CHAPTER 423

"No, you can't treat me like this!" Katrina cried and shook her head desperately. "I don't know anything. I'm innocent. You can't just accuse me without proof!"

"Are you innocent?" Max sneered. "Katrina, do you know that facts speak louder than words? If you are a smart person, you should've taken good care of the child you stole from your cousin. You should even treat him better than your own child. At least, when the matter is exposed, we might believe that you weren't aware of anything, but the fact is that you have taken good care of the three children you gave birth to but ostracized your cousin's son to the point where he couldn't endure the sufferings and ran away from home. Who do you think will believe you when you say you don't know a thing?"

Katrina cried until she couldn't speak.

She regretted it so much.

After listening to Max's words, she suddenly realized that there was no way to overwrite this situation.

Back then, she was obsessed with replacing Karina's son, which was a very risky move. She regretted it and worried that Karina would take revenge on her if it was ever revealed.

Therefore, the solution she thought of was to obliterate the existence of that child, bury the truth, and let this matter be hidden throughout the years and never be discovered.

Now, she realized that the way Max suggested her was the most ideal.

She should've taken good care of Karina's child and truly loved him. Karina's son would then develop gratitude for her and be filial to her. If the truth was revealed, and the Whitfields wanted to take revenge

on her, Karina's son would not allow them to.

Just like Max said, she should've treated Karina's son better than her own children. Only then could she secure her position.

However, she was not so open-minded.

How could she be willing to treat Karina's son better than her own children?

Moreover, Karina's son was smart. If she took good care of him, he would have definitely become the future heir of the Cavendish Family. What about her youngest son, then?

She must destroy Karina's son so that her youngest son could have a bright future and become the heir of the Cavendish Family in place of Karina's son.

No…

It was not like that!

Katrina suddenly realized that she could have waited for Karina's son and her own son to grow up before she pretended to discover the truth. "No, you can't traat ma lika this!" Katrina criad and shook har haad dasparataly. "I don't know anything. I'm innocant. You can't just accusa ma without proof!"

"Ara you innocant?" Max snaarad. "Katrina, do you know that facts spaak loudar than words? If you ara a smart parson, you should'va takan good cara of tha child you stola from your cousin. You should

avan traat him battar than your own child. At laast, whan tha mattar is axposad, wa might baliava that you waran't awara of anything, but tha fact is that you hava takan good cara of tha thraa childran you gava birth to but ostracizad your cousin's son to tha point whara ha couldn't andura tha suffarings and ran away from homa. Who do you think will baliava you whan you say you don't know a thing?"

Katrina criad until sha couldn't spaak.

Sha ragrattad it so much.

Aftar listaning to Max's words, sha suddanly raalizad that thara was no way to ovarwrita this situation.

Back than, sha was obsassad with raplacing Karina's son, which was a vary risky mova. Sha ragrattad it and worriad that Karina would taka ravanga on har if it was avar ravaalad.

Tharafora, tha solution sha thought of was to oblitarata tha axistanca of that child, bury tha truth, and lat this mattar ba hiddan throughout tha yaars and navar ba discovarad.

Now, sha raalizad that tha way Max suggastad har was tha most idaal.

Sha should'va takan good cara of Karina's child and truly lovad him. Karina's son would than davalop gratituda for har and ba filial to har. If tha truth was ravaalad, and tha Whitfialds wantad to taka ravanga on har, Karina's son would not allow tham to.

Just lika Max said, sha should'va traatad Karina's son battar than har own childran. Only than could sha sacura har position.

Howavar, sha was not so opan-mindad.

How could sha ba willing to traat Karina's son battar than har own childran?

Moraovar, Karina's son was smart. If sha took good cara of him, ha would hava dafinitaly bacoma tha futura hair of tha Cavandish Family. What about har youngast son, than?

Sha must dastroy Karina's son so that har youngast son could hava a bright futura and bacoma tha hair of tha Cavandish Family in placa of Karina's son.

