Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 219: Chapter 219

Hearing that he had left, I heaved a long sigh of relief. Only then did I realize that my back was already covered in a thin layer of sweat.
However, it was interesting to see Alex angry and exasperated.
Since he was so angry, Helena must have suffered in the Herrera family's place.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have left in such a hurry.
She thought that Alex was her backer, but she didn't know that the Herrera family was my sharp pawn.
If she hadn't caused trouble, she wouldn't have got herself in trouble.
Her reputation was already ruined. It was obvious that she was prepared to let herself go to seed.
Did she think that the Herrera family could tolerate an illegitimate daughter like her?
Even if the Herrera family didn't like me, a girl from a small family, they couldn't forget that I was pregnant with the Herrera family's descendant.
To be honest, without this baby, I might not have the guts to send Helena to the Herrera Manor.
No longer sleepy, I heard my stomach growl.
I got up and ran the bath when I heard a knock on the door.
"Laurel." Sophina's call came from outside the door.
"What's wrong?" I opened the door and saw her walking over nervously.
Sophina looked me up and down. "Laurel, are... are you alright?"
I smiled. "Of course, I am. Don't worry. I've got a great appetite."
"I just heard Hector say that Mr. Herrera went upstairs angrily and then went out with a darkened face." Sophina pursed her lips. "Did the two of you quarrel?"
I thought about it and shook my head. To be precise, he was angry, but I wasn't.
"I'm going to take a shower and ask Hector to make me some lasagne. I feel like having that," I said as I took off my clothes and walked into the bathtub filled with bubbles.
I heard Sophina close the door. It wasn't long before I heard her footsteps again.
Sophina leaned against the glass door of the bathroom and asked curiously, "Laurel, do you know where Mr. Herrera went? Did he go to Helena again?"
I said indifferently, "Helena's gone back to Nifelheim City."
"No wonder Mr. Herrera is so angry." Sophina covered her mouth and laughed. "Looks like Helena must have suffered a loss at the Herrera Manor."
I smiled. How could she not suffer?
She had offended Amanda and was the child of a mistress.
The Herrera family had always been strict. The wives of the family's men never liked those mistresses.
Moreover, Herrera Group's shares had dropped a lot. It was all because of what Helena did.
I supposed she was chased out before she could enter the house after following the butler into the Herrera Manor.
Did she really think that the Herrera family's residence was a place that anyone could enter?
As expected, only evil people could deal with those pretentious people.
When Sophina saw me walk out in a bathrobe, she quickly went to get a dry towel to wipe my hair. As she dried it, she said, "Laurel, I went to ask about something today."
Seeing how secretive she was, I couldn't help but turn back to look at her. "What is it?"
Sophina said, "It's about Helena's mother, Jessica Baker."
At the mention of Jessica, I couldn't help but recall what Abigail and Amanda had said. My heart skipped a beat.
"What about her?" I looked at Sophina in confusion.
She carefully wiped my wet hair and said in a low voice, "Jessica comes from an ordinary family. However, she relied on her pretty face to participate in a beauty pageant. Although she didn't win the championship, a rich young man took a fancy to her, and she won the third place."
I was confused. "Someone actually took a fancy to her, but why hasn't she got any representative works in the film and television industry?"
If a beautiful woman was fancied by a rich man, normally speaking, he would invest in a movie where she would act as the female lead. Even if she was not very popular, she would probably not have to play any insignificant roles again.
When I learned that Helena's mother was Jessica, I looked up related information.
However, I did not discover that Jessica had played any important roles. She could not even get the job of supporting role.
"That's because the rich young man who took a fancy to her was a married man." Sophina cleared her throat. "Guess who he is."
I smiled and said without any hesitation, "Kayden Herrera of the Herrera Group."
Sophina's hands that was drying my hair paused slightly. There was a hint of surprise in her tone. "Laurel, you already knew?"
I sighed. "I heard it when Amanda called Helena today."
"Furthermore, Jessica Baker is really as Abigail said. She'd sleep with any man who came to her." Sophina sighed softly. "I don't know what went wrong with Malcolm back then to actually see a woman like Jessica. I also don't know if Helena is his daughter."
"Do you think the wealthy families wouldn't be serious about acknowledging a descendant?" I slowly closed my eyes and lay on the sofa as I continued, "They must have done a paternity test when Helena was born. Otherwise, Malcolm would never have brought Helena home."
Sophina said, "Jessica is actually quite pitiful. It's said that she hooked up with Kayden back then, but she didn't get anything from him.
"What's even more weird is that when Amanda found out that Kayden had an affair, not only did she not find fault with Jessica, but she also did not cry or make a scene.
"Instead, she helped Jessica get shooting jobs. There were even rumors at that time that Amanda was Malcom's first wife, and Jessica was his second wife."
Hearing Sophina's words, I couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't expect Amanda to be so smart when she was young. Why is it that the older she gets, the more muddleheaded she becomes?"
Sophina was confused. "What do you mean, Laurel?"
I asked, "Do you think Amanda is really a kind person? Who ruined Jessica's reputation? How did she have the chance to hook up with Malcolm back then?"
Of course, Amanda was involved. Perhaps she had planned everything so that she could show her best in front of Kayden.
She had never been a jealous person.
She could even let Jessica in as a mistress so tolerantly.
However, Jessica did not know that this was clearly a flattery trap.
Of course, Jessica was not a good person either. Otherwise, she would have been able to withstand the temptation of the rich.
Or perhaps she had learned from Amanda that Kayden was only the most likely candidate to become Herrera Group's CEO. That was why she completely gave up on Kayden and threw herself at another man.
After a moment of silence, Sophina could not help but shiver. After a while, she asked, "Laurel, I heard from the servants that Rosemary is dead. Is it true?"
I sat up straight. All I heard was my stomach growling. "Rosemary isn't dead."
If Rosemary was really dead, Alex would not have the time to come back and blame me.
The dead woman was probably just a warning to the Herrera family.
Otherwise, how could there be a woman with a similar appearance and figure as Rosemary?