The Heiress

Chapter 118

Both Chaeyoung and Lisa's faces were contorted as they continued to listen to Claire's words.

"Mother... I don't wanna be rude. But… I want to know... Are you sure about this? Please, don't give me some lies again, Mother. I… at this point, lies can be really harmful." Chaeyoung said in a pleading tone. If her mother was still lying, then it could be devastating. She needed a plan, a proper and deliberate plan that would keep her and her loved ones safe.

"Chae, I know I have made a lot of mistakes before. But this time, I am really telling the truth. I won't lie about something as important as this. If you are telling the truth about the Vercellos backing the Lee's, then it can also be one of the reasons your father has left. Mason is not that dumb to fall for Gideon's tricks. He won't easily run off somewhere if he is not certain about things. I know him. He is not as careless as me."

Once again, Chaeyoung turned silent. She lowered her head in contemplation. According to Claire, the Vercello Family should also know about that ring. The reason they coveted it was that Mason had a special rank in his organization. He was supposed to be the next leader before he left to look for Claire. According to her mother, Mason had given her that ring because he wanted her to be safe.

At that time, Mason had no idea about who Claire really was. All he knew was that Claire was excellent in painting and computers. Hence, he gave his ring to her, so she could do whatever she wanted with the organization's resources, while she gave him her ring in return. With Mason's ring, Claire had been able to command some of the organization's experts. She took advantage of that opportunity and used some people to find out about what had happened during the explosion.

That was the reason she was able to find out about the kids and that the one who had ordered the explosion had something to do with the Vercellos. At that point, Claire already knew of the Vercello Family's evil deeds. The only thing that she did not expect was for someone to deliberately follow her around after she started investigating the matter.

The only thing that had been bugging Chaeyoung was the fact that the Vercello Family seemed to hate her mother. She was supposed to be an heir. So, why did they hate her? Was it because… she did not marry the man she was supposed to?

"Mom... one more question, can you tell me the identity of the person that you were supposed to marry?" She asked curiosity laced her tone.

"It's… Wang Bolin."

Her words seemed to strike Chaeyoung like thunder. Wang Bolin? Wang Bolin that she knew?

"But…"

"Unexpected, right?" Claire laughed. "Wang Bolin is the person that I trust the most. I will trust him with my life. I trusted him more than I trusted your father."

"He became my bodyguard to be close to me." Claire continued. "When I was working with the Military… he also joined me. He has been helping me since then… When I... After I chose to marry your father... he left and went back to your grandfather."

"Does he know… everything about you and father and the organization?" Lisa asked. Her impression of Wang Bolin was actually not that much. In fact, she found him forgettable. Someone that would disappear and almost no one would look for him.

"Yes. He does. He was a member of our organization too." Claire smiled. "Wang Bolin is my best friend."

"Mother, what did the Vercello Family say when you married father?"

"They don't know. The only thing that they know is that Wang Bolin chose to give up on leading them and accompanied me as my bodyguard. So, they did not pursue the matter. However, I was disqualified to be the heir."