Chapter 2825
Mrs.Hughes frowned when she saw Thomas storm in, then instinctively hid behind her husband's back.
She peeked at him tentatively and asked, "What does Denise have to do with your daughter
disappearing?"
Myr.Hughes furrowed his brow, glanced at the guards who stood behind Thomas, then forced out a wry
smile.
"That's right.There must've been a misunderstanding, Mr.Howard."
"Misunderstanding?"
Thomas scoffed, took out his phone, pulled up the news of Tina and Dan being arrested, and tossed
his phone to Mr.and Mrs.Hughes.
"Tina's been arrested, and since Denise has always been her loyal partner-in-crime, there can't bea
misunderstanding!"
The color drained from Mr.and Mrs.Hughes' faces.
The two of them exchanged glances and then picked up the phone.
A photo of Tina in handcuffs stared back at them.
Thomas was telling the truth; Tina and Dan had been arrested for murder.
Mrs.Hughes fell silent, her mind spinning at high speed.
More than 20 years ago, they had chosen to adopt a child out of their guilt for abandoning Luke.
When Denise grew up to be a charming little lady, they decided to marry her off for social relations to
aid their family's rise to power.
The Howard family was the only people who were worth their time and effort in doing this.
Therefore, Denise's sole mission was to get married into the Howard family and become their
daughter-in- law.
However, due to Mr.and Mrs.Hughes' distaste for Dan, they decided Thomas would be a better target
and thus brainwashed Denise into thinking he was the love of her life and coerced her into plotting with
Tina.
With Tina arrested and Denise gone without a trace, there was no point trying to protect her anymore,
considering her and Tina's plan had failed miserably.
It was far more important to get on Thomas' good side in times like this.
At the thought of this, Mrs.Hughes curled her lips into a smile and batted her lashes innocently at
Thomas.
"You probably don't know this, Mr.Howard, but Denise isn't our biological daughter at all— we adopted
her many years ago, and thus, what she does outside of this house has nothing to do with our family at
all, and even until now, we're looking for her as well.
"If you find her, please let us know—she's gotten into a lot of trouble that we want her to take
accountability for."
Thomas could not help frowning when he heard this.He turned to glance at Yannie with a look of
disbelief.
Yannie, too, was surprised by this.
"Is that true? Denise isn't your biological daughter?"
Thomas asked solemnly.
"Of course it's true!"
Mrs.Hughes almost leaped out of her chair.
"We still keep the documents of her adoption upstairs! What she does has nothing to do with this family
at all! If you don't believe me, I'll show you the adoption papers right now!"
Thomas furrowed his brow and waved his hand in dismissal.
"There's no need."
He did not need confirmation for this.
"Well, if Denise ever returns, please get in touch with me as soon as possible—it's urgent."
With that, he grabbed hold of Yannie's hand and left.
"The Hughes family is...certainly heartless,"
Yannie could not help lamenting as soon as they left the house.
Denise had lived with them for more than two decades.
Even if they had adopted her, this did not dismiss their relationship.
"I can't believe you're surprised by this." Thomas sneered.
"If they were heartless enough to abandon Luke when he was a baby, what's to say they wouldn't do
the same for Denise?"
With that, he turned to glance at her and added, "By the way, what were you saying to Luna on the
phone?"
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