Chapter 50 Perform Well Tonight
“What’s wrong?” Bella, who was also putting on makeup beside her, glanced at her and asked, “What could scare you like this?”
Elva looked at Bella and squinted her eyes.
She had been setting up this trap since a few years ago. As long as Bella’s identity was established tonight, everything would be settled.
Waldron was still unconscious, so no one would have known about the blood test for paternity.
Her pounding heart calmed down: “It’s okay, just make sure you perform well tonight.”
“Don’t worry, we have rehe ar sed so many times, I won’t embarra** you,” Bella said, thinking about how Seraphina’s identity would be acknowledged at the family banquet today, and she became even more excited.
These days, she enjoyed the life of a wealthy girl. Basically, everything was handed to her on a silver platter. Everyone treated her with utmost respect, and Thomas even gave her a credit card to use as she pleased. She went on a shopping spree and bought a whole house full of things.
From frugality to luxury is easy, but from luxury to frugality is difficult.
The real sense of “getting rich overnight” made her feel like she was floating on cloud nine and could never come down again.
Looking at her triumphant look, Elva frowned and reminded, “Pay attention to your current status, don’t act like you’ve never seen the
world before.”
Bella’s smiling face froze.
Looking at her dumbfounded expression, Elva regretted choosing her to impersonate Seraphina. If it weren’t for her obedience and
willingness to undergo plastic surgery, she would never have chosen someone so useless.
Bella saw that she was in a bad mood, so she held her breath.
Although everyone had a**umed she was Seraphina these days, only Elva knew her true identity.
Even if she became Seraphina in the future, she would still act according to Elva’s wishes.
“I knew my identity, don’t worry, even if I became Seraphina, your position in the Friedan family wouldn’t change.”
Upon hearing these words, Elva’s complexion improved slightly.
What she was afraid of was that Bella had been getting carried away these days and had forgotten her true identity.
As long as Bella obeyed, she didn’t mind being Seraphina all the time.
Since Rosalie sent the message, she had been waiting for Derrick to
return.
She stood at the entrance of the manor, watching the vehicles in the distance.
“Why didn’t you go in?” Ervin’s voice echoed in my ears.
Elva was startled.
“Ervin… I… I need some fresh air.” She looked into Ervin’s gentle eyes
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and bit her lower lip as she asked, “Ervin, where did Derrick go? I need to talk to him about something.”
“He helped me to pick up someone, and he is already on his way back.”
Derrick just messaged him, saying he received a call from Claudia.
Upon hearing these words, Elva’s face slightly changed color.
“Who is calling?”
Ervin noticed that her complexion was not good and thought about her seemingly bad relationship with Claudia. After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell her the truth, “Claudia.”
Elva was startled, her pupils contracted, and she stood still in the same spot.
“Elva, it seems like you have a strong opinion about her?” Her actions and expressions did not escape his eyes as he scrutinized Elva. “Is it because of Rosalie?”
Rosalie and Claudia had an irreconcilable hatred. Elva had a good relationship with Rosalie, so it was normal for her to stand on Rosalie’s side.
“Not entirely, the main reason is because she is very scheming,” Elva’s eyes dodged for a few moments. “Last time, I fell into the pool because of her. Anyway, if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have been in such a sorry state.”
Ervin remained silent.
He clearly saw this matter on the surveillance, but Elva didn’t know that he had watched the surveillance.
But he didn’t mention it either, after all, Elva was also his little sister
“Ervin, this Claudia clearly had an affair while being married, yet she still refuses to divorce Edmond just to spite Rosalie. Rosalie asked her friends to help take care of her grandmother, but unfortunately, her grandmother pa**ed away. And now she’s falsely accusing Rosalie of causing her grandmother’s death. Brother, how can there be such a malicious person?”
She dumped all the responsibilities on Rosalie.
“Infidelity within marriage?”
“Yeah, I saw it with my own eyes. She was dating a guy, and he was peeling oranges and feeding her.” She deliberately omitted Pedro’s
name.
A barely noticeable trace of worry appeared on Ervin’s face.
It is said that children raised in single-parent families or by their elders are prone to lack of love and have promiscuous tendencies. Will Claudia be like that too?
“Ervin, today is a family banquet, why do you have to invite her over?” Elva pouted and whined, “I really don’t like her, please don’t let her come to our house, it’s so disgusting.
She observed Ervin’s expression while she was speaking.
Ervin looked serious. If Claudia were Seraphina, Elva’s emotions would be very detrimental to Claudia’s return home.
He had already gone to the hospital to inquire about the bloodline identification matter. Due to Waldron’s unconsciousness, the other party refused to directly provide the results due to confidentiality reasons. The identification results can only be obtained tomorrow after providing the necessary information.
Today was a family banquet, and he had a simple plan. He wanted Claudia to make an appearance in front of the family first, and then announce the results once everyone could accept it.
Except for Derrick, he didn’t tell anyone about this matter.
But now he feels it is necessary to clarify with Elva in advance.
Seeing the complex expression on Ervin’s face, Elva’s heart ski pped a beat.
The next second, Ervin smiled and gently explained, “I think she might be Seraphina.”
“Impossible!” Elva shouted angrily. “Ervin, Seraphina is in our house, Bella is Seraphina. She looks so much like our dad. Claudia is something else, how could she be Seraphina!”
Seeing her in a state of collapse, Ervin’s face also sank.
Especially when I heard the sentence “What on earth is Claudia,” my face showed a mix of emotions.
“Waldron had long suspected that Claudia was Seraphina, and had already conducted a DNA test in advance.”
Elva opened her mouth and her face turned as white as a sheet.
Tears welled up in her eyes and poured out all at once, as she exclaimed, “You all treat Bella as Seraphina, and yet you continue to search for Seraphina. I brought Bella back to the country, is this how you are slapping me in the face?”
“Even Bella believed she was Seraphina, and now you’re telling me that Claudia is. Since you didn’t believe me from the beginning, why did you deceive me?”
“Elva, I…”
“Brother, you guys were so cruel!”
Elva cried loudly, covering her mouth, and ran away without looking
back.
“Elva!” Ervin wanted to go after her, but he was momentarily blinded by the headlights of a car.
It was Derrick’s car.
“According to your request, I brought Claudia,” Derrick got out of the car and opened the door.
Claudia got out of the car with a handbag in her hand, feeling helpless.
When Claudia saw Ervin, she smiled and greeted him.
Ervin forced a smile and glanced in the direction Elva had left, his eyes filled with deep concern.
Derrick casually grabbed a pa**ing maid and said, “Take Ms. Lloyd to change her clothes and then find a makeup artist to do her makeup.”
After finishing these tasks, Derrick noticed that Ervin’s face looked a bit unpleasant. He raised his eyebrows and asked, “What’s wrong? Why does your face look so bad?”
“Elva knew that Claudia came to attend the family banquet and said that we didn’t believe her. She cried and went to the back.”
Derrick’s face changed, and he looked toward the back of the manor.
The manor was backed by a small hill, and going further back, it was going up the hill.
It is already late now, and it may be dangerous to stay on the mountain.
