Pampered by my Billionaire CEO Husband

As soon as the words left the tip of my tongue, a gasp louder than the one before erupted from the crowd at the bottom of the stairs. They were watching us with eyes full of shock and surprise as their lips were left agape, struggling to comprehend the words that they had just heard spew out of my mouth. From the corner of my eye, I could see Jennifer glaring at me with narrowed eyes, disdain written all over her face. Natalie looked calm as always while James’ eyes grew as wide as the size of a saucer. He clutched onto his chest and stumbled back a couple of steps when his wife caught him, holding him up.

The entire ballroom fell silent in a split second as the air crackled with unspoken tension for what seemed like an eternity but in reality, only lasted no longer than a couple of seconds.

I watched as the colour drained from Evelyn’s face almost immediately and her eyes grew wide the moment realisation dawned upon her. Slowly, her head turned to face me and we locked eyes as she took in a deep breath.

Her heart was pounding loudly against her chest, threatening to burst out at any second now. A flustered expression masked her features as her eyes shifted around anxiously.

"What did you just say?" She asked in a low voice, her shaky voice slicing through the silence and tension that lingered in the air between us.

"I said I am the Lloyd family’s daughter, not you," I repeated as my voice remained unwavering and a look of certainty was plastered across my face.

"You are wrong," her voice came out soft. "You are wrong!" She shrieked loudly this time, her high-pitched voice echoed in the vast ballroom as everyone continued to watch on.

She turned to face the crowd this time, her eyes wide and panic settled in, overwhelming her all at once. Without even looking at me, she jutted out her finger to point at me directly.

"Don’t believe her!" She shouted, straining her voice a little as it cracked towards the end of the sentence. "She is lying! She is just doing this for attention and she is trying to ruin my mum’s birthday. I am the real daughter of the Lloyd family!" She declared, the words that left her lips were dripping with accusation.

James who was standing near the bottom of the stairs finally recovered from shock this time as his voice boomed loudly.