Not One, But Two!
Chapter 257

Chapter 257

Chapter 257

"I don't have any money. I really have none." A frightened Emma closed her eyes and sniveled, herbody trembling from fear.

Sasha was slightly worried when she saw how scared Emma was. "Emma, it's me."

Hearing Sasha's voice, Emma stopped crying and opened her eyes. When she saw that Sasha wasindeed right in front of her, she hugged Sasha and cried in aggrievance. "Where were you? Dad wascaught, you went missing, and I was tricked by Jonathan. I'm so embarrassed, and I don't even have asingle dollar with me right now. Do you want me to starve to death?"

Emma forced herself to grow up by Abigail's side in the past few days. However, she could not bear itanymore and broke into tears when Sasha, the woman who loved her most, was right in front of her.

Sasha, on the other hand, felt sorry for Emma too. "Silly girl. Didn't I come back for you? Come on.Pack up and leave this place with me."

Sasha's words stunned Emma for a moment. "Leave this place? Where are we going?"

"We're leaving Harrion. It's over for the Kain Family, so why would you stay here? Come with me, and Ipromise you that you will continue living the lavish life as you did before." Sasha looked around as shespoke because she seemed to be worried.

It was only now that Emma realized Sasha was donned in the latest collection of luxury clothing. Evenher purse was of the latest season too. The Kain Family has bankrupted. Where did she get the moneyto buy all these?

In the past, Emma would not have noticed such things. She trusted anything Sasha told her and shewas under the illusion that she had nothing to worry about as long as Sasha was by her side. However,Emma learned a lot after spending some time with Abigail in the past few days.

Although Emma was still an idiot compared to Abigail, she had improved nonetheless. Hearing thatSasha would bring her away from Harrion, Emma felt afraid for some unknown reason.

She was afraid that her beliefs would come crumbling down, but it was something she had to ask."What is Dad going to do if we leave? Don't you know that he was almost assassinated andunconscious right now in the hospital?"

Emma looked at Sasha, hoping to catch a glimpse of concern Sasha used to have for her father, butshe saw none.

It made Emma's heart sink.

When Sasha heard that Emma was concerned about Philip, she said, "Why do you care about him?He's selfish and has always prioritized his own benefits before any other things. Have you forgottenthat you were only a priced object to him? He was planning to make you marry whoever gives the mostexpensive betrothal gift! You don't need a father like him. Plus, he's bankrupt and was arrested, whichmeans that his life is probably over, and he won't be able to do much even when he's out. A father likehim will only be an embarrassment to you. Listen to me. After we leave this place, I'll change your lastname to mine. You can never mention that you are Philip Kain's daughter in the future, do youunderstand?"

Even though Emma had a hunch, she still paled upon hearing everything Sasha said. She could feelthat her hands and feet were getting cold as she felt terrible.

"Mom, have you ever loved Dad?"

Emma felt that Sasha was just like a stranger to her.

In the past, Sasha would get worried whenever Philip had a headache or any minor discomfort. Wasthat all just for show?

Why did she disappear as soon as something happened to Philip? And right now, she returned just tosever all ties with the Kain Family.

Has Sasha ever treated anyone sincerely? She could even abandon her husband, whom she had livedwith for over twenty years. This made Emma question whether everything that Sasha had taught her inthe past was the right thing.

Emma could not help but be reminded of Abigail.

Abigail treated Emma with a terrible attitude, but she was really teaching Emma how she could surviveon her own.

It seemed like everything Emma had depended on since she was young was crashing down, and itupset her.

Sasha did not expect her daughter to ask such a stupid question at this time. "What are you talkingabout? What do my feelings toward him have anything to do with you leaving with me? Emma, I'm yourmother. Do you think I would harm you? Now that the Kain Family has fallen, how will you live a lavishlife? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have—"

"Don't even try to use me as your excuse! Even if I can't live a lavish life anymore, I can still replace a joband cook by myself to survive! I just want to know if you have ever loved Dad! Are you going to take mewith you and leave Dad when he's unconscious in the hospital now? If it weren't for him, we wouldn'thave been able to live an extravagant life over the years. I wouldn't have had the life I had if it wasn'tfor him too! Yes, it is true that he has a bad temper, and he is selfish, blinded by his own interests, but

he has never abandoned us before! Even if he did treat me like I was an object on sale, he dideverything within his control to ensure my safety. Mom, how could you do this to him?"

Emma had always thought that Sasha loved Philip because he had treated Abigail and Emmadifferently.

Toward Abigail, he was distant. He did not care about her as long as she was alive.

As for Emma, he had pampered her since she was born. Even if he only did that because he caredabout the benefits that she could bring him once she was married, it was true that he provided her witha lavish life and gave her everything she wanted. Hence, Emma loved him sincerely and cared for himbecause he was her father.

However, she was blinded by her personal interests before this and was taught the wrong thing, whichmade her reckon that she had to have something that was in Philip's interest in exchange for herimportance in his heart.

