Wishing My Husband Dead (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 137

“I hold no grudge against you, Master Denis, but isn’t it necessary to clarify the truth beyond doubt?”

“Father… What are you even talking about? That I—that I brought someone in from outside? That I’m not Mother’s son?”

Denis, upon hearing this horrifying truth, trembled with anxiety, his voice faltering at the end.

Cordelia carefully examined Denis’s face once more. She’d often heard people say they didn’t resemble each other, but she’d always assumed it was because Denis took after his father while she resembled her mother.

Pablo’s face turned bright red as he bellowed furiously.

“The truth? Fine! Since it’s come to this, let’s settle it here and now. However things may be, Denis is still my son—unlike that ungrateful woman!”

“No! Lady Grita would never commit such an act. It is Lady Cordelia who truly carries the Vasquez bloodline.”

“Look at those eerie eyes! And you still deny it? Our ancestors have always had black eyes—just like mine and Denis’s!”

Pablo jumped up and down, pointing his finger at Cordelia. Lara placed her hands on her hips and shouted back without backing down.

“I’ll prove it to you right now. You’ll regret every wound you’ve inflicted on Lady Cordelia!”

“Regret? You’ve grown awfully bold. Just who do you think you are to speak to me like that?”

Pablo grew even more enraged than usual, seeing that Lara—a mere servant—was not only refusing to submit but confronting him outright.

Lara, however, remained completely unmoved. From her robes, she pulled out a single leaf wrapped in cloth. Even at a glance, its faint golden glow suggested it held extraordinary power.

“This is ‘Aphan.’”

“Aphan?”

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