All Too Late

Chapter 215

Vanessa was indignant and humiliated, but she dared not express her distress.

“I’ll go back and arrange for the DNA test,” she responded sheepishly.

Yasmine said emotionlessly, “Go ahead then.”

“All right.” Vanessa got to her feet and shot Kathleen an icy glare before turning to leave.

“Is there anything else you guys want to talk about?” Yasmine queried.

“Thank you, Grandaunt! Without your help, I wouldn’t be able to return home.” Kathleen went to sit next to Yasmine.

The latter snorted coldly, concealing her true feelings.

This girl is lovable. She’s quite the sweetheart.

“Save it. Anything you say will be useless if the test proves that you’re not my sister’s granddaughter.” Yasmine put up an aloof front.

“Even if I’m not, I’ll still think of you as my grandaunt.” Kathleen flashed a smile.

Yasmine looked at the young woman apathetically.

Well, she does look like my sister.

“Ms. Schott, I’ve already run the DNA test.” Samuel suddenly spoke.

Yasmine was slightly stunned. “When did you do it?”

Kathleen was equally shocked, too.

His tone was bland as he answered, “A few days ago. I took the DNA of Old Mrs. Yoeger and Kate’s mother and ran the test.” Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Yasmine was even more taken aback. “I thought Kate’s mother had passed away?”

He explained, “Yes, but Goodwill Hospital kept her DNA.”

“How is that possible?” Yasmine couldn’t believe it.

Samuel clarified, “Goodwill Hospital was able to be established with the support from Kate’s parents, so the hospital kept both her parents’ DNA.”

The elderly woman nodded. “The couple is indeed respectable.”

Upon finishing her sentence, she turned to Kathleen. “You have something else you want to ask, right?”

“Can I?” Kathleen questioned carefully.

“Go ahead.” Yasmine prepared herself to answer whatever question that was thrown at her.

Kathleen pursed her lips. “Grandaunt, do you have a granddaughter or not?”

Yasmine fell silent, while Samuel curled his thin lips.

Does she care so much about that?

The old woman was speechless. “No. I only have one useless grandson.”

“I see. I was just thinking, if you do have a granddaughter, I would have an elder sister.” Kathleen looked disappointed.

Yasmine stared at her. “Who knows if you’re telling the truth?”

“I am telling the truth, I swear!” the young woman replied seriously.

“Is there anything else you want to ask?”

“Grandaunt, what did you mean when you said you’re going to expose what the Yoeger family did?”

Yasmine furrowed her brows. “I can’t tell you that yet.”

“Does it have something to do with Zachary’s and Vanessa’s ancestry?” Kathleen asked out of curiosity.

The old woman was dumbfounded. “How do you know?”

Kathleen didn’t respond but instead mused inwardly. Samuel told me all that!

After a brief pause, Yasmine said with a deep voice, “I didn’t expect word about this has gotten out, too.”

“Word about this isn’t widespread. There aren’t many who know about it. You don’t have to worry,” reassured Samuel.

When Yasmine heard him say that, she was sure he knew everything.

“I’m not trying to hide anything. Actually, I did this as a way to protect Kate,” she said emotionlessly.

Protect me?

“What do you mean by that, Grandaunt?” Kathleen was stupefied.

“Your mother is different from Vanessa and the others.” Yasmine looked deeply into her eyes.

“Different how?” Kathleen didn’t understand.

“I’ll put it this way. In terms of relationship, Vanessa and your mother had different parents. It’s just that both of their mothers are twins who share the same blood,” elucidated Yasmine.

Kathleen was surprised. “Which means my granddad’s surname isn’t Yoeger?”

Yasmine nodded, and Kathleen turned to look at Samuel, who apparently had no idea about that either.

The two of them had never expected to hear something like that.

“Grandaunt, please elaborate,” Kathleen urged.

The old woman slowly began to tell the story, “Back then, our eldest sister Teresa Schott married the eldest son of the Yoeger family due to the relationship between both families. After that, she passed away due to difficult labor.”

Kathleen listened intently.

“At that time, the Schott family had declined, and the Yoeger family was the rising upstart. Just like that, my parents did everything in their power to force Frances, your grandmother, to become the second wife of the Yoeger family’s heir.” Yasmine sighed.

Kathleen was enraged to hear that. “How could they?”

“That’s what Frances said, too. However, my parents are selfish human beings, and if she didn’t do as told, they’d make me do it instead. I was twenty years old and was studying abroad. Frances is a kind woman, so in the end, she had no choice but to give in.”

Kathleen felt horrible. “Then who is my mother’s biological father?”

Yasmine shook her head. “I have no idea, too. All I know is that Frances was dating someone during that time. I guess she didn’t tell anyone about it because her boyfriend didn’t have a dignified status,

and my parents despised the poor. After that, she married into the Yoeger family and was probably separated from her boyfriend. She was already pregnant by then, and out of a mother’s love for her child, she didn’t abort the child.”

“If that’s the case, didn’t Old Mr. Yoeger say anything?” Samuel queried coldly.

Yasmine replied, “I suppose no. If he did mind back then, the child would have been aborted. I don’t know what they talked about privately, but ever since then, Frances became the lady of the Yoeger family. She did everything for the sake of the Yoeger family and raised two children on her own. It was not easy for her.”

Kathleen spoke sadly. “Yet Vanessa and Zachary still wanted to harm her.”

“I think they must’ve known about their own identities. I saw all those surveillance footage, too. What Zachary and Vanessa did are indeed outrageous, but we still need to investigate what they were thinking and what their goal was. The most important thing now is for Frances to be treated,” said Yasmine in a low whisper.

“Don’t worry, Grandaunt. With me around, Granny will be cured of the poison. I promise,” Kathleen reassured.

“I’m relieved to hear that.” Yasmine breathed a sigh of relief.

“Ms. Schott, this matter shouldn’t be delayed. To stop Vanessa and Zachary from doing anything, what do you say we pay the Yoeger residence a visit?” asked Samuel solemnly.

“Okay.” Yasmine agreed after pondering briefly and stood up from her seat. “You guys wait here. I’ll go change.”

Kathleen and Samuel nodded and watched as the old woman trudged up the stairs.

Kathleen tugged at Samuel’s sleeve. “When did you run a DNA test?”

“When you told me about your relationship with the Yoeger family,” answered Samuel.

“That was a long time ago. Why did you only tell me today?”

He looked at her with an unfathomable look in his eyes. “You want to know why?”

She bobbed her head. “Of course. Would you tell me or not?”