Chapter 76

Elizabeth was so shocked by the revelation. She might have expected her father to say something about Emma, but hearing that she had a child was beyond belief.

“Dad, I think you might have misheard,” Elizabeth said in denial.

“I didn't mishear anything. I distinctly heard the female child refer to her as mother,” Mr. Crown said, not doubting what he heard.

“How can you determine the child's gender, just from a phone call?” Elizabeth gasped, shaking her head. “Dad, you must be mistaken. Emma never had a child after that one-nightstand,”

“How are you sure about that? “ Mr. Crown asked. “Have you forgotten that I disowned her and sent her away? And she never contacted us again after that day,”

“I haven't forgotten but…” Elizabeth trailed off, her breath becoming shaky. “How could she get pregnant for him? How?”

Elizabeth's hands gripped her hair and she almost let out a scream.

'Why does that bitch always get everything before me? First, she slept with Liam and now, I'm discovering