Even After Death

The Fordham family was in the throes of havoc, and Jacqueline was growing anxious.

Although there was no definite evidence to prove David's identity, the Fordhams were convinced that he wasn't Douglas’ son.

Many questions were raised regarding David's side of the family.

Jacqueline and Deborah's initial plan was to make this the last generation of the Fordham family.

That way, they could inherit most of the family business, which was worth a lot of money! No matter how well the Fordhams treated Jacqueline, she was supposed to marry someone in the end.

From there, all she would gain was wedding gifts, which she would bring to the Procter family anyway.

Once she got married, she would become a man’s belonging.

Jacqueline didn't do it solely to avenge Deborah.

The main reason was for herself.

Compared to Deborah, who was blinded by love, Jacqueline was way smarter.

Jacqueline knew that love was the most unreliable thing in the world.

Only materials could provide her with the sense of security she needed.

Deborah claimed that she was Jacqueline's mother, but Jacqueline found out the truth about her identity a long time ago.

How could Deborah accept another man when she was so helplessly in love with David? In truth, Jacqueline’s biological parents were a pair of couple living deep in the mountains.

They wanted to strangle her to death and bury her because the family had never liked having daughters.

But they couldn't bring themselves to do that, so they threw her into the mountains.

She happened to be found by Deborah, who was on the run.

That was when she started to form a revenge plan. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

After finding out about her identity, Jacqueline became more hard-working.

She felt grateful to Deborah for saving her out of the mountains.

Although she was never bright, she could make up for it by putting in much more effort.

The Fordham family possessed an abundance of resources, and Jacqueline was taught by the greatest teachers.

She was able to spend her childhood peacefully.

Then, worry caught up to her because she wasn't very pretty.

She was afraid that someone might find out about her true identity because of her looks.

Hence, she started getting fixes during her teen years, when she wasn't fully mature yet.

It was fine that she didn't have a good figure.

That could be overcome with regular exercise.

In addition to her title as Ms.Fordham, her disciplined life shone through, and she became the epitome of excellence to others.

She was aware that there was a big gap for her to fill in to be on par with the Fordhams.

They were born talented, but it took her years to be on par with them.

Jacqueline was able to come this far by putting in so much more effort than the people around her.

Yet, fate fooled her right when she was one step closer to taking over the Fordham family.

The anxiety was too much for her to take in that she couldn't sleep.

She also received news that the headquarters were under attack.

Deborah was seriously injured and taken away.

She hadn't regained consciousness until now.

"Ms.Jacqueline, you have to leave! The Fordham family is not safe anymore.It's all Begonia's fault! She betrayed us!"

Leia? Jacqueline wasn't the slightest bit surprised.

She knew that Leia's biggest weakness was Avery.

Avery must've sought help from Leia.

Fortunately, Jacqueline had a backup plan.

She didn't tell Leia about the murders in the Fordham family and didn't entrust the secret to Leia.

All Leia knew was the grudge Jacqueline held against Olivia and not Olivia's true identity.

Jacqueline was going to make her last ditch effort before the truth came to light.

She still couldn't bring herself to give up on everything when she was only one step away from it! She had to take more shares with her before leaving.

“I know.I'll be careful.Go into hiding and don't get caught.I'll meet you guys soon."

Despite the promise, Jacqueline cut contact with them one-sidedly.

Leia wasn't aware of Jacqueline's relationship with Deborah because Jacqueline always disguised herself before going to Toxic Hive.

As long as Olivia's true identity wasn't revealed, Jacqueline still had a chance.

Jacqueline contacted Avery.

"Avery, it's me.”