Love Letters, Divorce Papers (Jared and Amber)
Chapter 408 Makayla's Lie

Suddenly, Trenton's expression changed, even Mrs. Gardner loosened her grip on Makayla.

If she wasn't his daughter, how could Makayla look like him?

Makayla felt panic spread through her body. She hurriedly grabbed Mrs. Gardner's hand and looked sincerely into Trenton's eyes, saying, "Dad, mom, don't believe him. I'm not his daughter! Never will be!"

"Then please help us understand why you look like Toby Lashley." Hayden offered Makayla a nasty smile.

Makayla's eyes were puffy and red, and she gave him a sad and resentful look.

He was way out of line.

Couldn't he wait for debunking Makayla?

"Are you insane?" Hayden's jaw twitched when he looked into Makayla's eyes.

Amber asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, she hates me," said Hayden, shrugging.

Amber gave a brief smile. "You can't blame her. Look, you brought Toby here."

Jared's lips pursed into a straight line when they were joking.

What was happening here?

Amber should have hated Hayden due to his disloyalty.

How come they are now on good terms again?

It's hard to believe that Amber has forgiven Hayden!

Jared balled his fists at the thought of this.

Facing the suspicious stares of Trenton and Mrs. Gardner, Makayla knew she had to give an explanation, and otherwise, they wouldn't let it pass. But now, her fake parents wouldn't believe her. After taking a deep breath, Makayla's voice cracked. "I... I don't know, but I'm really not his daughter. Dad, mom, you trust me."

"Hell, you were coming out of my belly. I have raised you for more than 20 years, and now you take a rich man like your dad, then ditch us, right? Judy, how's your conscience?" Toby's wife spat and poke Makayla's head with her fingers.

Makayla hid behind her fake parents, dodging the woman's rough and dirty fingers.

Toby's wife was furious. "Good, Judy, you think you can hide from me? Get the fuck out! See how I take care of your little gremlin."

Toby echoed, "Did you hear what your mother said? Get out quickly!"

"You wish! Why would I come out? Let you torture me? You have been beating me for more than twenty years. Do you think I will let you do it to me?" Makayla peeked out from behind Trenton and shouted at Toby and his wife with indignation.

"You..." The woman pointed at Makayla with trembling fingers, "Bitch, how dare you to talk to us like that? You've turned against us, haven't you?"

Amber frowned upon the woman's words.

Although she didn't like Judy, Amber grew sympathy for Judy for having such a mother.

It was sad when a mother defamed her daughter like this.

"Enough!" Trenton suddenly bellowed, interrupting the conflict between Makayla and the Lashley couple.

Although Toby and his wife were rude and brash, they had an inferiority complex in their hearts, especially in front of wealthy and dignified people.

The Lashley couple quieted down and stopped making a scene after Trenton yelled.

"It looks like Trenton is going to make a big move." Hayden rubbed his chin and whispered.

Amber couldn't see his face, but she could tell the fury in Trenton's voice.

Jared watched silently, waiting to see how it would end.

Trenton studied Toby's face for a moment, turned around, and stared at Makayla with gloomy eyes, "Did you say that they beat you for twenty years?" Makayla nodded, "Yes."

"Are they the couple from the Lehman family? Did they always call you for money?" Trenton continued.

Makayla listened to his increasingly cold voice and her anxiety began to rise. She still nodded and replied, "Y-y-yes."

"Then tell me, why did you say you didn't know him when I showed you his picture in the detention center?" Trenton pointed at Toby and roared in anger. Makayla's face instantly turned pale.

She let the cat out of the bag!

Makayla denied her relationship with Toby and failed to explain why they looked alike.

Now, her two statements didn't coincide with each other. Didn't this prove that she was lying?

"Whoa!" Hayden whistled amusingly, "Amber, she seems to have dug her own grave and buried herself in it."

Amber smiled briefly in return.

Jared narrowed his eyes at Makayla.

How was she going to handle it?

Makayla was trembling slightly, standing there panic-stricken.

She just wanted to fool Trenton and Mrs. Gardner and regained their trust.

But she didn't expect Hayden to bring Toby and his wife here.

It took Makayla a lot of effort to come this far. She couldn't lose everything because of Toby and his wife!

Makayla half closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She opened her eyes soon and regained her composure. She looked at the Garner's with red eyes, "Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, I lied to you, but I meant no harm. I just want to get rid of them completely. I hate them."

Makayla rolled up her sleeve to reveal the gruesome scars on her arm.

Mrs. Gardner covered her mouth out of fear.

Trenton fell silent.

Even Hayden's eyes widened in surprise.

He had learned the miserable past life of Judy from the files.

But he never really saw Judy's injuries until now. He realized that the situation was much worse than what he read from the files!

Amber couldn't see what was happening.

Jared didn't look surprised.

He only cared about his family and Amber. Any other things or people had nothing to do with him.

So, Judy's scar didn't stir up any emotion inside Jared.

"Dad, mom, I never showed you these scars. They brought me these, and I was almost dead many times. I wouldn't have survived without the help of some good people. So, I hate them forever."

Makayla pointed at Toby and his wife and said with eyes wide open. "Until one day, I overheard that I wasn't their daughter, and I realized why they did this to me. I secretly took away their favorite necklace and left the home that frightened me for the city. That was the first time I met you guys. You were looking for the owner of this necklace. So, that's why I'm here."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