancaster briefly explained to the Old Master what had happened in Yrador.

Old Master Lancaster’s wise eyes flashed with a glimmer, "When coincidences pile up, they aren’t coincidences anymore. Since we can’t find anything, why not use the most direct way to solve the doubts?"

Damien Lancaster looked up, "Are you suggesting a paternity test?"

Rachel Shaw had just finished crying and went upstairs to find Damien Lancaster, and overheard this sentence at the door.

Rachel Shaw’s heart shivered, what paternity test?

"Yes." The Old Master nodded.

Once the paternity test is done, everything will be clear.

Damien Lancaster didn’t speak immediately, he furrowed his brows and thought, then responded with a soft "hmm," "I understand."

After speaking, he stood up and walked out.

Rachel Shaw quickly hid, waiting for Damien Lancaster to leave before she slowly emerged from the adjacent room.

Paternity test?

What’s the situation?

Downstairs.

Ma Lowell was applying burn ointment on Sophie, and they were talking and laughing, it was clear that Ma Lowell was very fond of her.

Seraphina Kennedy, however, was full of disdain, she only wanted her own grandson, she didn’t even want to look at other people’s children.

"Grandma, why are you looking at Sophie like that?"

Sophie noticed Seraphina Kennedy’s contemptuous gaze.

"Child, why are you randomly recognizing relatives, who is your grandma? Stop calling me that."

Sophie blinked her eyes.

Mommy called her aunt, if she doesn’t call her grandma, what should she call her?

Old lady?

Seems a bit impolite, mommy said to be polite to elders.

But if she’s really that unwilling, that’s fine too.

"Alright then, old lady, why are you looking at Sophie like that?"