Chapter 1266: Chapter 1238 She's Not My Daughter at All Chapter 1266: Chapter 1238 She's Not My Daughter at All “`
Kiara felt that what she was about to do to her mother was a bit cruel.
Although she and Mario Yuno had not spelled it out last night, both understood one thing: if Kiara's speculation proved to be true, it would be difficult to say whose child she really was.
Her mother had been so good to her, practically giving her her own heart. If she insisted on doing this, was it really okay?
“Why are you being so polite to your own mom? Are you being silly?” Kiara's mother tapped her head, making Kiara hesitate again.
If things continued this way, what would be bad about that?
Her mother had raised her for so many years with so much love. During the Market Mall stampede, her mother had rushed into the crowd like a madwoman. Who could doubt that affection?
Kiara was full of hesitation, but Kiara's mother was unaware, dragging her into a chat about this and that. In the midst of the conversation, Kiara's mother suddenly remembered something.
“Kiara, are you changing teachers next semester? Is it that young Professor Joel you mentioned last time?”
“Yes.”
“Then have you found out what he likes to eat? I see he treats you quite well, and we should show gratitude. Ask him what he likes, and I'll buy it for him.”
“No need for that, and what good stuff could you buy? He's lived overseas for years and seen everything.”
“That's different because he's seen everything. That's why he'll appreciate these hard-to-find things more. I saw on the news the day before yesterday that overseas is quite dangerous too, always so chaotic with shootings and whatnot… How dangerous!”
Upon hearing the word “dangerous,” Kiara, who had been indecisive, made up her mind instantly.
“Mom, I have a project that requires hypnosis, but I don't have a subject to practice on. Would you help me out?”
“Sure, what do I do?” Kiara's mother didn't know what hypnosis was, but she knew her daughter needed her.
“Lie down, find a comfortable position to lie in, and then just follow my commands.”
She wanted to probe the truth, not to clarify whose child she was.
She just wanted to protect her mother. Only by knowing the complete truth could she firmly grasp what she wanted.
Kiara began to hypnotize her mother, and as she expected, her mother was very susceptible to hypnosis and quickly entered a deep hypnotic state.
After asking a few questions and seeing her mother's fluent responses, Kiara steered the conversation toward what she wanted to know.
“Have you met Yuzo Joel before?”
At the mention of Yuzo Joel's name, Kiara's mother's expression turned to one of pain.
Seeing no response, Kiara asked again.
“Have you met Yuzo Joel before?”
At that moment, two voices seemed to pop up in Kiara's mother's mind: Yuzo Joel's gentle male voice and Kiara's voice.
Suddenly, Kiara's mother screamed. Kiara had never encountered such a situation before and hurriedly removed her mother from the hypnotic state, realizing something important in her heart.
Someone had tampered with her mother's memories. How despicable!
Kiara's mother woke up from the hypnotic state, and Kiara quickly inquired.
“Mom, how do you feel?”
She had never faced this situation before and didn't know what exactly had been done to her mother. She was also afraid that her mother might suffer any aftereffects, so she asked with concern.
Even though Kiara's mother had woken up from the hypnotic state, unlike others, she was gasping for air and patting her chest with her hand.
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“Emma, Kiara, what the hell kind of homework is this? It's terrifying! I just felt like everywhere was filled with your dad's face and then, boom, it turned into a skull–scared me to death!”
“Aside from seeing that thing, anything else?”
“Nothing much, now whenever I hear your dad's name it just feels wrong, remembering it is as disgusting as swallowing a few flies.”
Kiara asked several more times and finally relaxed when she was certain her mother had no other negative reactions.
Today, Mario Yuno came home a bit earlier and asked Kiara while her mother-in-law was cooking.
“Did you figure it out?”
“Damn it! Someone has tampered with my mom's memory!” Once Kiara explained, Mario Yuno also felt it was no ordinary matter.
The adversary was crafty, having preemptively altered Kiara's mother's memory.
“Actually, besides your mother, there should be another person who would know about what happened back then.”
Mario Yuno hesitated, but Kiara knew immediately who he was thinking of by his expressions.
“I know who you're talking about. As much as I abhor Rico Clark, he's the only clue we have right now, so of course, we can't let him slip by. Tomorrow when I send our mom back, I'll make a detour to find Rico Clark!”
Mario Yuno nodded, “I happen to have time tomorrow, I'll personally go back with you.”
The next day, Kiara's mother was a bit confused as to why they were sending her back just after she arrived, but Kiara fobbed her off saying she missed the roadside stalls back home and wanted to stay there for a few days. Despite chiding Kiara, her mother still hit the road with them.
They hadn't been at home for half a day when Mario Yuno, under the pretext of going shopping, took Kiara out. As soon as they left the house, they headed straight for Rico Clark's current residence.
All of this was inquired about by Mario Yuno in advance.
Rico Clark hadn't been doing well over the past few years; in fact, his life was getting worse. When Mario Yuno brought Kiara to their destination, Kiara frowned at the dirty and chaotic environment.
“Wasn't he said to be sick? Why is he living in such a poor place?”
“After he got sick, I sent him some money. Arlong also gave him some during his last visit, aside from the compatibility testing. But apart from treatment, he insists on gambling every day, and as you know, there's no bottom line to gambling, so he's still strapped for cash.”
Mario Yuno admired Rico Clark's perseverance; unresolved issues with loan sharks and suffering from Cake Ball Cancer, yet none of these crushed his spirit to continue gambling–an incredible level of determination.
“Arlong wasn't a match for him, but this guy isn't the least bit upset.” Kiara snorted with disdain, a leopard can't change its spots. Rico Clark's way of life was set for him.
This kind of cancer would eventually require a bone marrow transplant, and although no suitable match had been found yet, Rico Clark was in no hurry, continuing with a spirit as if a dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water.
Kiara and Mario Yuno wove through the disorganized Urban Village to Rico Clark's current dwelling, a very dirty and chaotic Courtyard filled with many households, without proper sewage, all the wastewater flowed into the street, and Mario Yuno carried Kiara to avoid stepping in it.
Just as they were about to enter the Courtyard, they heard conversation coming from inside.
“Old Clark, you're in this state, why don't you stay in hospital?” It seemed the neighbors were chatting.
“Stay in what hospital, doesn't staying in a hospital cost money? I have a useless son, who just dropped off 5000 yuan last time he came, gone in a few games, no point in staying there.”
It hadn't been long since Arlong's last visit, and Kiara was furious to hear that this guy had blown through 5000 yuan in such a short amount of time, in addition to what Mario Yuno had given.
Arlong had just started working not too long ago, and although his salary wasn't low, most of it was being saved up by Kiara. The 5000 yuan must have been saved up by pinching and scraping for a long time, still not enough–it's likely that he had pooled together the pocket money Kiara's mother gave him, maybe even borrowing from friends.
This guy still dared to be picky, which made Kiara very angry.
The neighbor asked again, “But don't you have a daughter? I heard she's doing quite well.”
“Pah! What daughter! She's nothing but a bastard! Did you know she's not even my child!”
Chapter end
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