Chapter 451: A Child Born Out of Wedlock

Chapter 451: Chapter 451: A Child Born Out of Wedlock

"Okay." Renee nodded. "I’ll talk to May again."

Shepherd was glad he was wearing a mask and sunglasses so the audience wouldn’t see how distraught and panicked he was.

Although he’d claimed it was impossible for his girlfriend to have a daughter, he had been watching Renee’s stream for so long and had never seen her be wrong.

So, there was a high probability that Bella really was Sophie’s daughter.

"May," Renee called softly. "Why do you say Bella is Sophie’s daughter? Doesn’t she call Sophie ’big sister’?"

"That’s right!" May stared at the human on the screen, her furry face full of seriousness. "Bella doesn’t know she’s Sophie’s daughter. The adults told her to call her ’big sister,’ so she does."

"I see." Renee nodded and asked, "Then what about Bella’s father? Where did he go?"

[YES, YES, YES, getting to the good part!]

[Hehe, I live for this gossip.]

May tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Bella’s father... I’ve never seen Bella’s father!"

"Why haven’t you seen him?"

"Because Sophie didn’t marry Bella’s father."

"Then why did she have Bella if they weren’t married?"

[She had a child out of wedlock?]

[Well, at least it’s his first marriage.]

[Security Guard Bro is gonna have a dizzy spell after hearing this...]

May said, a little smugly, "You’re asking the right cat! If you asked any other cat, they probably wouldn’t know about this!"

Renee had been quite serious, but the cat’s words made her laugh. "Yes, of course. It had to be our May-cat—clever, brave, and worldly-wise."

"Hehe," May purred, happy with the praise.

Renee: "So, can you tell me why Sophie had Bella before she was married?"

"Of course!" May said slowly. "Back then, Sophie was still in college..."

Sophie dated a rich heir in college and got pregnant in her junior year.

The heir was just playing around with her. When he heard she was pregnant, he immediately broke up with her and transferred her some money to get an abortion.

Sophie refused to break up. At the time, she believed that if she had the baby, she could force the heir to marry her.

In her senior year, while everyone around her was busy with job interviews, grad school exams, or civil service exams, Sophie secretly gave birth, hiding it from everyone.

She gave birth to Bella, thinking she could now live the carefree life of a wealthy young madam.

But when she tried to contact the heir, news suddenly broke that his family’s company had gone bankrupt.

The heir’s father was imprisoned for political reasons, and the heir himself fled the country in disgrace.

All of Sophie’s hopes were shattered.

Bella went from being Sophie’s ticket into a wealthy family to being her burden.

She had no choice but to take Bella home and have her parents bail her out.

From then on, her daughter became her sister.

Only Sophie and her parents knew the truth. To the outside world, Bella was the daughter Sophie’s parents had adopted in their middle age.

"And, of course, May knows too," the cat said mysteriously. "But Sophie and her mom and dad don’t know that I know!"

"May is amazing," Renee praised, then briefly recounted what the cat had said. "Shepherd, that’s the situation."

[OMG, Sophie’s scheme is blowing my mind!]

[Good heavens, when I was in college, I had to ask my parents before buying anything slightly expensive, and she just decided to have a baby on her own...]

[We’re talking about having a kid, not raising a cat or a dog. Sophie is way too bold.]

[Actually, Sophie just has bad luck. If the heir’s family hadn’t gone bankrupt, her gamble would have paid off.]

Shepherd clutched his phone, silent.

He couldn’t accept that the girlfriend he cherished so dearly was such a vain and materialistic person.

She didn’t have a child out of love, but for money, to trap a man.

[Is Security Guard Bro okay?]

[I don’t think he’s doing too well.]

Seeing the comments, Renee also spoke up. "Shepherd, are you listening?"

Shepherd’s voice was heavy. "Host, I heard. Thank you. I’ll go talk to Sophie and get a clear answer."

Renee nodded. "Okay."

"Thank you," Shepherd said again, then disconnected from the stream.

[Security Guard Bro has it so rough.]

[It’s rare to see a guy get scammed, especially one this handsome.]

[Finding out before the wedding isn’t so bad. Wishing Security Guard Bro a happy breakup in advance.]

[Happy Breakup!!!]

Renee looked at the comments, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

[Sigh, a fellow man in misery. Stay strong, bro.]

[Ultraman Bro??? I remember you! You like wearing a mask just like Security Guard Bro. Are all guys who wear masks so unlucky in love?]

"Diego? Did you break up with your girlfriend?" Renee remembered Diego, too. His girlfriend had another boyfriend.

[Hahaha, the host remembers him!]

[Renee is my spokesperson! She always asks what I want to know~]

[It’s... a bit of a long story...]

Renee knew that many viewers wanted to hear the follow-up, so she said with a smile, "Diego, why don’t you connect to the stream and tell us? I’m sure everyone will listen patiently."

[That’s right, that’s right, we’re all very concerned about you!]

[Connect! Connect!]

Soon, "It’s Diego, Not Tiego" connected to the stream.

Perhaps because the audience had said that guys who wear masks are unlucky in love, Diego wasn’t wearing a mask this time.

[He’s that handsome and his girlfriend still cheated on him???]

[That face is on another level. He kind of looks like my bias...]

Diego and Shepherd were two different types of men. Diego had eyes like a fawn’s, with clean, beautiful double eyelids, not a single extra crease.

He had a high-bridged nose with a perfectly upturned tip, and his lips were a standard M-shape, a healthy, blood-red color.

He looked a bit like a pushover.

Perhaps because he wasn’t wearing a mask, Diego looked a little unnatural facing the camera, his cheeks tinged with a light blush. "Hello, Host. Hello, everyone. We meet again."

Renee’s lips curved into a light smile. "We meet again, Diego. You can take your time. We have plenty of patience to hear you out."

With that, she picked up her cup and took a sip of water.

[Yeah, yeah, Ultraman Bro, take your time.]

[But I hope you’re not too much of a doormat, or you’ll just be wasting our time!]

Diego pursed his lips, suddenly hesitant. "I... Maybe I should put my mask back on. I’m a little nervous."

Renee gave a slight nod. "Whatever you’re comfortable with."

[Ultraman Bro, you’re so handsome! Be more confident!]

[Don’t be nervous, we’re all friends here (let’s see those abs).]

"I don’t think I can talk without a mask," Diego said, his face growing redder as he fumbled to put his mask on.

He let out a small sigh of relief. "This is much better."

A flicker of amusement crossed Renee’s eyes. "So, are you ready to talk now?"

"Yes," Diego said. "That day, I spent the whole night crying under my blanket, unable to understand why she would leave me."