All in all, Emma loved Philip, and she wanted him to love and care for her in return as well.

Now that the Kain Family had bankrupted, the first thing that came to Emma's mind was to save Philipinstead of running away like Sasha did. If Emma could even beg Abigail for Philip's sake, she could doanything as long as there was the slightest bit of hope for her.

She thought that Sasha had the same thoughts as her, but she did not expect that Sasha would thinkabout leaving alone, abandoning Philip in the process.

At this moment, Emma was distressed.

On the other hand, Sasha did not expect that her daughter, whom she had pampered all her life, wouldquestion her because of Philip.

Looking at Emma, Sasha asked angrily, "Mind your manners! Have you forgotten how your dad beatme up last time?"

"That was because my dad is sick! He was in pain! He has anger issues!" This was something Emmafound out by chance.

Sasha did not think that Emma would know about this as she had always hidden it from the children.Now that Emma brought the topic up, Sasha grew furious as well.

"Is it right for him to beat me up just because he has anger issues? What kind of nonsense is that?Emma, do you know that he has never loved me? Not even for a moment! If it weren't because I waspregnant back then, he wouldn't have married me! It's been so many years, and I have brought you upto be the beautiful young lady you are, but my name is still not in his household register! His wife is stillAbigail's mother in the register, do you know that? You are merely an illegitimate child! If the name ofAbigail's mother is still in his record, then who the hell am I to him? If he did not take me as his wife,why should I still stay by his side after he had gone bankrupt? Tell me why!"

These were the words that Sasha had buried deep in her heart for many years. If Emma did notprovoke her, she never would have said it out loud.

Now that she did, it shocked Emma. "What? Mom, what are you saying?"

"What am I saying? I'm saying that I've been his mistress for so many years, and I've had enough! Hiswife is Adeline Mortimer while his daughter is Abigail Kain! Do you know why he named her Abigail?Because that was the name Adeline wanted for their daughter! He loves that b*tch, Adeline, all along!He had never considered acknowledging me as his wife even after I gave birth to you and even after Idid so much for him for so many years! So, why should I stay by his side? Plus, do you think that hewas planning to sell off all the Kain Family's assets so he could use the money to look for that b*tch?He was planning to abandon us to be with that b*tch!"

Sasha was emotional. Her breathing became uneven, and the way she acted made her appear to be amadwoman. "Did he think that I was really a fool? Did he think that he could just throw me away afterusing me for so many years for his own good? Since he was the one who was not loyal to ourmarriage, he cannot blame me for what I did. I can tell you something today. I worked together withJonathan to destroy the Kain Family. Since I can't have him, then I will destroy him! He can dreamabout looking for that b*tch in his sleep!"

Her words made Emma tremble. "You worked with Jonathan? Did you really do that? Do you knowwhat he did to me? Tell me!"

Sasha's gaze flickered, and at that moment, Emma felt that she had been pushed into an ice lake.

Suddenly, she shoved Sasha away and cried as she screamed, "Are you even my mom? I'm yourdaughter! You say you love me, but you joined hands with Jonathan to destroy me!"

"No! All Jonathan wants is news. I've got people around to make sure that those men wouldn't really doanything to you. I had no choice because that was the condition Jonathan had in order for us to worktogether. Plus, I'll bring you away from Harrion after the Kain Family has gone bankrupt. We'll go to aplace where no one knows you, and there, you can start your life all over again."

Nothing hurt Emma more than hearing her own mother admitting to that.

Emma wobbled as her vision blurred and tears were soon streaming down her face. "A place no oneknows me? How did you convince yourself to believe in such a naive excuse? We're living in atechnological era. As long as a person has a phone and wifi, they would hear everything about meeven if I were to move a million miles away! Is this the reason that you used to comfort yourself, to tellyourself that whatever you did was okay? Did you use that to make yourself believe you have nochoice but to hurt your daughter? You're just lying to yourself so you wouldn't feel guilty for youractions!"

She suddenly thought about Abigail.

Abigail was the enemy whom Emma thought she had growing up. Yet, when Abigail heard thatJonathan had tarnished Emma's image, Abigail took the matter into her own hands and got back atJonathan for doing so.

What did Abigail say back then? She said that no matter how pathetic the Kains are, other people stillaren't qualified to step on us. But what did my mom, who said that she loved me, do? She joined handswith an outsider to ruin my name! So, that is why I couldn't replace her after that happened. It turns out thatthose things only happened to me because of her and Jonathan.

Emma was heartbroken. She thought she was the happiest girl back then, but she felt the totalopposite right now. She could not help but laugh and cry at the same time.

As compared to Abigail, Emma felt useless. I am merely the daughter of a mistress, but I was treatedlike a princess growing up, allowing me to be as arrogant and snobbish as I wanted to be. Thedaughter of the family's official lady head was bullied, but she took me in and protected me when I wasat my lowest. As for my mother, she betrayed me because of her personal gains. How did I ever thinkthat I was better than Abigail?