Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei
Chapter 3672

Chapter 3672

Clarissa’s body trembled as she realized that saving Kathryn was the key to keeping their family’sfuture secure. Holden pointed to Kathryn as she walked toward them and said, “Look, isn’t that our daughter? Andthat’s Mr. Fraser, the assistant you arranged for her. The one inside must be fake. There’s no Mr.Fraser with her in there. I wondered why I hadn’t seen him all day.” He felt deceived. The fake Kathryn had acted so convincingly that even he, her father, didn’t notice. “Mom,” Kathryn said as she approached, standing in front of Clarissa. “I told you, I’m your daughter,and I’ll face whatever comes with you. No matter the outcome, I’ll stand by your side. Don’t try tosend me away again—I won’t leave. ‘Escape’ isn’t in my vocabulary.” Clarissa was so furious that her face turned pale. She raised her hand as if to slap Kathryn, butwhen Kathryn didn’t flinch, she froze, leaving her hand in midair. “You… you really are my stubborn daughter!” Clarissa said through gritted teeth. “Why did I givebirth to someone like you? You’ll drive me to an early grave, cutting years off my life!” Kathryn had closed her eyes, bracing for the slap that never came. When she opened them, shesaid calmly, “Mom, I know you’re doing this for me, but I can’t accept it. We have to face theconsequences, whatever they may be. If we’re wrong, we should own up to it. If we’ve beenwronged, we need to clear our names. Running away won’t solve anything.” Clarissa was speechless. Furious, she stormed back into the house, walking upstairs to her studyand locking the door. Holden finally realized that the Kathryn inside was indeed fake—a stand-in Clarissa had arranged toprotect their real daughter. Clarissa had gone to great lengths to save Kathryn, even deceiving herown family. The revelation left Holden feeling cold. “Dad, what’s going on with Mom? Who’s real and who’s fake?” Marco asked, confused. Without warning, Holden slapped Marco, then did the same to his other two sons, leaving themstunned. Afterward, he yelled, “Get out! All of you, get out of this mansion! I don’t want to see you tonight, or

I’ll cut you off completely!” Marco and his brothers stood there, shocked and confused, not understanding why they were beingpunished. Kathryn, still calm, said, “Dad, if you’re afraid, take my brothers and leave. This is the Farrell family’sissue, a feud between two generations. You don’t carry the Farrell name, so you don’t need to beinvolved. No one will blame you for walking away.” As Kathryn moved to enter the house, the butler rushed over and stopped her. “Miss, they’re here. Audrey and her people just arrived. There are so many cars— they’ve blockedthe whole road.”