Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride

Chapter 1348 - 1342: Judgment (3000+)_2

"Your wife? Who is she? Do I know her?" Josephine Hawthorne raised her voice and asked loudly, proving that a person’s upbringing and living environment are closely related to their mood.In the past, when Josephine lived in a villa, dressed well, and had a good living standard, she seemed knowledgeable and dignified.

Now, without the glamorous packaging, not only does she look much older than before, but her demeanor is akin to a market woman haggling over groceries. She speaks loudly and appears petty, with no trace of a wealthy lady’s appearance left on her.

"What? Just a few days have passed and you don’t recognize me anymore?"

Sophie Foster stepped forward, and at the same time, Xiaomei moved aside cooperatively. Upon seeing Sophie’s face, Josephine hesitated for a moment, and then her emotions turned excited.

"You troublemaker, you’re not dead, yet you caused our Lan’er to be sentenced to a suspended death sentence. Trouble maker! Watch me avenge Lan’er today by killing you..."

Josephine cursed while swinging her paw towards Sophie. Sophie agilely dodged back, and the bodyguard behind quickly came over to grab her wrist. Having failed to hit Sophie, Josephine grew more agitated.

"Let go... let go of me! Trouble maker, if you have the guts, make him let me go..."

"Inside." Worried about disturbing the neighbors, Sophie tilted her head and instructed, and the bodyguard dragged Josephine by the wrist and pushed her into the house. Xiaomei followed Sophie inside.

Once indoors, with slight force from the bodyguard, Josephine fell into the sofa. After getting up, she wanted to use force again on Sophie, but seeing the ferocious bodyguard standing in front, she slumped back reluctantly.

"Speak, what’s the matter?" Josephine asked impatiently, crossing her arms.

"Yeah... yeah..." In the corner of the living room, Henry Hargrave, slumped in a wheelchair, stretched out a hand towards Sophie with difficulty, constantly uttering "yeah yeah" sounds.

Sophie knew he was calling her, hesitated for a moment, and directly walked over to Henry, ignoring Josephine.

Henry’s hand stiffly stretched in the air, his vacant eyes following Sophie. Once in front of Henry, Sophie grasped his hand and crouched down, her lips moved for a long time before barely managing a smile, softly calling, "Dad, you still recognize me when I look like this?"

If Sophie had resentment towards Henry before, knowing she wasn’t his daughter turned that resentment into gratitude.

When she got into trouble, Henry spent money and pulled strings to rescue her and send her abroad.

"Yeah... yeah yeah..." Henry looked at Sophie’s face, wanting to do something with the hand she held, but it was unresponsive.

Yet Sophie knew he wanted to touch her.

She dragged Henry’s hand to her face, gently rubbed against it, although smiling, Sophie felt her eyes moisten.

"Dad, touch me, do I look prettier than before?"

"Ah... ah!"

Henry nodded vigorously, his permanently open mouth dripped saliva, landing on his collar intermittently. Sophie saw this, picked up the handkerchief lying on his lap, and gently wiped it away.

"Yeah... yeah yeah..." Henry appeared emotionally excited, babbling to Sophie, with tears streaming down his face. On the sofa, Josephine couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted impatiently, "Why are you crying? She’s not your daughter! If you like her, let her take you away, so I don’t have to serve you every day!"

"Hmm... hmm..." Henry glared at Josephine, his eyes widening like a stubborn bull.

"Dad, sit for a while, I have something to deal with, I’ll accompany you later, okay?"

"Hmm hmm," Henry nodded forcefully. Sophie wiped his mouth again, put the handkerchief back, and then rose to face Josephine, looking down at her.

"I think you should know why I’m here,"

"I don’t know anything!"

Josephine uncooperatively turned her face aside.

Sophie expected this attitude, her lips curving slightly, saying, "If you can tell me which hospital swapped me at birth back then, maybe I can help resolve your current difficulties."

"I already said I don’t know, do you not understand human language?" Josephine glared at Sophie unhappily.

Sophie sighed helplessly, frowning at the hysterical Josephine, "I just can’t understand, I’m not a Hargrave Family member, why do you hate me so much?"

"Hmph!" Josephine snorted coldly, saying, "Who told you to be born at the same time as that bastard!"

Sophie...

When to be born isn’t up to her, does that mean she’s to blame?

She is also very innocent, okay!

Being separated from her birth parents at birth, hating Henry for so many years, and because of her unique identity, she was almost killed by his daughter...

With a helpless smile, Sophie said, "Can you be a little more rational, I’m not dad’s illegitimate daughter, I’m also very innocent!"

"Hmph! If I can’t keep that bastard around to torment, then unfortunately, it’s you who’s unlucky!" Josephine turned her face aside again.

Sophie...

Is this the infamous mysterious hatred?

Just because she was swapped with that illegitimate child and they were born simultaneously, she has to take his place and receive her mistreatment, no matter whom she explains this to, it makes no sense.

"I’ll ask you once more, exactly which hospital was I born in!"

"I told you, I don’t know, I won’t tell you, get out, get out, all of you get out..."

Josephine grabbed a pillow and threw it over, shouting loudly. Knowing that in this situation asking yields nothing, Sophie said a few more words to Henry, and left with Xiaomei and the bodyguard.,