“biological granddaughters. Since you aren’t biologically related, you have no claim to the family property.”
Jasmine was left speechless.
Serenity was taken aback before sneering. “They’re really going this far? They’re saying I’m not my father’s biological daughter? I resemble him too much for that to be true. The only way Liberty and I wouldn’t be their biological grandchildren is if my dad wasn’t their biological son either.”
“The other villagers also mentioned that you look just like your father, making it impossible for you not to be his flesh and blood. They also noted that your parents had a strong relationship while they were alive. Your mother would never have cheated on your father.”
“So, the final version of the rumor they’re spreading is that your father wasn’t their biological son at all—he was adopted. They claim they raised him, helped him marry, and have children of his own, so he owes them. Therefore, when your father died, the property he left behind, including the house, should rightfully go to them, his parents.”
Jasmine looked at her best friend with sympathy. How unfortunate for Serenity to have such despicable relatives, who only sought profit.
Serenity scoffed. “Do they really think they can seize my parents’ inheritance by spreading such lies? That old man seems to have forgotten that among all his children, my father resembled him the most. The others take after that old woman.”
The two elderly people had gone too far; Serenity didn’t even want to refer to them as her grandparents anymore.
Old Mr. Hunt had aged significantly. His face was lined with wrinkles, and he looked quite different from how he appeared in his youth. However, Serenity inherited her father’s features, and since her father resembled Old Mr. Hunt, there was some facial resemblance between them.
“If he insists my dad was adopted, then how…”
Will they explain their similar physical features? They are doing everything possible to distort the facts. They even denied their relationship with their own son. Do they believe they can evade consequences simply because my dad is no longer here? In reality, their spreading of these rumors will not influence the lawsuit’s outcome. Whether Serenity and Liberty are their biological children or if their father is Old Mr. Hunt’s biological son will have no bearing on the verdict. Her parents raised both her and her sister for many years. Even if they are not biologically related, they share a legal adoptive relationship. Regardless, the fact remains that they are their parents’ biological children. The Hunt family is disseminating these rumors in an attempt to morally pressure the sisters into giving up their fight for the legacy left by their parents.