True Love Deserves a Second Chance

Cordelia seemed like she was coming clean, but really, she was trying to label him as an illegitimate kid.

The Winters Family had this rule: no illegitimate kids could ever become the head of the family.

If Cordelia's story checked out, Sebastian would definitely lose his spot as the president of the Winters Group. The shareholders, already irate over his recent blunders with the company's phone line, were eager for any excuse to oust him. Sebastian stared at the post blowing up on his phone, his eyes getting darker. Thanks to Cordelia, he almost lost Joyce, and now he was about to lose the whole Winters Family. Her impact on him was going to last forever.

Sebastian clenched his teeth. Just then, Derek called. "Sebastian, you need to get here fast. The board's going nuts. They're saying if you don't step down, they'll sell all their shares. If that happens, the shares of the Winters Group out there will outnumber yours, making it easy for someone to take over."

Sebastian's grip tightened, and he said in a low voice, "I'm on my way." He jumped in his car and sped to the company.

Joyce was in Sebastian's study and accidentally came across two design drawings by Cordelia and Elise. The drawings looked the same, but something felt off.

Joyce compared the drawings with the actual item but couldn't spot any issues. She sat on the balcony's lounge chair, holding the necklace up to the sun.

The diamonds on the necklace sparkled, casting a rainbow of colors on the opposite wall.

Joyce was lost in thought when she noticed one beam of light on the wall was different. She immediately sat up and took a closer look.

All the refracted light from the diamonds was blue in the center, surrounded by light pink. But one diamond's light was red in the center, surrounded by light blue. It wouldn't be noticed unless it was looked at really closely.

'They're all the same diamonds, but why is the light different?' Joyce compared the necklace with the drawings again.

That's when she noticed a tiny difference between Cordelia's and Elise's drawings, something could be easily missed.

The ruby was heart-shaped, and the diamond at the tip of the heart had a different surface shape from the others. So, its refracted light was different too.

Joyce immediately called Benjamin. After explaining the situation, he grabbed some tools and pried open the diamond.

When they saw the small black object under the diamond, both of them were shocked.

Joyce said, "Dad, what is this?"

Benjamin carefully placed the black object on the table and said calmly, "I think this has evidence of Cordelia's crimes. Otherwise, your mother wouldn't have kept it when she died." "Then I'll call Sebastian and let him see what's inside."

Just as she was about to pick up the phone, Benjamin stopped her, "Don't call. The Winters Group is already in chaos, and Sebastian's dealing with it. We should find someone reliable to check this out first. Maybe it can save Sebastian." As Joyce heard this, her eyes flashed cold. She didn't expect the enemy to move so fast, trying to take Sebastian down already.

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Thinking about how Sebastian had been pushed around lately made Joyce's heart ache. She quickly said, "Alexander knows a lot about this stuff. I'll get him over here."

Half an hour later, Alexander rushed into the study. He placed the small object on an electronic device.

Sebastian's childish voice came through. "I'm Seb. You need to grow up fast. When you do, I can marry you. This necklace is my token of love for you. You must always wear it."

Then Connie's voice followed. "Baby, I'm Mom. This necklace was personally designed by Cordelia. She also secretly edited Seb's voice for you. When you grow up, you can listen to it and talk to the past Seb. Isn't that amazing? "I hope you grow up together, get married, have kids, and live happily ever after.

"Sebastian, you must keep your childhood promise and take good care of my baby. When she grows up, don't let her suffer any grievances. Bless you both."

By now, Joyce was already in tears. She had only seen Connie's photos and videos of her performances. There were very few videos of Connie speaking.

This was the first time she heard Connie's voice. Connie's voice was so gentle and kind, making people feel happy just listening to it.

Joyce tightly clutched her clothes, her tearful eyes looking at Benjamin. "Dad, it's my mom. My mom left me a message. She hopes I can be happy with Sebastian." Benjamin hugged her and comforted her, "Now you can be at ease. Your mom always wanted you to be with Sebastian."

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Alexander looked at the data on the computer and said, "This is a miniature recording device and also a positioning system. I think the person who designed this necklace wanted to protect you from a young age. As long as you wear this necklace, you can be found no matter where you go. But no one discovered this secret."

Hearing this, Joyce seemed to have an epiphany. She held the two drawings and said, "Ms. Guise's design shows this diamond is different from the others and matches the actual shape, while Cordelia's are all the same. So, only the real Cordelia and my mom knew about this design. My mom discovered Cordelia was a fake through this detail, which led to her being killed."

Alexander nodded in agreement. "That makes sense. The person who had an agreement with your mom was Ms. Guise. But following this logic, she was swapped after making the necklace. Sebastian and Bianca should be her children. Why do their DNA reports show they are Cordelia's children?"

Joyce was stunned for a few seconds, then said, "I get it. That's because Cordelia and Ms. Guise have the same DNA, so the paternity report is valid. Dad, we need to go to the company. I need to expose Cordelia's identity." With that, she eagerly walked out.

Benjamin quickly followed. "Joyce, the company is in chaos now. I'm afraid you'll get hurt if you go."

"I won't. I'll bring bodyguards. I won't let anyone hurt me. I need to save Sebastian. He's not an illegitimate child."

Alexander followed behind. "I'll take you. I'll protect you. If anyone dares to hurt you, I'll beat them to death."

The three of them got into the car, with bodyguards protecting them front and back, and headed towards the Winters Group.