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A woman entered the hall in a red velvet gown with a knee-length slit, revealing her snowy-white legs on a pair of high heels. Her stunning long, wavy, and brown hair fell over both sides of her shoulders. Under the illumination of the lights, she looked like a beautiful angel. Every movement of hers exuded a sense of charisma and mystery.
No doubt, she was the most beautiful woman at the banquet tonight.
The majority of the guests were stunned at the sight of the woman.
Her beauty was one of a kind in Canberra.
Nevertheless, the guests soon noticed the resemblance between the woman in the red gown and Melanie. After comparing their looks, they found that Melanie was nowhere near as beautiful as the woman in the red gown.
Bam.
Joel, who was standing on stage, dropped the microphone onto the floor.
He stared at the woman in the red gown in shock. He trembled, on the verge of tearing up. “Cate.”
Melanie then screamed. “Cate, aren’t you dead?”
She was so stupefied that she nearly went mad.
After three years of waiting, she could finally take over Yule Corporation. Yet, a woman who looked exactly like Cate suddenly showed up. Was she seeing things?
Nicola was the first to come to her senses, and she immediately scolded the woman, “What a liar. Security, hurry up and take her away. Don’t let her disrupt our banquet.”
A few security guards quickly walked up to Cate. However, Cate raised her pretty brows a little, and a scornful look appeared on her elegant face. “Mrs. Wicks, it’s been two years since Mr. Yule divorced you. Who are you to give instructions on what to do during Yule Corporation’s important occasion? Am I right, Dad?”
She then fixed her bright eyes on Joel.
Tears rolled down Joel’s cheeks. He gave Nicola an angry glower before he dashed to the security officers. “Don’t you dare touch her.”
With that, he walked down the stage in a flurry.
“Calm down, Brother. Cate died three years ago.” Damien quickly stopped Joel. He did not have a good feeling about this. All his instincts told him that he had to drive this woman away regardless of whether she was the real Cate.
“I can recognize my own daughter.” Joel pushed Damien away with one hand.
As Joel walked closer to the woman, he was even more certain that she was Cate.
“You’re still alive, Cate.” Joel burst into tears.
“Sorry, Dad. Back then, I had to fake my death and leave for reasons I can’t say. Anyway, I’m back now,” Cate said amid her sobs. She approached him and hugged him gently.
“It’s okay. I’m just glad that you’re back. I owe you so much. From now onward, I’ll give you the best of everything.”
All the guests at the venue heard what Joel said.
Then, they began to whisper about it.
“Since when did Joel have an illegitimate daughter?”
“I heard about it three years ago. Joel brought this daughter back from Melbourne to acknowledge her as part of the Yule family.”
“Now that you’ve mentioned it, I can recall it. I heard this illegitimate daughter married Eldest Young Master Lyons after that.”
“Seriously? Is that Cate… Eldest Young Master Lyons’s ex-wife?”
“Yup, she’s the one.”
Everyone secretly shifted their gazes to Shaun.
At this moment, Shaun’s handsome face was cold and dark. His deep-set eyes were grim.
Nobody knew what was on his mind.
All he did was slowly take out a cigarette and lit it. Soon, the smoke obscured his prominent features.
“Dad, don’t let her deceive you.” Melanie suddenly walked to him and said gently, “How can a dead person possibly come back to life? I think she only looks like Cate. She somehow got Cate’s former looks and came to deceive us. What’s more, Cate’s face was disfigured.”
“Exactly, Brother. You still remember how Cate looked back then, don’t you? Even the top aesthetic doctor said that it was impossible to restore her facial appearance. You should be able to recall this, Eldest Young Master Lyons.”
Damien suddenly looked at Shaun, who was seated on the chair.
Shaun flicked the ashes off before he rose to his feet. Then, he walked to Cate with one hand shoved in the pocket of his trousers.
Cate’s smooth face became clearer to him as he moved closer to her.
He realized that over the years, he had always seen her deformed face when he thought about her, so much so that he had forgotten how she originally looked.
Now that he saw her again, he was greeted by a sense of familiarity and amazement.
He had to admit that no one in Canberra was incomparable to her one-of-a-kind beauty.
“Enough, stop asking Shaun. Everyone knows that he has never loved me. Even his assistant understands me better than him.”
Cate smiled before she whispered into Joel’s ear. “Dad, before you got into an accident, you promised to transfer 35 percent of the company’s shares to me.”
With that, the slightest hint of hesitation in Joel’s gaze vanished.
Besides Cate, the only person who knew about this matter was Joel’s most trusted lawyer.
“Okay. You guys can stop asking. I’ve confirmed that she is indeed my biological daughter, Cate,” Joel said with determination.
Melanie began to panic. “Dad, what has she done to bewitch you?”
“I just told Dad our little secret,” Cate said with a grin. “That’s right. The top aesthetic doctor claimed that there was no cure for my face, but that doesn’t mean foreign doctors can’t cure it. With the growth of plastic surgery, I’ve spent the past few years overseas receiving facial treatment. It took me three years to heal.”
Damien said indifferently, “My brother loves his daughter very much, so fooling him is very easy. But the Yule family is a noble family, and we won’t allow any Tom, Dick, or Harry to join us. I think you should take a DNA test.”
“Yes.” Nicola immediately went along with his idea. “Even if she’s the real Cate, she’s still a shameful illegitimate daughter. She has no right to attend such an occasion.”
“Security, send her out.” Melanie directly drove her away.
Given that Melanie was Charlie’s wife and the soon-to-be successor of Yule Corporation, the security officers hesitated for a moment.
“Hurry up. If you don’t kick her out, the Campos and Yule families will blacklist your hotel,” Charlie swiftly instructed.
“Don’t you dare.” In a fit of fury, Joel could not stop coughing.
“Dad, please calm down.” Cate patted her father’s back worriedly before shifting her glance at Damien all of a sudden. “Uncle, you’re still as unfriendly as you were before. I’m also your niece, but you’re so biased toward Melanie.”
Damien looked at her coldly. “Like I said. I’ll admit you’re my brother’s daughter with the DNA test report. Otherwise, I will not believe a word you said.”
“I think it’s not about whether you believe me. You just don’t want me to come back for fear that my presence will threaten Melanie’s.”
She smiled despite the coldness that flashed across her eyes.
“Of course your presence affects my daughter. You’re just an illegitimate daughter, yet you’re hoping to get a share of the Yule Corporation,” Nicola said loudly. “My daughter Melanie has done so much for the company in recent years. It’s there for everyone to see.”
“That’s right.”
Some of the company’s stockholders nodded, and one of them turned to face Old Master Yule. “What do you think?”
The latter frowned. “Melanie does indeed have the capability to be the successor of the Yule Corporation. Joel, finish the announcement about making Melanie the CEO. We need to do a DNA test before determining if this woman is actually Cate.”
“Grandpa, you’ve misunderstood me. I didn’t show up today to compete for the corporation’s successor. I’m only here to reveal the truth — that Melanie is not my father’s birth daughter.”
Cate’s words created an uproar among the audience.