The Divorce Prescription

Damn it! Lucy had been exposed!

Hayden had figured everything out!

What was she supposed to do now?

Panic gripped her as she stepped forward, her voice shaking. "Honey, no! You've got it all wrong! Celine is my biological daughter! Carly is Mr. Hampton's real daughter!"

Hayden's eyes blazed with fury as he pointed a finger at her. "You know my duty has always been to protect the true heiress of the Hampton family. That's why I never had children of my own! You knew how much this meant to me!"

"I know, Hayden! Please, calm down! Carly is the real heiress!" Lucy pleaded, reaching out to grab his arm.

"Don't touch me!"

With a shove, Hayden pushed her away.

Lucy stumbled back, crashing into the wall.

Hayden's chest rose and fell with anger, his patience snapping. "I'm putting an end to this right now! I'm going straight to Mr. Hampton and Celine. A DNA test will prove everything. Once Mr. Hampton, Carly, and Celine take that test-there will be no more lies!"

His decision was final. He was going to expose everything.

Lucy's entire body went cold. She shook her head desperately, her hands trembling.

It felt as if the ground beneath her had collapsed, dragging her into an endless abyss.

Everything had been going according to plan. She had successfully swapped the blood-she was so close to making it work.

But then Hayden showed up.

She never imagined he would be the one to uncover the truth first.

"Hayden, please! Don't go! Don't tell Mr. Hampton-I'm begging you!"

With a heavy thud, Lucy dropped to her knees before him.

Tears streamed down her face as she pleaded, "If you do this, you'll ruin Carly! She's called you 'Dad' all these years. Has none of it mattered to you? Have you never felt even a moment of fatherly love for her?"

Hayden's fists tightened. "I only consider the rightful heiress to be my daughter. If Carly isn't her, then she's been deceiving me all along. I won't stand for this-I'm going to find Mr. Hampton and Celine right now!"

With that, he turned and strode off.

His emotions churned violently inside him. Protecting the rightful heiress had been

his life's purpose, a duty he had devoted himself to completely.

For years, he had treated Carly like a princess, believing she was the most precious person in his life.

But now, the realization that Celine might be the true heiress shook him to his

core.

Had he been living a lie all these years? How could he ever face Celine's mother now?

Hayden was determined-he had to find Nigel and Celine immediately. The truth could not wait for another second.

Just as he turned to leave, Lucy suddenly sprang to her feet, her voice trembling with desperation.

"Hayden, wait! You want the truth? Fine! I'll tell you everything!"

Hayden stopped in his tracks, his sharp gaze locking onto her. "What truth?"

At that moment, Lucy could no longer suppress the years of jealousy and resentment that had festered inside her. Her mask shattered, revealing the raw bitterness beneath.

"Yes! Carly is my biological daughter, and Celine is the rightful heiress of the Hampton family! It was me—I was the one who switched them all those years ago!"

Hayden stared at her in horror. "Why? Why would you do this?"

"Because I wanted revenge-on you and that woman! Hayden, I loved you. I loved you so much that I even poisoned Aaron just to be with you!

"But no matter what I did, you never loved me back! Your heart was always hers! Every secretary you hired, every mistress you took they all looked just like her! Do you have any idea how that felt? You made me believe in a love that never existed, only to leave me drowning in humiliation and regret!

"I knew Celine was your everything, so I replaced her with Carly, forcing you to cherish and protect my

daughter as if she were your own For years, I watched you shower her with love, oblivious to the truth. Seeing you fooled so completely brought me nothing but joy. No one

betrays me and walks away unscathed!"

With that, Hayden lunged at Lucy, his hands tightening around her throat. "Lucy,

you're a monster!"

She gasped for breath, her face

flushing red from the pressure, yet a triumphant laugh escaped her lipse "Haha! Hayden, the Celine you hold so dear? I sent her away to the countryside as a child. Who knows the suffering she went through? You've failed her! noveldrama

"The rightful heiress of the wealthiest family isn't Celine-it's my daughter, Carly!

She is the only one who deserves that title!"