Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

At this point, Mrs. Lopez’s expression finally turned serious.

Wendy had finally touched on her weak point.

“Cindy Clarke didn’t go looking for him with the child, but it doesn’t mean she never will,” Wendy said, “If one day, Cindy finds life unbearable, she might take the child to find Mr. Lopez…”

Mrs. Lopez frowned: “That makes me wonder, with such an option available, why did Cindy go to Belfard with the child in the first place?”

“If she had told my husband about the child’s existence from the beginning, things would have been a lot easier for her,” Mrs. Lopez said.

“I don’t know this either, I’ve never known her thoughts,” Wendy shook her head, “Or maybe, when she left, she had actually broken up with Mr. Lopez and had already taken his money.”

“Otherwise, how could an ungraduated college student survive in Belfard? It would be difficult for her to live alone there, let alone raising a child by herself.”

“It’s possible that she had already taken Mr. Lopez’s money.”

What Wendy didn’t know was that her words had coincidentally aligned with Mr. Lopez’s side of the story.

Mrs. Lopez thought back to when Mr. Lopez brought home a child whose biological mother was unknown.

He had assured her that there was only one child and that there would never be a second one, and he would not bring any more children home.

Maybe by that time, Mr. Lopez had brought home the child, and the promise had already been made.

Later on, he found out that Cindy was pregnant, so he gave her a sum of money.

Or perhaps, earlier in their breakup, Mr. Lopez had already given her a breakup fee.

Later, he found out that Cindy was pregnant, which was after Mr. Lopez had brought a child home.

Mr. Lopez had already made a promise to Mrs. Lopez. Even if it was his child, Mr. Lopez didn’t acknowledge it.

Considering Mr. Lopez’s untrustworthy character, this was indeed a possibility.

“Miss Clarke, your attitude confuses me,” Mrs. Lopez raised her eyebrows at Wendy.

“You keep saying it’s for Cindy’s own good,” Mrs. Lopez said, “But the words you say, no matter who hears them, will only make them hate Cindy more and be even more unwilling to accept her child.”

“I absolutely didn’t mean that!” Wendy vehemently denied.

“We, my parents and I, just thought you should know,” Wendy said, “No matter what, it was Cindy who made the mistake and caused you harm.”

“It’s only natural for you to be angry. If you want to punish Cindy, it’s understandable. We thought about it and as long as you don’t take her life,” Wendy said, “Whatever you do to her, we won’t interfere.”

Mrs. Lopez felt that something was amiss as she listened.

As long as her life wasn’t threatened, they wouldn’t care how Cindy was treated?

Of course, she couldn’t take a life.

She didn’t have that capability.

But in this world, besides death, there are many things that can cause more suffering.

Making someone’s life worse than death.

Was Wendy implying that she should make Cindy’s life miserable?

Did Wendy really have no grudge against Cindy?

Mrs. Lopez stared at Wendy for a while, making her feel uneasy.

Mrs. Lopez finally asked, “Why didn’t you talk to my husband about this? After all, it’s his own son.”

“Since your husband is a married man, no matter what, I should keep my distance,” Wendy said defensively.

“Besides, men are only responsible for bringing children home. The rest of the time, they mostly work, socialize, and even…,” Wendy glanced at Mrs. Lopez, “Even having fun. How can they have time to manage a child’s life?”

“It’s up to you to manage the child’s daily life. If you don’t agree, the child in the Lopez family, to tell you the truth, would have a hard time.”

“That’s why I thought it would be better to come directly to you,” Wendy said.

Mrs. Lopez narrowed her eyes and said, “What about the evidence? You can’t just accept that the child is part of the Lopez family with just your words and without any paternity test results.”

“My family isn’t a welfare institution that takes in any child,” Mrs. Lopez snarked.

“There will definitely be a paternity test,” Wendy replied. “Of course, if you don’t trust me to handle it, you can find someone else to do it. If you handle it yourself, the result will surely satisfy you.”

The reason Wendy was so sure was because, according to the timeline, she believed that the father of Cindy’s son could only be Mr. Lopez.

Who would have thought that Cindy’s son’s father would be Adrian Zhekova?

Even before meeting Adrian Zhekova, Cindy herself didn’t dare to imagine that possibility.

“I hope Mrs. Lopez will give it serious consideration,” Wendy said.

Of course, she didn’t want Mrs. Lopez to take Cindy’s child into the Lopez family.

What a joke.

The child currently in the Lopez family was her own son.

Since Cindy had been competing with her at home, how could she let Cindy’s son compete with her own son!

“What do you know about Cindy’s son?” Mrs. Lopez finally asked.

After a long while, Wendy finally got out of the car, satisfied.

Mrs. Lopez was more cautious than she had imagined.

But as long as there was doubt in Mrs. Lopez’s heart, and she went to investigate, Cindy would be doomed.

Mrs. Lopez sat in the car and watched Wendy leave.

With a heavy expression, she asked the driver to take her home.

Mrs. Lopez didn’t tell Mr. Lopez about this matter.

She thought about it the whole night, and the next day, she got in touch with a private detective.

She wanted to investigate Cindy.

Wendy sounded nice, but she had seen too many people like her in her life.

Wendy was clearly trying to harm Cindy and also use her as a pawn.

Mrs. Lopez didn’t think she was that stupid.

After leaving the detective agency, Mrs. Lopez didn’t want to go home.

Going home meant seeing that annoying stepson.

Seeing that stepson would inevitably remind her of Cindy.

Halfway through the drive, Mrs. Lopez suddenly said, “Don’t go home, change the destination.”

Eventually, Mrs. Lopez contacted Brenda Wright, the wife of the richest businessman in Nork City.

She had a good relationship with Brenda Wright, and most importantly, Brenda was a sensible person.

Although Mr. Lopez wasn’t a decent man, Mrs. Lopez was also a sensible person.

These two sensible people naturally became good friends.

Brenda was not fond of Mr. Lopez.

As the business partner of the top tycoon, the Doones, Brenda would avoid seeing Mr. Lopez whenever possible.