Chapter 46 I Can’t Bring Her Back
Jason Lang said, “My parents and I went to where you grew up. The Thompson family didn’t treat you well…” Isabella smiled indifferently. “That’s all in the past. I don’t care either now.”
“Five years ago…”
“Five years ago, after Samantha Lang’s identity was discovered, the Thompson family people started plotting against me. They were afraid that you would recognize me and take Samantha Lang’s place.
“In fact, the Thompson family’s couple had suppressed me since I was young to prevent the Lang family from recognizing me if I became too outstanding.
“They put an end to the possibility of me being recognized by the Lang family from the start.
“They raised me in a way that I look inferior. What they did was right. Five years ago, you guys looked down on me. You all only had eyes for the outstanding Samantha Lang.
“Of course, that was not all. When the two families first met at the hotel to discuss, Dana Shane had drugged my milk before we left.
“They put me in that hotel in an attempt to set me up with a greasy man with a big belly, which is why I didn’t show up that night.
“Of course, I knocked the man out and beat him up. Then I ran out of the hotel…”
As for what happened after she ran out of the hotel, there was no need for her to say anything.
“The next morning, I returned to the Thompson family. Unexpectedly, what awaited me was the disgusting conversation between the Thompson family and Samantha Lang. They thought that I would wake up from the bed of the man they had arranged for me. They didn’t expect me to return home, so they didn’t hide anything from me.
“It was then that I realized that everything was planned by the Thompson family. I felt very disgusted, so I left that house. On the way out, I met you at the entrance of the neighborhood.”
At this point, Isabella did not care if Jason believed her. She lowered her head and stirred the coffee in her cup. After taking a sip, she continued, “This happened five years ago. Every word of it is true.
“Of course, I don’t care if you believe me, because that has nothing to do with me anymore.
“On the day of the plane crash, I was already dead. Although I survived, my life was no longer given to me by my biological parents.
“Five years ago, I didn’t expect the Lang family to acknowledge me. After the Thompson family’s betrayal, I didn’t expect the love of my parents and family.
“The reason I agreed to come here with you today is that I wanted to say everything that I couldn’t utter on behalf of myself that died five years ago.
“From now on, I no longer have any long-cherished wishes.”
She glanced at the man with a deadpan expression but was actually tense. She stood up elegantly. “Mr. Lang, I’ve said everything I need to say. I’ve told you everything that you want to know.”
After a pause, she seemed to have thought of something and said, “Oh, right…”
Jason blinked and looked at her. Isabella smiled at him.
“I will repay everything that the Thompson family have done to me. I won’t stop until I return Samantha Lang and the Thompson family to their sorry states. If the Lang family insists on protecting Samantha Lang, I’m sorry. We will be enemies. Lifelong ones…”
The smile on her face became brighter as if she was looking forward to what would happen in the future.
Jason looked at her with a complicated expression and asked, “That child…”
“That’s my son. Don’t even think about touching him. If you touch him, you’ll regret it.”
A cold glint flashed across her eyes.
Jason was silent.
He looked at Isabella quietly. She looked beautiful and imposing like this. Jason could not help but sigh in his heart. Bloodlines could not deceive people. She was the Lang family’s bloodline. This was what a daughter of the Lang family should look like.
Samantha Lang… was still a little lacking.
Jason said, “You don’t have to be so defensive. How could we hurt your son? He’s also the Lang family’s
bloodline…”
“Stop.” Isabella’s voice turned cold as she sat down again.
She leaned forward slightly and warned him coldly, “Looks like Mr. Lang doesn’t understand what I mean. I, Isabella Thompson, have nothing to do with the Lang family. My son, too!
“If you dare involve him in this, I’ll take action myself!”
With that, she got up and left without sparing a glance.
Jason opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he could only look at her leave silently.
At this moment, Jason understood that she would not return to the Lang family.
Five years ago, they had their chance but broke her heart. She would never come back.
Jason got up. When he went to pay the bill, he saw Isabella get into the car. The person called Grey Lockwood drove her away.
Jason’s mood was quite somber.
She was related to the Lockwood family, so it was easy for her to take revenge if she wanted.
