Chapter 325: Slept With the Wrong Guy

When Yvonne made her accusation, Ralph initially believed her, suspecting Aiden was retaliating. But Aiden scoffed, "Am I blind? You're repulsive. I'd never sleep with you." He'd long wanted to rebuke Yvonne; this was his opportunity. Stunned by his cruelty, Yvonne's fantasy of Aiden shattered.

"Why would you say that? Don't you remember that night at the manor? We both drank. I went to your room in the morning, you slept with me. Can you deny it?" she demanded, like a wronged woman confronting a heartless man. "I was drinking, but I wasn't drunk."

"No! Impossible!"

"What do I have to fear? I didn't even sleep in my own room that night. Isn't that true, Uncle Elijah?" Aiden turned to Elijah, who visibly flinched. Despite his guilt, he felt Yvonne had the wrong person. He certainly didn't think Aiden would know.

"Huh? Why ask me? I don't recall anything," Elijah claimed, feigning ignorance.

"Really? You were very drunk that night. You threw up all over your room. I brought you back to mine. Later, after your room was cleaned, you refused to leave, so I went to your room to rest. So, when Yvonne said someone was in my room, it was you, right?" Aiden exposed Elijah's lie.

Yvonne froze. Her heart pounded, her face paling. She slowly turned to Elijah. She remembered that night—the darkness, the sleeping man she embraced, his disappearance the next morning. Elijah's recent behavior now struck her as profoundly significant.

The revelation captivated the onlookers. Their gazes shifted from Aiden to Elijah. The suspected stepmother-stepson affair had transformed into a brother-in-law-sister-in-law scandal.

"Wow, that's intense. So, it's Elijah?" "Elijah slept with his sister-in-law in his nephew's room?" "Didn't you notice? Yvonne admitted she snuck into Aiden's room. To seduce her stepson?" "So, she meant to sleep with Aiden, but found Elijah instead?" "She slept with the wrong guy! No wonder she was so sure the child was Aiden's."

Shaking her head, Yvonne yelled at Aiden, "You deny it, but you were with me that night! The child is yours!"

"Oh, really? I'll take a DNA test," Aiden replied nonchalantly.

Yvonne was paralyzed, teetering on the brink of collapse, fearing Aiden's denial might be true.

Elijah's guilt was palpable. "Since you say I was drunk, you can make up anything. But I've heard your relationship with Yvonne was ambiguous. High school classmates, studied abroad together… you've been together behind Ralph's back. Aiden, manage your own woman. Don't blame me."

Everyone was stunned. A new twist? Was Yvonne's reckless behavior fueled by a pre-existing relationship with Aiden? Had Ralph been betrayed for a long time?

Ralph, shaking with rage and disorientation, stammered, pointing at Yvonne and Aiden, "You… you two…"

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