Chapter 6
The day after Kevin's death, I announced the news of his death and held a farewell ceremony at my home.
I tried hard to make myself look haggard. After all, it was very difficult to suppress such joy. Kevin died suddenly, but more importantly, he was an orphan, so all the inheritance belonged to me.
As I was mechanically thanking the arrival of the guests, Mary hurried over and whispered something in my ear. I became excited because Stella came.
Stella appeared at the funeral with Tommy.
Their arrival and the fact that Tommy and Kevin looked alike, everyone changed from being sad to curious.
Stella just pulled Tommy and said, "Tommy, kowtow to your father."
When she said this, everyone started to murmur.
A stranger appeared out of nowhere and said, "Mrs. Collins, if it can be confirmed that Tommy is Mr. Collins' child, then the estate may need to be redistributed. Illegitimate children also have the right of inheritance."
Mary was shaking with anger, and she stood in front of me to protect me, saying, "Do you have evidence? Can't I say that you were picked up on the street when you were a kid?"
Stella walked up to me and knelt down with a thud, saying, "Susy, I know I'm sorry for you. In fact, Tommy's father is Kevin. Kevin and I have been childhood sweethearts and were about to get married, but you intervened. I couldn't bear to hurt you, so I gave in. But after you got married, I found out that I was pregnant.
"I wanted to keep this secret forever, but the child is innocent!"
Everyone was waiting for my reaction. I raised my hand without thinking and slapped Stella in the face, saying, "You can say whatever you want, but you can't slander Kevin."
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Mary pushed Stella to the ground and didn't let her get up, saying, "Have you lost your conscience? Mr. Collins and Mrs. Collins are so kind to you, but you brought a child from nowhere to disrupt this ceremony. You just want a share of the inheritance."
Stella's tears kept falling, and she cried pitifully and said, "Susy, I won't hide if you hit me. I know I am sorry for you, but the child is innocent.
"In fact, you caught me and Kevin last time. Kevin had already confessed that he wanted to divorce you and said he was willing to divorce with nothing. But you refused to divorce him just to make us suffer.
"We wanted to explain these to you slowly so that you can break up peacefully, but I didn't expect Kevin to pass away so suddenly."
I gave Mary a look, and she immediately covered Stella's mouth. I said painfully, "Stella, you are not sorry for me, you are sorry for Kevin. Your son does look a bit like Kevin, but I know it's just a coincidence.
"You may not know that I haven't had children for so many years because Kevin is infertile. But for not embarrassing Kevin, I could only say that I didn't want children."
Stella broke free from Mary's hand and pointed at the coffin, saying, "You have to prove it. I asked for a paternity test, but I did it only to prove the child's identity and to ensure that Kevin would have a successor. I never thought of sharing your property, but you always assume the worst of others!
"Susy, do you dare to do it? If you don't dare, it means you feel guilty. Then, Tommy is Kevin's child!"
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I nodded and said, "Of course I dare."
Stella was delighted and probably thought that I was a fool.
But I quickly sighed and said, "But Kevin was cremated because he had been in a car accident and suffered severe burns all over his body. You knew this, so you deliberately brought Tommy here, hoping to use the pressure of public opinion to make me recognize Tommy."
Stella stumbled to the side of the coffin and saw that there was no body inside but a high-end urn!
Stella stopped acting and pointed her finger at me, saying, "How come he was cremated today as he just died yesterday? You did it on purpose. You murdered him!"
People who attended the ceremony were all shocked.
I didn't panic but just explained to everyone, "Kevin was driving dangerously and crashed into the mountain. He would have been fine, but he caught fire after the collision. Not a single piece of his skin was left intact. I couldn't accept others seeing Kevin like this, so I cremated him overnight."
I looked at Stella and said slowly, "Didn't you come here with Tommy just because you knew Kevin was cremated?"
Stella covered her chest and said, "You are talking nonsense."
Mary snorted coldly and said, "It's not up to you to decide whether Mrs. Collins is talking nonsense or not. Since you said that this child is Mr. Collins, don't you have a paternity test in all these years? Don't you even have a birth certificate?"
I secretly gave Mary a thumbs up and continued to say to Stella, "Stella, please stop this and let Kevin rest in peace."
Stella wanted to say something else, but I felt that it was enough, so I asked the security guard to kick them out.