Jason then returned to the Lang family. Ethan Lang and Mrs. Lang looked at him eagerly once he stepped in. Their eyes flashed with nervousness but relaxed when they saw that he was alone.
Jason looked at his parents’ reaction and smiled bitterly in his heart. Ethan asked in a deep voice, “Did you not find her?”
Jason shook his head. “I did.”
“Then why didn’t you bring her back? Sammy has already taken the initiative to tell us that she wants that child back. They’ll get along well,” Mrs. Lang hurriedly said.
Ethan also agreed.
“Yeah, why didn’t you bring her back? Didn’t you say that the family would compensate her?”
“Dad, Mom…” Jason looked at his parents with a complicated expression. “Do you think she will still be willing to return home after what happened five years ago?”
Mrs. Lang was stunned.
Ethan realized something and said in a deep voice, “She won’t come back?”
After a pause, he continued, “What is she doing? Is she waiting for us to lower our heads and apologize to her?”
Jason was a little helpless. He sighed and said, “No, she has no intention of returning.
“She hates us!”
Ethan’s expression darkened. “If she comes back, we will not mistreat her. She doesn’t have to think for herself, but what about her son? The Lang family doesn’t mind her having a child out of wedlock. Very good. The audacity of her to throw a tantrum…”
Jason looked at his father. Jason was quite disappointed in him.
For some reason, he believed Isabella’s words without any doubt. He instinctively felt that she, who was so confident, would not lie to him regarding this.
Therefore, the Thompson family had plotted against her, and she was forced to give birth to that child five years ago. He felt the world was against him when he heard his father’s words, so how would Isabella think if she was present?
However, Mrs. Lang also had the same thoughts. “That’s right. She doesn’t know what’s good for her…”
Jason felt as if there was a lump in his throat. He suddenly understood that Isabella was right not to return to the Lang family. Such a home was not a warm harbor but a bone-chilling place.
This was unfair to her.
Jason said in a deep voice, “Dad, Mom!”
His expression was unprecedentedly solemn. His deep eyes were from his past experiences.
Ethan had already handed over power to Jason. The current Zhao family was, in fact, controlled by Jason. Jason had grown to be a chieftain. Both Ethan and Mrs. Lang were stunned by his serious expression.
“What are you trying to say?” Ethan asked.
Jason said, “Dad, Mom. She said that she died in a plane crash five years ago. She has already repaid her biological parents’ kindness. She has nothing to do with the Lang family anymore.”
“Ridiculous. Isn’t the Lang family blood flowing through her veins?”
Ethan was a little mad.
Mrs. Lang was a woman, so she had a more emotional reaction. She said, “She’s bearing a grudge against us for not accepting her five years ago…”
Jason said, “The Thompson family suppressed her since she was young. After Samantha Lang’s identity was exposed, she plotted against her with the Thompson family. That’s how that child came about.
“She did not want any of this. She was schemed against by the Thompson family. As her blood relatives, we could not help her when she was in danger. We even felt that she was not presentable and was too unqualified to be a member of the Lang family.
“If I were treated like that, I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with the Lang family either.”
When Ethan and Mrs. Lang heard this, their expressions turned grim and they fell silent.
Ethan exclaimed, “How do you know that the Thompson family framed her?”
“She said it herself.” Jason observed his parents’ expressions.
“And you believe what she says?” Ethan asked.
“Dad, haven’t you seen it for yourself? We visited where the Thompson family used to live and investigated the matter ourselves. The Thompson family has been suppressing her since she was young. They’re afraid that she’ll become too outstanding. All these are facts.”
Ethan and Mrs. Lang were speechless.
Jason said, “Why are they suppressing her? What’s in it for them?
“Even if she isn’t their biological daughter, they would also benefit from that if she succeeds in life, am I not right?
“But they just had to suppress her. Why?”
“Yes, why…”
Mrs. Lang muttered to herself.
“They’re afraid that once Isabella Thompson becomes too outstanding, Samantha Lang’s status in the Lang family would be threatened if we were to know of the truth that the two children were swapped.”
