"Why the urge to kill?" Zayn questioned in shock. "What is going on?"
Jombo didn't say a word further.
All he did was gesture to the bodyguards, who approached Carla. "Ms. Wigston, please."
"Insolence! Stand down!" Zayn barked.
"Do you want me to kill her?"
Jombo had lost his patience while his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Zayn knitted his eyebrows as he had never seen such a reaction from Jombo over the last twenty years. The last time he acted this way was during his father's death. Jombo's fearsome gaze looked as if he wanted to kill all those that were responsible.
"Benard…" Zayn ordered, "take her to the holding room and wait for me there."
"Right away." Benard approached Carla respectfully, "Ms. Wigston, please."
At that moment, Carla's heart was in turmoil as she held onto Zayn's hand, unwilling to let go. Looking at him with a distraught expression, she was worried that he would abandon her.
"Don't worry." Zayn squeezed her hand and gently comforted, "No matter what happens, I won't leave you. Now, go to the holding room and wait for me."
"Mmm-hmm." Having been reassured by his promise, Carla bowed at Jombo before leaving with Benard.
"The wedding is now annulled. The children can stay while their mom has to go. This is my final act of mercy, " Jombo declared outright.
"Grandpa, you…"
"There is nothing you can say that will change my mind." Jombo squashed any intention of Zayn's to do so. He added angrily, "Unless your father can rise from the dead and come back to me, that woman will never be allowed to be part of the Giblo family!"
"What did you say?" Zayn was stunned. "What has this got anything to do with father?"
"She is the daughter of your father's murderer. Isn't that enough?"
Jombo handed Zayn the picture.
Zayn stood stunned and took a long while to regain his composure. "What are you babbling about? How is that possible?"
"See for yourself." Jombo gestured for Thompson to hand over the documents and photo to Zayn.
Zayn was blown away by what he saw. He responded frantically, "This is impossible. It must be Solara who fabricated it."
"Can you not tell if the picture has been doctored?" Jombo sneered in return. "Stop lying to yourself. She is Elina's daughter. Her mother caused the death of your father while the Liergers are our family's enemies. How can you marry her? Do you want your parents to roll in their graves? Or do you want Giblo Group to be taken over by the Lierger Corporation?"
Furrowing his eyebrows, Zayn held onto the documents in silence.
He refused to accept the truth and felt that there must have been a mistake somewhere. There just had to be.
"I have decided to spare her life on the account of the children. That is the greatest mercy I can grant her." Jombo gritted his teeth while trying his best to rein in his anger. "Or else, I would have ordered her to be torn apart just for having the same face as Elina."
"Mr. Giblo, please calm down, " Layon carefully advised. He then reminded, "I'm afraid we have to cover this matter up. If the Liergers find out…"
Jombo was suddenly shaken and quickly ordered Thompson, "Lock down all information with regards to the wedding. Make sure that no videos or pictures are leaked."
"Right away." Thompson went about it immediately.
"Don't you see?" Jombo ranted, "Have you thought about the consequences if the Lierger family finds out about her identity? We may still be able to keep it under wraps for now. But what about the future? Are you going to cover up her face for eternity? Also, what if they discover that the three children belong to their family…"
Jombo was outraged just by thinking about it. "No, we definitely cannot allow them to find out!"
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