Delayed Regrets: He Regretted Only After Her Death-Chapter 91: Shocking! Tiana Linden Is the True Heiress of the Linden Family
Tiana was taken to Hector Chaucer’s reception room a dozen minutes later.
By now, Hector Chaucer had already changed into a new outfit.
The bloodstains on his body were cleaned thoroughly.
The wound on his arm was simply bandaged, hidden beneath his suit sleeve.
Seeing Hector Chaucer in perfect condition, Tiana breathed a sigh of relief.
On the way here, Gordon Lowell had already explained to her that nothing had happened.
But Tiana was still worried.
The gunshot just now had scared her to death.
"Hector, are you really okay?"
Hector gestured for her to sit down.
"Did you come to find me because of something urgent?"
The two of them sat down together.
It was then that Tiana spoke again:
"I did have something urgent to find you for."
"But what was that gunshot at eight thirty all about?"
"Hector, is The Chaucer Family trying to kill you?"
Since Hector returned home at the age of three, siblings and parents alike, which of them wanted him alive?
If Hector wasn’t cunning enough, he would’ve long been Mr. Chaucer’s scapegoat, killed in the recent death-row execution.
As a child, Tiana had quite sympathized with Hector.
He was someone with shallow familial ties.
Just like her.
In some mysterious way, she always felt she and Hector were kindred spirits.
Besides, Hector had saved her life, and she felt a certain familial bond toward him.
"Hector, don’t lie to me, what exactly happened today?"
Despite having experienced a life-and-death ordeal, Hector seemed calm and unruffled, "You seem very concerned about my safety?"
"Of course." Tiana answered without hesitation, "You’re closer to me than my family."
Speaking of family, Tiana couldn’t suppress her resentment.
When she was tortured by illness and on the brink of death, her family members each stood by and watched.
"No, I no longer have any family."
"From now on, you, Leo, and Laura’s grandparents are my family."
The word family made Hector clench his fist.
Veins surfaced on the back of his hand.
Yet his face remained impassive, and he offered Tiana a firm reassurance:
"Don’t worry, neither I nor Leo Sutton will let anyone bully you."
"..."
"Tell me, what’s the urgent matter you wanted to discuss? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have called me ten or so times."
"I was worried about you." Tiana spoke frankly.
Seeing that he was indeed unharmed, she felt a bit more at ease.
Only then did she recount the events of the afternoon at the cemetery to Hector.
Then she added, "Aiden has suspected. I’ve given instructions to the florist, but I’m afraid he’ll check the surveillance at the cemetery."
If Aiden goes to the cemetery to retrieve surveillance footage, he’ll surely see her and Daisy going together to pay respects to her mother, Wanda Townsend.
She didn’t want Aiden to know she was still alive.
She continued, "Hector, both you and Aiden are computer whizzes, can you remotely access the cemetery’s surveillance system?"
In response, Hector slightly furrowed his brow and counter-questioned her:
"Tiana, if you see Aiden again, will your heart still stir?"
Tiana answered definitively, "Certainly not. I just don’t want to meet this despicable man."
"..." Hector said no more.
He was silent for a few seconds before asking Gordon to bring over a laptop.
Seeing his boss typing on the keyboard pained Gordon deeply.
His arm had just been slashed.
He hadn’t gone to the hospital.
And now he had to endure the pain to help Miss Linden.
A word from Miss Linden was more important than anything.
About a dozen minutes later, Hector closed the laptop.
"Tiana, let me give you a piece of advice."
Tiana asked, "What?"
Hector: "True letting go means facing it head-on and ignoring it."
Tiana knew Hector had endured far more suffering than she had.
What he said made sense.
It’s just that she still couldn’t act like nothing ever happened.
She smiled with relief, "Thank you, Hector, I will do my best."
Hector handed the laptop back to Gordon and said to Tiana, "There’s one more thing."
Is there more?
Taking the laptop, Gordon was nearly frantic.
He couldn’t help but interject, "Sir, whatever it is, you can discuss it with Miss Linden another day. Don’t you have more pressing matters?"
As he spoke, Gordon deliberately glanced at Hector’s wounded arm.
Hector endured the pain and looked at Gordon, "You can leave now."
"Sir."
"I’m aware of it."
Gordon dared not say more and sensibly left.
Tiana stood up, "If you have something important, we can talk another day."
Hector cut to the chase, "About your background." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Tiana, who had already stood up, was stunned upon hearing about her background.
Hector stood up as well, "Six years ago, the ones who stole Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals’ research secrets were Vivian Linden and Sharon Sullivan, the mother-daughter pair."
Then he continued, "Your paternity report with James Linden was also tampered with by these two women."
In other words, Tiana is actually James Linden’s biological daughter.
She was never a bastard born from her mother’s infidelity.
Actually, before she became critically ill, Tiana had her suspicions.
Daisy’s paternity report had been manipulated, identical to the situation when she took a paternity test with James Linden years ago.
That single paternity test rendered her defenseless.
She had guessed that Vivian and her mother were scheming against her, trying to expel her from The Linden Family.
She never expected it to be true.
She remembered many times from her childhood when James Linden showed her love.
James Linden was a typical Gablemere businessman.
The grandparents favored sons over daughters.
After she was born, her mother Wanda Townsend died.
The grandparents wanted James Linden to send her to the countryside, just find someone to raise her.
And urged James Linden to marry again.
But James Linden fought countless times with the grandparents for her sake.
James Linden said his daughter is not a burden, but the most precious child in the world.
He pampered her, cherished her, acting as both father and mother, raising her cautiously by his side, and even cut off ties with the grandparents.
How could they not be his biological children?