The Lang family couple were not fools. They instinctively wanted to say something, but they could not say anything
Jason continued, “Dad, Mom, think about it. If Isabella Thompson was a beautiful, generous, and outstanding girl five years ago, what would you have done?”
They fell silent at his question.
Their instinctive reactions had already told them the answer. What else would they do? Of course, they would acknowledge such an outstanding child and nurture her well. In the future, she could become an assistant to Jason and Samantha.
Jason seemed to have seen through their thoughts and said, “If that’s the case, you will definitely acknowledge her, right?
“When the time comes, you’ll acknowledge her, and she’ll be with us day and night. After all, we’re related by
blood. After spending a long time together, do you think you won’t see how good she is and develop feelings. for her?
“As time passes, the things that belonged to Samantha Lang would be returned to her.
“At the very least, outsiders would say that the Lang family’s real daughter is outstanding in all aspects and not inferior to the Lang family’s adopted daughter. In the long run, Samantha Lang’s place in the family would only become more and more awkward.
“Dad, Mom. Am I not right to say this?”
They remained silent. They knew that if Isabella was outstanding and they acknowledged her, then Jason’s prediction of the future would come true.
Jason looked at their expressions and sneered, “Therefore, the Thompson family was afraid that such a situation would happen. They suppressed Isabella Thompson since she was young and made her look
inferior.
“In comparison with Samantha Lang’s excellence, the difference would be apparent. One was the biological daughter who was close to a stranger to the family and was inferior, and the other was the adopted daughter who has been raised by your side since she was young. She’s outstanding in every aspect and is even treated like a biological daughter. What more should I say?”
Ethan and Mrs. Lang only felt despair.
In that case, not only did the Thompson family steal their biological daughter from them and make them raise their daughter for them, but they also raised an ordinary girl who should have been born a commoner into an outstanding young lady.
Also, the Thompson family even suppressed their biological daughter to prevent them from recognizing her. The Thompson family’s schemes against them were too terrifying.
On the other hand, the kindness and magnanimity shown by the Thompson family over the past five years made them put down their guard gradually. They even arranged for Mr. Thompson to be the director of a branch company of the Lang family. They were just horrified by the truth.
Ethan even planned to give Samantha 20% of the family’s shares as a dowry when she was married.
In addition, Samantha now had 3% of the shares. Then Samantha Lang would have 23% of the Lang family’s shares. This number would even exceed what Jason owned.
The more the couple thought about it, the more shocking it appeared to them.
But in the blink of an eye, they composed themselves and Mrs. Lang said, “Even so, this is all part of the Thompson family’s scheme. What does it have to do with Sammy?”
Jason looked at his mother and said, “Five years ago, if Samantha Lang was also involved in framing Isabella Thompson, and Samantha Lang didn’t want Isabella Thompson to come back, would you still
think that this has nothing to do with Samantha Lang?”
“Impossible!” Mrs. Lang denied it subconsciously.
Jason looked at Ethan and said, “Does Father have the same thoughts as Mother?”
Ethan was more rational than Mrs. Lang. He fell silent. It was given that he had his doubts.
Jason had no intention of saying anything else. He said, “Dad, Mom, she won’t return to the Lang family. She doesn’t need the Lang family’s compensation. She’s already married and has her own family. If you want what’s best for her, don’t disturb her anymore.”
He had to say this since he didn’t want them to become lifelong enemies with her….
Jason didn’t know if his parents had taken his words to heart, but he felt that they should have.
No one noticed that Samantha was standing outside the door and overheard their conversation.
Samantha clenched her fists tightly. She did not feel any pain even when her nails dug into her flesh. The blood in her entire body turned cold. Her brother, and parents, all knew the true colors of the Thompson family. They had even begun to suspect her.
How could this be?
How did this happen?
She was the Lang family’s daughter, the proud daughter of the Lang family. How could they doubt her?
It was all Isabella’s fault. Isabella had been dead for five years. Why was she still alive and ruining everything for her?
First, the Rivera family broke off the engagement, and the Lang family began to suspect her…
If this continued, what would she have left?
How did things turn out like this?
No, she had to do something!
