Day Fifty-Four…
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"My niece is alive…" Madam Priyanshi reiterated her words. But this time, she mentioned her niece. The shocked expression was replaced by joy. She immediately wrapped her arms around Jane, embracing her.
"Oh, My God! You are alive." She couldn't contain her happiness.
Jane just stood there, frozen, trying to figure out what was happening. Meanwhile, Nathan was also confused. He had no idea yet about the connection between Mr. Hiroshi and Abigail's mother.
Madam Priyanshi knew Mr. Hiorshi. But she was aware that her father, Old Master Yan, hated this man so she hid the fact that she was interacting with him. In fact, she was the one who informed him that Alyssa died. Mr. Hiorshi was the only one who believed that Jane was still alive while Madam Priyanshi and Old Master Yan already thought she died also.
Mr. Hiorshi's expression softened while watching the two ladies. "Yes, my daughter is alive. I told you. I won't believe that she's dead as long as I didn't see her body."
Later on, Nathan finally absorbed and processed the information. "Mr. Hiroshi… Alyssa Yan… is your wife?"
Mr. Hiroshi turned to Nathan when he heard that question. "Yes. She's my wife. But her father was against our relationship."
Jane was at a loss for words. Her eyes reflexively moved to Abigail who was lying unconscious on the bed. "Is Abigail my Father's daughter too?" Jane directed that question to Madam Priyanshi.
Nathan and Mr. Hiroshi frowned at that sudden question. They watched Madam Priyanshi with a questioning gaze.
"Abigail? My daughter?" Mr. Hiroshi glanced at Abigail and shifted his gaze back to Madam Priyanshi.
There was a hint of guilt in Madam Priyanshi's eyes as she met Mr. Hiroshi's gaze. Her father didn't want Mr. Hiroshi to find out about Abigail's existence. She never told him about Abigail. But now, it looked like she had no choice but to reveal the truth. Mr. Hiroshi needed to know what happened in the past.
"Yes… Abigail is your daughter with Alyssa. She went missing and we just found her. When Alyssa came back to our country, she discovered that she was two weeks pregnant."
The room was engulfed with deafening silence when Madam Priyanshi revealed the truth to them.
'Abigail and Phantomflake… are sisters…' Nathan couldn't believe this. How could this happen? The woman he loves and the woman he hates were sisters… blood-related. It seemed that fate was making fun of him.
But aside from him, Mr. Hiroshi was also overwhelmed by this truth. "Abigail… is also my daughter. I have another daughter…" He turned to Abigail. A hint of sorrow could be seen in his eyes. "No wonder… the moment I saw her… I grew fond of her so easily as if something was drawing me close to her. So… she is my daughter…"
Mr. Hiroshi just found himself walking toward Abigail. His heart was filled with different emotions— surprise, relief, happiness, and at the same time, anger. He was furious because one of his daughters was in this current state. And until now, they didn't know who the culprit was.
Mr. Hiroshi held Abigail's hand, a chilly aura emanating from him. "They are going to pay… I will spare no one who tries to hurt my daughters!" Mr. Hiroshi said those words through his gritted teeth.
Nathan hadn't recovered yet from this shocking discovery. He just stood there as if he didn't know what to do or say. Jane noticed his expression. She could tell that Nathan was astonished by this revelation.
Amidst this turn of events, something popped up in Jane's mind. Without further ado, she grabbed Nathan's hand, pulling him out of the ward. They left Mr. Hiroshi and Madam Priyanshi inside Abigail's ward. Jane dragged him to an empty room.
Nathan removed Jane's hand as soon as they entered that room. "What do you think you are doing?" he snarled at her. She was so bold for dragging him like that.
But Jane didn't allow Nathan to intimidate her. She needed some answers from him. She looked straight into his eyes and moved closer to him. Nathan subconsciously stepped back. Jane was looking so serious right now.
"I need to find the truth, Nathan. I will just ask you this… once…"
Nathan squinted his eyes at her. He hated her guts. "You are showing your fangs now, Phantomflake… your true colors." He assumed that Jane was up to something. Was she going to attack him? Nathan was overthinking.
Jane stood in front of him while clenching her fists. "Mr. Hiroshi… Madam Priyanshi… they both think that I look similar to Alyssa Yan… Now… I will ask you this, Nate. I hope you will be honest with me. Stop playing with me. Am I the real Jane Rielle Hiroshi?"
Thinking that she might be the real Jane Rielle, she couldn't help but feel mad at Nathan. He was so cunning for asking her to pretend but in truth, there was a possibility that she was the real daughter of Mr. Hiroshi.
"The DNA test result… Tell me… it's not fake!" Jane demanded.
Nathan was silent. He knew that Phantomflake was smart but he didn't expect that she would be able to connect the dots so easily.
"Speak the truth, Nate! Am I the real Jane Hiroshi!" Jane repeated her question. She was impatient and feeling annoyed by Nathan's silence. "Did you try to deceive me by letting me believe that I am just pretending to be his daughter? Why? Why did you do that?! This is about my family! The family I haven't seen for 23 years…"
'Even though I already revealed to him that I am Shining Star, Nathan still hated me to the core. Monica is more important to him… than me.' Jane's heart clenched at that thought.
"Because I killed your woman… do you think I don't deserve to know and be reunited with my family? That I don't deserve to be happy with them? Do you hate me that much?!!" Jane was pouring her heart out. She was just hurt because Nathan was hurting her like this.
"Yes. I hate you so much." Nathan responded expressionlessly.
Jane could only lower her head, slamming her eyes shut. She wanted to hold the tears that were threatening to fall. She didn't want to cry in front of him.
"You haven't given me your answer yet. Am I Mr. Hiroshi's real daughter?" She asked him again in a low voice. She wanted to hear it from Nathan's mouth.
"Yes…" Nathan finally told her the truth. He didn't know why but something stirred him inside when he saw the angry look in her eyes a while ago.
Bam!
After hearing his confirmation, Jane dashed out of the room, leaving Nathan in silence. She went back to Abigail's ward where Mr. Hiroshi and Madam Priyanshi were. It only took her ten seconds to reach the ward.
With tears in her eyes, Jane called her father, "Pa!"
Mr. Hiroshi and Madam Priyanshi turned to look at her. They got worried when they saw her shedding tears. "Jane, what's wrong?"
Without saying a word, Jane pounced on Mr. Hiroshi, hugging him tightly as she sobbed in his arms. The fierce cold-hearted assassin was so vulnerable right now. 'He is my father… my real father. And Abigail… is my sister. I found my family… my real family.'
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