Chapter 1838

But Carola raised her hand, cutting her off before the words could form.

“I need some time alone,” she said stiffly.

“Don’t disturb me.”

With that, she turned and disappeared up the staircase. Kylee stood motionless, watching her mother vanish, lips pressed tight, worry etched in every line of her face.

The sound of a door slamming shut soon echoed through the house.

Only then did she turn slowly to Baker.

“Dad… do you think we’ll get through this successfully?”

Facing Kylee’s question, Baker’s face turned slightly pale. The situation had spiraled into chaos—far beyond anything he could’ve foreseen.

If they’d even had the faintest idea things would unravel like this, they never would’ve dared get close to the Wright family. That gamble had cost them more than they could afford.

And worst of all? The lie. Baker thought that if only he hadn’t tampered with those paternity test results, none of this mess would’ve snowballed the way it did.

Now, not only had their alliance with the Wright family disintegrated before it even began, but they’d also stirred Carola’s suspicions—and Kylee’s carefully constructed identity teetered on the verge of collapse.

Regret clawed at Baker’s insides.

He regretted it to the core.

He should’ve known greed would be their undoing.

“We’ll just have to take it one step at a time,” he muttered at last, the weight of defeat slumping his shoulders.

It was the only answer he could muster.

Kylee’s face grew even paler.

Panic gripped her in a cold, merciless wave.

She couldn’t bring herself to imagine the fallout if the truth came out—if the identity she’d hidden so carefully was exposed to the world.

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It wouldn’t just destroy her; it would drag their entire family into ruin.

For a moment, Kylee was consumed with worry.

Meanwhile, at the Wright family estate, tension hung thick in the air.

Tamara sat upright, eyes fixed on Elwood.

“Elwood, now do you understand why I’ve always stood against Carola? Why I wanted you to forget her entirely? She brings nothing but disgrace. She’s shameless.”

“That’s enough!” Elwood coldly sliced through her tirade.

He turned toward her with his steely gaze.

“Mom, I don’t ever want to hear you say that again.”

Tamara’s face had flushed red from her cracked composure.

“You know perfectly well why the two of you broke up in the first place. And now she’s sunk even lower—plotting with her husband to pass off someone else’s child as yours! And you still defend her? Do you want to drive me to madness?”

But Elwood remained calm, his voice level and cool.

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