Mr. Briggs'' face suddenly darkened.


    Beside him, Ricardo couldn''t help but slightly curve his lips into a smirk. On the second floor, Sophie raised her eyebrows upon witnessing this scene.


    It seemed tonight was indeed lively.


    "Dad, I''ve been looking for you for so long and finally found you! I am Rowena... I am your daughter!"


    Tears streamed down Rowena''s face as if she were a delicate flower under heavy rain, causing the media and reporters around to start snapping photos eagerly.


    Nichole fearlessly grabbed Mr. Briggs'' wrist and pushed Rowena aside as she angrily eximed, "This is my dad! What are you talking about? Who let you in here? Security!" Security moved forward, but Ricardo stopped them.


    He slowly approached, crouched down, and helped Rowena to her feet, saying, "Let''s not jump to conclusions when things are still unclear. Since everyone is here tonight, why not let thisdy finish what she has to say?"


    Rowena wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, looking towards Mr. Briggs. "Dad, I am your daughter, I am Rowena..."


    "Enough!" Nichole interrupted coldly. "Your im doesn''t make it true. Ricardo personally found me and brought me to my dad. We have already undergone a paternity test. I suspect you are just here to cause trouble!"


    "Nothing is absolute. This youngdy does bear some resemnce to Mr. Briggs." Ricardo looked at Rowena, asking, "Miss, do you have anything that can prove your identity?"


    "Yes! It''s a ring!" Rowena immediately pointed at Nichole, saying, "My ring, she tricked me out of it!"


    As soon as these words fell, the crowd was in uproar.


    Nichole scoffed, "Nonsense! Why would I have your ring?"


    Rowena''s eyes zed with frightening hate. "You wanted to use my ring to bribe the prison warden for your release!"


    Hearing this, the crowd was even more astonished.


    Nichole''s imprisonment had been a sensational news story at the time, and now it was being dug up again, leading everyone to question how Nichole was released. Nichole remained unfazed, retorting, "Since you im I tricked you out of your ring to bribe the warden for my release, then what about you? Why were you in prison?" When Nichole brought this up, Rowena found it hard to speak.


    "Cat got your tongue? Shall I enlighten everyone for you?" Nichole looked around at the crowd, stating, "It''s because she was arrested for prostitution!"


    The crowd''s expressions turned to disdain upon hearing this.


    Nichole was pleased with the reaction and, looking at Rowena, whose face had turned pale, she continued relentlessly, "You were imprisoned for prostitution, and when the other inmates bullied you, I spoke up for you out of kindness. But then you saw the ring I had hidden and concocted this huge lie. All these actions of yours are just to be the daughter of the


    Freeman family, to escape your miserable past. I''ve seen too many


    women like you!"


    Nichole''s words made the crowd view Rowena with prejudice. Rowena felt as if she was stripped naked in public, her tears uncontrobly falling.


    Ricardo coldly said, "You''ve gone too far with your words."


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    "All I''ve said is the truth, Ricardo. You can''t be bringing in an impostor just because you can''t have me. Doing that would really break my heart. Nichole implied that Ricardo brought in a fake to take revenge because he was unable to be with Rowena, a rationale that seemed quite usible.


    "Dad, I really am your daughter. If you don''t believe me, I can undergo a paternity test..."


    "No! I know who my daughter is!"


    Mr. Briggs ruthlessly interrupted Rowena, leaving her stunned. "Dad..."


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    "My daughter is right here. She''s the real Rowenal AS for you... You should be learning something useful at such a young age, but instead, you chose to lie!" Mr. Briggs nced at Ricardo, his expression grim. "If anyone tries to ruin the rtionship between me and my daughter, I will never let them off!"


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    "Dad..." Rowena copsed into Ricardo''s arms, utterly heartbroken.


    Ricardo frowned, and though he found the situation troublesome, he could not afford to lose his temper at this moment. He told Booker, who was standing beside him, "Take her to the hospital." "Yes, Mr. Ricardo."


    Ricardo''s n to expose Nichole''s true identity didn''t seed. He looked up at James on the second floor. James seemed to have anticipated this drama from Ricardo. Thus, his expression remained indifferent, and he did not take the recent turn of events to heart.