My Mom Was Exposed as a Fake Heiress

chapter 3

Skylar grabbed Madelyn's hand, crying, her expression instantly turning sorrowful and aggrieved.

She said, "Mom, I've been searching for you so hard. I've wandered outside for forty years and finally found my family now.

"Thankfully, I didn't give up. Now I can finally have a home."

Madelyn calmly glanced around the living room before asking, "You say you're my daughter?"

Skylar nodded frantically, then hurriedly snatched the identification report from my hand and handed it to Madelyn.

After reading the identification report, Madelyn stared at Skylar for several seconds.

Skylar didn't notice the subtle change in Madelyn's expression and pulled Emily forward.

Emily cleverly greeted as well, her tone sweet and ingratiating.

She said, "Grandma, I'm Emily, your biological granddaughter."

The mother and daughter squeezed next to Madelyn, their eyes wary, as if afraid we might approach.

However, Madelyn didn't give them the enthusiastic response they expected.

She sat down on the chair, her expression serious, and said, "Switching babies is indeed a big deal. Nathan isn't here yet. Why don't you first explain how you discovered this?"

At this, Skylar started choking up again.

She said, "I grew up without parents, and my biggest wish has always been to find my family.

"Last month, while sorting through my foster mother's belongings, I accidentally found her diary. That's when I learned that forty years ago, when I was born, she had switched me.

"I spent so many days trying to find you. I even did a paternity test first, just to make sure you wouldn't deny me."

Skylar's words made her seem so aggrieved yet so considerate.

She said, "I know you've developed feelings for the fake daughter over the years, and even my brothers have been taking my things for her.

"You don't have to consider my feelings and kick her out. Anyway, the house is big enough to support both of us."

As she spoke, she kept wiping the corners of her eyes while secretly glancing at Madelyn's reaction.

Madelyn stayed silent, while my two uncles were stunned.

Robert couldn't help but whisper, "But Harper and Natalie own several houses. They only come back here occasionally to stay anyway."

Skylar's eyes instantly turned red, pointing at me and Harper in shock.

She exclaimed excitedly, "Why do they get so many houses? That's all the Howard family's money. It should all be mine."

Skylar almost broke her voice and forgot to maintain her pitiful facade in front of Madelyn, unable to hide the jealousy in her tone.

She said to Madelyn, "Mom, now that I'm back, shouldn't everything that originally belonged to me be returned?"

"The Howard family is so wealthy, Harper and Natalie must have plenty of assets under their names. Those houses, cars, and those hundreds of millions of dollars should all be returned to us."

Skylar hinted to my uncles, "Samuel, Robert, I'm just a woman and don't know how to run a company. If Harper returns everything to me, I'll give you all the company's shares. How about that?"

However, my two uncles just exchanged an awkward glance.

Samuel said, "But we don't handle the company's affairs. We gave the shares to Natalie a long time ago. She's the one Mom and Dad groomed as the heir."

Now it was Emily's turn to scream. She broke down, pointing at me with eyes full of resentment.

She shouted, "Why does Natalie get to inherit the company? I'm your real niece!"

She then turned to Madelyn and said, "Grandma, are you really going to hand the family business to an outsider?"

I let out a soft scoff and said, "Don't think too highly of yourself. If the company isn't handed to me to run, should it be given to you to squander?"

Emily angrily said, "I am the real member of the Howard family. Once I reclaim my identity, everything in the Howard family will be mine."

"Once my grandpa arrives, I'll make sure you all pay the price."