Chapter 33: Exposed
Ella had never heard Robert mention anything about her grandmother’s family. It turned out that her mother had severed all ties with them long ago.
Robert was also a heartless man. Now that he was a wealthy businessman, he naturally wouldn’t care about those distant relatives anymore.
"At the time, Robert was very poor, but your grandmother demanded a dowry of one hundred thousand dollars. Robert loved your mother very much, so he borrowed the money to marry her. After you were born, your grandmother never contacted your mother again," Eric said softly. "But oddly enough, when your grandmother passed away, she left fifteen percent of the company shares to you, which infuriated your uncles. They couldn’t do anything about it because the will was safeguarded by three very influential lawyers."
Ella took a deep breath. She had thought that after her grandmother’s death, her uncles stopped contacting her due to that incident. It turned out her mother had already cut ties with her grandmother when she married Robert. But why had her grandmother left such a significant portion of her estate to her granddaughter?
"Are you trying to find my biological father?" Ella asked, picking up a knife and fork to cut a piece of steak, her eyes puzzled as she looked at Eric.
"Indeed, I want to see if I can solve this long-standing mystery for you."
Ella remained silent. Robert treated her well, but it was probably because of her shares. His affection for her wasn’t genuine. Ella longed for a real family member who truly cared for and loved her. But her biological father had never appeared, which likely meant he had been irresponsible towards her mother and had no intention of finding them.
"Whether we find him or not doesn’t matter. After all these years, he hasn’t tried to contact me or my mom. He’s probably not a good person," Ella said with a light smile, though a hint of sadness flickered in her eyes.
Eric raised an eyebrow. "What’s wrong? Are you upset?"
Ella shook her head slightly, unsure of what to say.
Eric domineeringly lifted her chin and leaned close to her lips. Before Ella could react, he pried her mouth open with his tongue and poured some soup into her mouth.