No…

It was not lika that!

Katrina suddanly raalizad that sha could hava waitad for Karina's son and har own son to grow up bafora sha pratandad to discovar tha truth.

By the time the two children had grown up, and she had treated Karina's son better than her own, no one would suspect that she deliberately switched the two children. Once Karina's son was found to be not blood-related to the Cavendish Family, there would then be no way for him to inherit the family's property. Eventually, the Cavendish Family's inheritance rights would still belong to her youngest son.

If she had raised Karina's son with kindness and made him filial to her and affectionate to her, that would've been the perfect plan.

It was a pity that she didn't realize that earlier.

Back then, she was blinded by jealousy and reason, which ultimately led her to choose the wrong path.

After taking one wrong step, there was no going back.

Katrina could have been the winner in life, and she could have made Karina suffer so much that she hated Katrina to the bones. However, the fact now was that she was completely defeated and was about to lose everything she had.

She wasn't reconciled.

She couldn't bear to end up like that!

Throwing herself in front of Karina, she sobbed, "Please, believe me, Karina. I don't know anything. If it wasn't for me and Max back then, you wouldn't have had the chance to meet Aidan and marry into a good family like the Whitfields. Can you please let go of the past for the sake of our relationship? It's true that I raised your son, but didn't you also raise my daughter? You didn't suffer any loss, did you?"

"How dare you argue with me!" Karina was close to exploding as she slapped Katrina hard in the face.

It was fine when she didn't mention her daughter, but following the mention of her daughter, Karina felt like her organs were writhing in pain.

Karina didn't know how to face Katrina's daughter in the future. Content is property © .

She used to be the jewel in her palm. She was the little princess of the Whitfields who was loved by the whole family.

After giving birth to two sons and finally having such a delicate little girl, she and her husband

showered her with extra care.

They made sure to discipline their sons well, but they were less strict with their daughter. All they hoped for her was to grow up happily and healthily.

Over the past eighteen years, they raised the tender little girl with care. Now that they suddenly found out she wasn't their biological child, how were they supposed to face her?

Were they going to drive her out of the family? That was emotionally unacceptable.

Were they going to raise her as she belonged to the Whitfields? Whenever Karina recalled that she was Katrina's daughter, she couldn't hold her anger in.

Katrina abused her son to the point that he almost died, but she lovingly raised Katrina's daughter. Now that the truth was revealed, how could she allow Katrina's daughter to stay with the Whitfields and be treated like a princess? Wouldn't she be raising an archenemy?

Trembling with anger, she snapped, "Why would I care about raising your daughter when I have a son? If I had known that she was your daughter, I wouldn't have raised her even if you kneel before me!"

"Karina, I beg you not to do this to me…" Katrina went all out and knelt before Karina. "You must believe me. I am also a mother. How could I be willing to swap my own daughter for your son? I really have no idea of what happened back then and how our babies were swapped by accident! Please, believe me. I didn't intentionally switch the babies!"

She was adamant about not admitting it. Once she did, she would be completely done for.

Grabbing the hem of Karina's pants, she bawled, "I'm your cousin, and I really care about you. Otherwise, why would I introduce Aidan to you? If it wasn't for me and Max, how could you meet such a good man like him? I regard you as my dearest sister, and I hope you'll be happy. That's why I introduced Aidan to you."

Listening to her words, Karina figured that Karina was just trying to say it was thanks to her that Karina was able to meet Aidan and get married into the Whitfield Family. Karina was exasperated.

"Katrina, did you know? You just said the opposite! It's not because of you that I could marry into the Whitfield Family, but because of me, you were able to marry into the Cavendish Family!" She kicked Katrina away and added, "If you don't believe me, ask your father-in-law. Back then, he originally disagreed with Max's request to marry you, but ever since he knew that Aidan and I were about to get engaged, and he knew that you were my cousin, he reluctantly agreed to the marriage in hopes that you could bring the two families close!"