But James Linden believed that paternity test paper.
He brought Vivian Linden back into The Linden Family.
From then on, she had no status in The Linden Family.
It turns out, the paternity test paper from many years ago was indeed fake.
She was the true heiress of The Linden Family.
Hector Chaucer saw her silent and asked, "If you want to return to The Linden Family and reclaim everything, I can help you."
Tiana Linden’s chest was suffocated, full of dense pain.
If she wasn’t James Linden’s biological child.
She wouldn’t mind how cold and ruthless James Linden was to her.
People are selfish.
But the truth was, she was indeed James Linden’s biological daughter.
If she could choose, she wouldn’t want to be James Linden’s daughter.
Hector Chaucer added, "The person who connected with Vivian Linden and her mother was The Sixth Chaucer, Samuel Chaucer."
Tiana Linden: "..."
Hector Chaucer: "His subordinates have all confessed, you can return to The Linden Family anytime you want."
Tiana Linden resolutely said, "No need."
She never wanted to go back to that place called The Linden Family.
No matter how much inheritance there was, no matter how much luxury and riches it could provide her.
She no longer coveted it.
She never wanted to have any ties with the people of The Linden Family again.
...
Late at night, Hector Chaucer treated the wound on his arm and went to the West Wing of the estate.
The West Wing housed Mr. Chaucer, Caleb Chaucer.
Upon seeing Hector Chaucer, the white-haired Caleb Chaucer let out a bitter laugh.
Failed, ultimately it was a failure.
Hector Chaucer was still alive.
This time, Caleb Chaucer completely admitted defeat.
He looked at this illegitimate son he despised and hated the most and asked, "What do you plan to do with me?"
"Why do you hate me so much?" Hector Chaucer sat opposite Caleb Chaucer’s wheelchair.
He used a numb expression to hide all the pain inside, "Hate to the point of wanting me dead?"
Today, Samuel Chaucer bore a murderous intent towards him, it must have been Mr. Chaucer’s instigation.
Otherwise, Samuel Chaucer wouldn’t have such audacity.
Even if he was an illegitimate child.
Even if his mother was despicable, lowly.
He was still Caleb Chaucer’s own son.
He couldn’t understand why Mr. Chaucer wanted to be so heartless to him.
Mr. Chaucer responded to him with a hearty laugh.
After laughing, his eyes showed a fierce glow, "Hector Chaucer, either dispose of me."
Otherwise, if he had the chance, it would be Hector Chaucer’s death day.
"Do you think I let you stay in the West Wing because of father-son sentiment?"
Hector Chaucer stood up, walked to the wheelchair.
Bending down, in an authoritative posture, he grabbed Caleb Chaucer’s collar.
"From now on, the West Wing will be your prison, you should also taste the feeling of living a fate worse than death."
After speaking, he released his hold and stood up.
As he turned to leave, his eyes were filled with only numbness and coldness.
Behind him, Mr. Chaucer let out a scoff, "Hector Chaucer, that heiress abandoned by The Linden Family, is she your beloved?"
Upon hearing this, Hector Chaucer’s pace came to a halt.
He clenched his fist, veins protruding on the back of his hand.
Then, decisively said, "You will not have the chance to harm her."
Mr. Chaucer let out another scoff, "So you have someone you care about?"
Hector Chaucer: "Gordon Lowell, replace all the people near Mr. Chaucer."
...
The next morning.
A wine-red Honqi Guoya drove out from The Chaucer Estate.
However, at the gate of the estate, Gordon Lowell slowly stepped on the brake.
Blocking the way was Aiden Grant, who was bathed in the morning light, walking step by step towards the front of the car.
Aiden Grant knocked on the door of the driver’s seat, signaling Gordon Lowell to open the door.
Gordon Lowell glanced at Hector Chaucer in the back, and after receiving Hector Chaucer’s permission, he unlocked the car door.
Then, Aiden Grant sat in the back seat, next to Hector Chaucer.
Hector Chaucer’s expression remained unchanged, "Gordon Lowell, drive."
The car drove away from The Chaucer Estate.
Aiden Grant looked around the car.
This wine-red Honqi Guoya that he had gifted Hector Chaucer years ago was well maintained by Hector Chaucer.
The car was still as new as back then.
But the brotherhood between him and Hector Chaucer had developed a deep rift.
Hector Chaucer lowered his eyes to the tablet in his hand.
On the screen was the financial statement of Chaucer Group from recent years.
He didn’t lift his head, "Speak directly if you have something to say."
Aiden Grant adjusted his sitting posture.
With the movement of raising his hand, he brushed the hanging peace charm in the car.
Even the peace charm he gifted to Hector Chaucer was preserved like new in this car.
It showed that Hector Chaucer still cared about their brotherhood.
Otherwise, he would have changed the car long ago.
Releasing the peace charm, Aiden Grant sincerely said, "Hector, I’m sorry!"
This apology was heartfelt.
He shouldn’t have wrongly accused his best brother and the woman he loved the most.
Hector Chaucer continued browsing the financial report on the tablet, "You didn’t come just to say sorry."
At this point, he finally looked up and turned his head slightly, "Speak, what’s the matter?"
"Did you delete the surveillance in the cemetery?" Aiden Grant didn’t beat around the bush, directly asking.
Both of them are smart people.
And are both computer experts.
Last night Hector Chaucer remotely accessed the cemetery’s surveillance system.
This morning Aiden Grant came to find him here.
No one was a fool.
At this moment, Aiden Grant clenched his fist, looking at the calm Hector Chaucer with eyes full of pain, "Hector, Tiana Linden is clearly still alive, why didn’t you tell me?"
