Seducing The Ice Queen

Both James Faye and Samuel Faye were shocked at this and stared in horror at what Alice said. Once they had done the DNA Test which had shown that there was no blood relationship between him and Alice had become clear, both of them had been infuriated but also pleased because on consulting the lawyer, they had already learned that if they showed grievance that James and his father had been duped by his dead wife then they could show find a way to reverse the will or at least make Alice Faye give up the controlling shares of the company to James Faye. The only reason they had waited so long was because of Grandmother Ye. Both men understood that only if Grandmother Ye was on their side would they have a hundred percent success rate. And to make Grandma Ye co operate with them, they needed to make her believe that Alice had been a part of the deception and had long been aware of this betrayal by Qin Jia- her mother. But they had not even considered that Qin Jia might also not be Alice's biological mother.

Finally, it was Samual who asked, " Stop talking in circles and tell us the truth."

"The truth? The truth is very simple, Samual Faye. When my mother was pregnant, Mr. James Faye was too busy with you and your mother to pay any attention to her. Thus she had a daughter who was still born. Your grandfather had witnessed the depression my mother was spiraling into because of his son and thus instead of  telling his daughter in law that she had lost a child, he simply placed a little girl in her arms. He then proceeded to legally adopt the child and both you and her signed the documents without being the wiser. My grandfather would have taken this secret to the grave but then he discovered your duplicity and he decided to let me know. You see, he was worried that if you had tried to make me a drug addict knowing I was your biological daughter then God forbid, if you were to find out that I was not related to you by blood. he was the one who brought me into the family and thus he ensured that I would be safe. You can try as much as you want but Elder Faye made sure that you would not be able to get to me."

"You!" James Faye glared hatefully at the woman in front of him and had to suppress the urge to kill her! He had hated Alice for a long time but now, he hated her even more. This woman had conspired with Qin Jia and his own father to cheat him! He had sacrificed so much just for this company only to be thrown aside like this! And now, this truth! No wonder this woman had been so ruthless in casting him aside. After all she had not recognized him as her father.

Standing up, he pointed a finger at Alice and gritted out," I will not let you sit on that chair longer! I will take back what is mine and you Alice, you will crawl back into the gu**er from where my father picked you and brought you."

As James Faye stomped out of the office in fury, Samual remained seated observing her with narrowed eyes. He was having trouble believing that Alice Faye was not his father's daughter. It was not very visible but he could see similarities between the brows and the forehead. He had trouble believing that Grandfather Faye had just found a baby that looked so similar to his father. Another possibility struck him as he stared at the woman. Was Alice Faye the old man's illegitimate child? That would mean that she was his father's half sister.. Dam* it! If they had known something like this, he would have asked the doctors to check the DNA for that also. Getting another sample from her would be too difficult..

His thoughts were interrupted by Alice's droll voice as she asked," What? Are you unhappy that your perversion of trying to sleep with your half sister that year failed? Or do you still have something to say to me Samual? Because if you don't then please don't waste my time and get out of here."

Casting a deep look in her direction, Samual too walked out of the office. Alice closed her eyes and sighed in relief when the father-son duo had finally walked out. Ximin, who had been standing in the room inconspicuously, brought a cup of coffee and placed it in front of Alice. 

Looking up gratefully for the reprieve, Alice picked it up and took a sip before almost spitting it out as Ximin questioned, "Why did you change the DNA samples and what is this about you not being blood related  to James Faye? The only reason those adoption papers were drawn up was because you are not blood related to Mrs Faye Jia. But you are the biological daughter of James Faye.."

Alice closed her eyes and leaned against the mug. "Ximin..I am tired. Already.. I am tired of everything! From James Faye being ruthless and backstabbing and then hiding all that under the guise of being my kind father. Of Samual trying to sabotage me at every turn. I am only in my early twenties! And to me the woman called Qin Jia will always be my mother like she was until the day she died.. I don't know who my biological mother is and I have no interest in finding out. And I don't want James Faye to know that my mother loved that bast*** so much that she even accepted his daughter with another woman. He never deserved my mother's love. People my age are still studying, struggling to make a career, finding themselves, dating, getting married, out partying with friends while I am fighting this cut throat battle. The only way to force them into a corner is to make them take off their masks in front of everyone. To make them remove their façade of civility. "

Ximin smiled a big smile and sat on the seat that had just been vacated by James Faye and stared at Alice with shiny eyes. "So, the ice queen Alice Faye wants to start dating, eh? Is this about the handsome and cool, K? I had no idea that a guy could make you want to give up on your long term goal of making James Faye miserable."

Even though Ximin used a teasing tone, Alice detected the undercurrent of sarcasm in it and said coolly," You are mistaken Ximin. I have no intention of giving up my goal. I just don't want to spend my life taking the revenge. I'd rather already be done with it so that I can move on. And I don't mean that I want to date. I have no intention of getting into meaningless relationships.. I simply want to go back to my own self whose only wish now is to be a small cafe owner and live peacefully."