How Death Became My Rebirth (Cassandra Yates)
Chapter 274

Chapter 274

Darren panicked and didn't know what to do. He looked at Harper and asked in disbelief with a trembling voice, "Harper, what did you say just now? She is 18? Is she really 18?"

He thought, 'Yes, this girl just said she was my daughter.

'If she is my daughter, why doesn't she want to admit it?'

Darren said, "Good girl, I am your father." He ignored everything and even forgot the question that he had just asked Harper.

He stretched out his hands, which were trembling with excitement, to hug Cassandra.

However, when Cassandra saw him walking toward her and stretching out to her, she subconsciously stepped back with a gloomy face.

Her movement of retreating confused Darren a little. He did not know what to do.

Just as Harper was about to say something, Cassandra stopped him. "Release Hugo now! I'll leave with him."

Cassandra's words poured cold water on Darren's idea.

He withdrew his hands and looked at Cassandra. He gave up his original idea.

He said, "I can't release Hugo now. I have to wait for Dr. Quirke. Only Dr. Quirke can save your mother." He came to his senses. For a brief moment, he had thought about releasing Hugo to satisfy Cassandra. However, her indifferent tone of voice was like flames in summer that were extinguished by cold water.

Cassandra said, "Sir, I don't have parents. I was an orphan. Please don't talk nonsense." There was no hatred but only impatience in her eyes. She added, "I am the person who you are looking for. If you don' believe me, you can ask Hugo."

Darren didn't believe it. According to the doctor, Dr. Quirke was a man in his 30s. But the person in front of him now was obviously a girl, not a man. So he was skeptical hearing her words. Chapter 274

When she mentioned that she had no parents, he felt heartbroken. He hurriedly explained, "No, you have parents. I'm your father."

He was certain without a DNA test. He knew she was his and Leanna's daughter.

She bore a striking resemblance to Leanna. He wouldn't believe that she was not related to Leanna.

Cassandra snorted, "Parents? I had no parents in the last 18 years. Do I need them in the future?"

Theodore felt sad for her. He stood up and explained, "Cassie, it's not like that. We had no choice back then. We didn't abandon you on purpose."

Cassandra's mood darkened. She thought, 'As expected, they knew."

She looked at the three of them and asked coldly, "So, you knew who I was a long time ago and you deliberately approached me. Harper went to Juset University. and asked my about me from time to time." She turned to Vincent and said, "You pretended to be my fan." She glanced at Theodore and said, "You bumped into your brother's friend on the street? You guys are so hypocritical."

As soon as she finished her words, she directly punched Harper in the abdomen. She choked him, took out an army knife, and pressed it against his neck.

Cassandra threatened Darren. "Since you don't want to release Hugo, let's make a deal."

She thought, 'You forced me to do this.

Darren was surprised. He didn't expect that she was so fast. Before they realized what was happening, she had already captured Harper.

Darren asked coldly, worried, "He is your brother. Do you have to do this?"

"I don't even have parents. How can I have brothers? As long as you release Hugo, Harper will be safe and sound." She looked at everyone present indifferently. "Don't think that I can't get out of the Queen's Palace. Even if I can't, I won't make it easy for you."

Suddenly, Kenneth and Jeremiah were behind Cassandra, giving her support.

Darren looked at Kenneth. "Mr. Zelinski, what don't you do something?"

"I'm just here to accompany my girlfriend to rescue her family." Kenneth said coldly and expressionlessly, "Mr. Yates, you value the lives of his wife and sons so much. But did you ever think about what she had suffered in the past 18 years? Did you ever feel guilty when you were alone at night? She's just here to save a man whom she has known for a long time. Why are you so hostile to her?"

"You still don't believe that she is Dr. Quirke?" Kenneth snorted coldly, "It doesn't matter. Kayden, do you know why you only saw him once? Because he recognized you. He felt guilty for Cassie. But his uncle felt guilty for Cassie even more. Cassie wants you to release him now. Will you release him even if she is not Dr. Quirke?"

Kenneth thought Darren was good enough to be a parent.

Although Darren felt guilty for Cassandra, he was unwilling to release the person who was most important to her.

There was no disappointment but sadness in Harper's eyes. He looked at Cassandra and said, "Cassie, do you have to do this to me?"

"As long as your father releases. Hugo, I will release you." Cassandra looked at Darren. "You broke the rules of the dark web and even as well as my rules. I can treat your patient but you can't make trouble for anyone of the Whitecrane Hall. You kidnapped Hugo. I wonder if you can take the punishment that you deserve."

Darren saw the resolution in Cassandra's eyes. He thought Kenneth was right. His daughter just wanted him to release a person. He wondered why he was unwilling to do that.

He motioned to someone beside him to bring Hugo here.

After a while, Hugo appeared in front of them. Except for being thinner, he seemed fine and in good spirits.

Hugo walked toward Cassandra and smiled, "Ms. Yates, why are you here? Did they threaten you to come here?"

He turned to the man who had been threatened by Cassandra. "Ms. Yates, forgive him. I'm fine. Except that I can't leave the room and contact you, I haven't suffered anything."

Hearing Hugo's words, Cassandra put the knife away from Harper's neck but she tightened her grip on Harper's neck. She reached out to feel Hugo's pulse to make sure that he hadn't suffered anything. Then she let go of Harper.

Jeremiah looked Hugo up and down. "Hugo, I'm glad you're fine. You can't imagine how furious Cassie was when she heard that you had disappeared."

He said the word Cassie on purpose. He was annoyed by Darren and his family.

So, he did this to make them jealous.

Hugo said, "I'm sorry to let you worry about me. I'm fine. Even if I'm not, I have the medicines." They only took away Hugo's communication equipment and checked whether there was a tracker on him. They didn't do anything to torture him.

The two sachets were left to him. After all, they couldn't know what was hidden in them could save life.

Cassandra glanced at Darren coldly and then turned to Hugo. "Let's go."