I'm Sorry My Love Novel
Chapter 447

Chapter 447

Chapter 447

With the entire hall watching, Lloyd slowly announced again, "I'm sure everyone is curious about whathappened to the Crossley Group recently. There is one thing that I am also curious about, which is theexplosion twenty years ago, what exactly happened after that, and whether Georgina is my biologicaldaughter. I spent a lot of time and energy investigating the truth and eventually found a key person."

After he finished speaking, Jethro came out accompanied by two bodyguards.

This was Jethro's first time at this kind of event, but he didn't feel out of place at all. Instead, he was fullof smiles as he greeted everyone who looked at him.

Lloyd's voice continued to ring out. "Miss McKinney once took my deceased wife's belongings and toldme that they belonged to her mother. Well, this is the father who raised her. Whether or not MissMcKinney's mother was my deceased wife, he is the only one who knows what the truth is."

Freddie, who was in front of the stage, whispered, "Seems like he's going to make Jethro say that thebelongings and what you said are fake so that he can kick you out of the Crossleys."

"Looks like it," Leanna replied.

Standing not far away with a walking stick in his hand, Mr. Jackson looked at the scene with a solemnexpression.

"Even I am curious just what is going on," Lloyd added again. "But before the truth is revealed, I amgoing to make another announcement. No matter what the result is, I will hand over the entire Crossley

Group to Leanna regardless of who my biological daughter is."

The audience was immediately in an uproar as they got into fervent discussions after hearing hiswords.

Lloyd's move was definitely cutthroat and well-planned. As long as he bribed Leanna's gambler of afather ahead of time, even if Leanna was his biological daughter, the Crossley Group would end upfalling into Georgina's hands. Not only would Leanna get nothing, but her reputation would also take ahit.

However, it was still confusing for some if that was all. If Leanna was his biological daughter, then whatwas his purpose for doing this? Could it be that he had developed fatherly love for her after he raisedher for decades, despite her being someone else's daughter? Did he not care about the formalitiesbecause his fake daughter was more important to him than his biological one?

If they traced back, it would seem that Leanna fabricated everything about her biological mother andher belongings because she coveted the Crossleys' wealth. She would have her complete defeat andfall from grace here tonight.

Everyone was now clear about who was behind Leanna—Lloyd was completely planning to make anenemy out of the Pearson Group.

No matter what, any decision he made felt inconceivable to people.

Just as everyone was expecting to hear something, Jethro walked up to Lloyd and rubbed his handstogether. Glancing at the audience, he finally said with a smile, "I didn't expect that I would ever be able

to deal with so many rich people... Oops, I went off-topic. Mr… Mr. Crossley here came to me todayjust to ask me what happened twenty years ago. He wants to know whether Leanna is my daughter orhis daughter. But geez, is there even a need to ask that? I raised my good daughter till she's all grownand beautiful. Obviously, she's my daughter."

Jethro paused to look at the different expressions of everyone in the audience, and he instantly felt thathe was the center of attention. He had never been prouder than this and presently, he straightened hisback and chuckled. "But unfortunately, she's not my biological daughter."

He then began to reminisce about what seemed to be a sad memory for him. "I remember it was a darkand windy night when I came home to a mother and daughter lying next to some grass. I rescued themout of kindness then. I wanted to call the police for help in looking for their family, but the woman saidthat bad people were looking for them and she wouldn't let me call the police. As such, I had no choicebut to let them stay and provide them with the best."

Someone in the audience raised a question. "Leroy Crossley died in an explosion and Mr. Lloyd wokeup after being in a coma for three months. There were reports in the newspapers at the time. Why didthey seemingly disappear instead of returning to the Crossley Residence after that?"

The smile on Jethro's face became even more distorted as he replied, "What do you think could be thereason? Of course, it's because she and I started having feelings as time went by! She was reluctant togo back."

"Bullsh*t!"

"Why don't you replace out if that was 'bullsh*t' by asking around? She also gave birth to our son. My sonis a provincial champ—"

"Shut your trap!" A woman's cold voice rang out.

No one had noticed it, but Leanna was now in front of Jethro.

The man only looked at her and tried to get on her good side. "My dear daughter, I didn't raise you invain after all. I would have sent you back to your real home if I had known your biological father is suchan important person. I wouldn't have made you suffer with us."

Leanna proceeded to ignore him and look at Lloyd. "You got the answer you want, Mr. Crossley. Whylet him stay?"

That immediately put an unsatisfied frown on Jethro's face. "How can you talk to me like that? I didraise you for years, my daughter. Are you not going to care about your poor dad just because you'vefound your rich dad?"

At the same time, Lloyd raised his hand to signal for someone to take Jethro away.

The latter kept complaining the whole way out, but he didn't stay back either.

He was soon out of the crowd, leaving the hall deadly silent.

No one expected to hear him admit that Leanna was the real daughter of the Crossley Family.

Does… Lloyd's words earlier still count?

Just when everyone was busy guessing, Lloyd got their attention again. "I feel regretful and ashamed

about what happened back then. If I had spent more energy looking for Sandra and Leanna, thingswouldn't have turned out this way. Leanna wouldn't have had to suffer for so many years out there aswell."

Seeing the cold smile and look in Leanna's eyes, he continued, "I won't go back on what I said earlier.To make up for my regrets of these years, I will hand over the entire company to Leanna and let herhandle it. I will never intervene in anything about the Crossley Group after Leanna takes over.”

There was a commotion as soon as he uttered those words.

The crowd couldn't believe how different things were from what they imagined.

Lloyd was just about to leave the stage when Leanna commented in a calm voice, "There is somethingI would like to talk to you about, Mr. Crossley."

"You should change the way you address me, Leanna. Let's talk it out after we leave the stage. I wantto have a nice chat with you."

Leanna smiled at that. "No need to trouble ourselves. Let's have a nice chat here. I'm sure everyone iscurious about what I'm about to ask you."

Standing there, Lloyd pulled his eyebrows together into a frown but only for a brief moment. "Askaway," he offered.

"Since my mother and I went missing together, where exactly does Miss Crossley come into thepicture? I was seven then. Are you trying to say that you got the wrong person, Mr. Crossley?"