chapter 2
I didnt answer her question but squinted at her.
I asked back, "Are you the one here to claim kinship? The one who claims to be my grandparents' biological daughter?"
Skylar proudly raised her head.
She said, "That's right! From now on, my name is Skylar Howard. I am the real daughter of the Howard family."
Skylar's gaze suddenly fixed on Harper's handbag, then she snatched it away.
She looked at the bag and said, "This is the latest Herms model, right? The TV said it's worth millions of dollars. This also belongs to the Howard family. It's mine now."
Saying that, she happily slung Harper's bag over her shoulder.
Harper widened her eyes, staring at Skylar in disbelief.
She angrily said, "You're so shameless. How dare you snatch my stuff? Robert!"
My face darkened, but before I could say anything, Robert had instinctively snatched the bag back from Skylar.
Skylar screamed and angrily said to Robert, "Robert, Im your real sister. How can you side with that fake daughter?"
Robert coughed and then said, "Putting aside that this bag was bought by Harper, whether your identity is real or not will only be confirmed after Mom and Dad arrive. It's too early for you to jump to conclusions now."
Harper said to me worriedly, "Natalie, if she really is, will we be kicked out of the house? The two of us will have to rely on each other. Will we go hungry and cold?"
I patted her hand and said in a calm tone, "Mom, stop reading those ridiculous novels. No one can take away the billions in your bank account."
Hearing my words, Skylar's face twisted, and her voice changed. "Billions? That's all my money. You all have to leave it to me."
At this moment, another excited voice came from upstairs. "Mom, I found the bank card."
I looked up and saw a girl about my age standing by the second-floor railing, holding a black card high in her hand.
I immediately recognized it as the card I had placed in the drawer of my room.
Samuel said grimly, "When did she run up there? None of us noticed."
The girl named Emily looked down at me smugly from above.
She said, "You're Natalie? Just like your mom, you're a fraud who took my place for eighteen years."
"From now on, your room, your clothes, your jewelryall of it is mine."
I interrupted her, my patience completely gone.
I said, "This isn't over yet. You're trespassing and committing robbery. I can call the police."
A trace of guilt flashed across Emily's face, but she shouted loudly, "My mom has the test report. Sir Howard is my grandfather. That's solid proof."
Skylar's face was full of pride, as if she were holding some priceless treasure.
She snorted lightly and said, "I specifically did a paternity test. I am the true daughter of the Howard family."
"Today, I'm not only here to claim my family but also to kick you two impostors out."
I opened the paternity test report. The last page indeed stated that Skylar is Nathan's biological daughter.
Samuel stood aside and lowered his voice to ask me, "Natalie, how do you think we should handle this? Could this be true?"
I gave him a speechless glance.
Samuel is obsessed with academic research, while Robert is only interested in painting. Neither of them cares about external matters.
At this moment, they were completely at a loss, looking at each other, not knowing what to do.
I had a strange expression, recalling some things Madelyn had told me before. I sneered inwardly, already having a rough idea.
I was about to speak when the sound of footsteps approached.
A voice asked, "What's the big deal? Why did you call us back in such a hurry?"
It was Madelyn. We were about to step forward to greet her, but a figure rushed past us even faster.