Chapter 152 - Tacit Understanding

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Old Master Spencer looked at Maya’s puzzled expression, sighed deeply, looked at Hannah, and reluctantly instructed, "You, go get the test report."

"Okay!" Hannah responded, then went upstairs again.

Liam watched Hannah’s departing figure, reached out his right hand, pinched Maya’s chin, and asked, "I’ll give you one more chance, are you leaving or not?"

Maya resolutely answered, "I’m not leaving!"

The man looked at her determination, rolled his eyes helplessly, gently released her chin, and said angrily, "You’ll regret it yourself."

Soon after, everyone saw Hannah hurriedly coming down from the second floor, clutching a hospital inspection report in her hand.

Maya stared at the test report, her breath nearly stopping, as if she had already guessed something.

Then, Hannah handed the report to her, saying, "This is your DNA test report. You are not a child of the Spencer Family, so the two of you can have the child legally."

This inspection was secretly done by Old Master Spencer when he asked her to do a pregnancy test. She was terrified at the time.

In an instant, Maya was dumbfounded. She wasn’t a child of the Spencer Family? Although she had briefly considered this possibility just now, hearing Hannah reveal the truth still shocked her. Her legs went weak, nearly causing her to fall, but Liam caught her from behind.

She’s not a Spencer? Whose child is she? For 19 years, Maya had never doubted her identity. Her mother said she was a child of the Spencer Family, so she always insisted she was.

For a moment, she was at a loss, not knowing how to defend herself, not knowing how to prove that she was indeed a child of the Spencer Family.

She looked around, discovering that nobody’s face showed a look of surprise. It seemed this secret was already known to everyone but her.

Indeed, everyone had suspected it for a while. Given Liam’s character, he would never lay hands on his own sister. Since he treated her so well regardless of the occasion, it could only mean one thing: Maya might not be a child of the Spencer Family.

So, when everyone learned of this outcome, they weren’t too surprised; instead, it was Maya herself who was alarmed.

She leaned against Liam, took a deep breath, her thoughts so chaotic she didn’t know where to begin sorting them.

Now, she suddenly realized why Hannah hadn’t dared provoke her these past few days, nor make snarky remarks. Even holding evidence against her, she hadn’t dared to act arrogantly. It turned out she was afraid of the child in her belly; she already knew the child was the legitimate heir of the Spencer Family. She had already known that the child could be born, had known there was no incest.

No wonder she hadn’t gloated; no wonder she’d been sullen. She was afraid that her brother truly would be with her, which would understandably elevate her status.

Thinking of this, Maya suddenly laughed foolishly. Everyone knew the truth, yet she was the only one kept in the dark like a fool. How ridiculous.

Liam watched the girl laughing foolishly, reached out his right hand, tucked the hair behind her ear, and said gently, "Now can you come home with me?"

Maya listened to the man’s suggestion, looked up at him, frowned tightly, and asked, "You all knew a long time ago, didn’t you? You all knew, right?"

Liam asked, "Is it important?"

Then, Maya pointed to Old Master Spencer, smiled bitterly, and asked Liam, "If I’m not his child, then whose child am I?"

"It’s not important!" Liam replied.

Then, suddenly, Maya pushed Liam away, laughing foolishly, pointed at Old Master Spencer, and asked, "Did you not know you’d been cuckolded? How could you stupidly bring me into the Spencer Family? Are you stupid?"

"Maya, don’t talk to your father like that," Hannah quickly scolded seeing Maya being disrespectful.

Old Master Spencer listened to Maya’s accusation, took a deep breath, and explained, "I’ve always known you weren’t my child. I just took care of you for your mother’s sake."

When Maya’s mother committed suicide, she hadn’t received the Hansons’ forgiveness, so Maya couldn’t return to the Hanson Family. That’s why Old Master Spencer brought her to the Spencer Family, just without telling anyone that the child wasn’t his.

All these years, Madelyn insisted the child was his and refused any test, saying it was an insult and distrust. So, Edward never pushed her and turned a blind eye, supporting the mother and daughter as he should.

Listening to Old Master Spencer’s explanation, Maya was even more confused. If all of this was true, then why did her mother commit suicide? Was it related to the Spencer Family?

So, she looked at Old Master Spencer and asked, "So, you knew I wasn’t yours, knew my mother cuckolded you, so you killed her?"

"No! I knew from the moment you were born that you weren’t my child. If I wanted to kill your mother, I wouldn’t have waited until you grew up. I would have killed both of you long ago. I knew you came to the Spencer Family to investigate your mother’s death, because I saw you sneaking into my study to read my diary. That’s why when I punished you, I made you write reviews in my study, to give you a chance to investigate the truth."

"Maya, I also knew you were sneaking into Dad’s study to read the diary. I just didn’t call you out on it," Jane Spencer added.

Seeing this, Hannah gulped and looked at Maya, confessing, "That time when you were wrongfully accused of stealing the necklace, it was intentional, because we knew you wouldn’t dare admit you’d been in your dad’s study at night."

Liam listened to everyone’s confessions, sighed helplessly, and rubbed his temples with his right hand, not knowing how to comfort Maya.

However, listening to everyone’s confessions, Maya was completely dumbstruck. It turned out that her goal in coming to the Spencer Family was known to everyone; everyone knew what she was doing, yet they all pretended not to notice, watching her scurry about like a monkey performing.

"Haha! Haha! Haha!" Maya suddenly started to laugh, like a madwoman, unable to stop!

She had always thought herself clever, that she hid well. Turns out everyone knew, but only Liam had admitted it to her.

After laughing, she looked at Liam and asked, "Do you think I’m ridiculous, acting like a fool?"

Liam listened to the girl’s question, didn’t answer, just extended his arm and drew her into his embrace, holding her tightly.

"Why did my mother commit suicide? Why?" In an instant, Maya broke down, burying her face in Liam’s chest and crying her heart out.

If everyone’s words were true, and they weren’t responsible for her mother’s death, Maya couldn’t understand why her mom suddenly committed suicide.

Old Master Spencer listened to her cries, his eyes reddened, and he said, "I also want to know why Madelyn suddenly committed suicide. I’ve been investigating, but there are no leads yet."

As the atmosphere slowly eased, Kinsley suddenly exploded, holding his phone, and said, "Grandfather, something’s wrong! The news about Liam and Maya being together has been exposed, and Maya’s pregnancy news has also been leaked."