Chapter 689

Fall Short

“I’m the actual owner of Paradigm Co. because it belongs to the Reed Family, and I’m my father’s only
biological daughter!” A bizarre and pleased smile appeared on Jessica’s face. “You are just an
illegitimate child conceived after your mother cheated with a random man. You’re the last person that has
the right to inherit Paradigm Co.!”

Immediately, the two security guards and Daphne were shocked.

Still, even though the security guards were shocked and wanted to know if Jessica was speaking the
truth or not or if Sonia was the biological daughter of the past chairman, they knew their places as mere
employees.

Even if the gossip was extremely juicy, they had to act as if they hadn’t heard anything and continue on
with their role to not lose their jobs.

On the other hand, Daphne didn’t have much to worry about as she went forward and glared at Jessica
in anger. “What are you babbling about? Chairman Reed is not an illegitimate child!”

Truthfully, she knew Sonia didn’t belong to the Reeds biologically, as Sonia had already told her about it
because she was Sonia’s secretary. Hence, she knew that Sonia was adopted by the previous chairman
instead of being an illegitimate child.

Why is Jessica making outrageous claims here when she doesn’t even know the real situation?

Unbeknownst to Daphne’s thoughts, Jessica looked at Sonia before smiling sinisterly. “I’m babbling?
Why don’t you get Sonia to have a DNA test done if you want to know if I’m telling the truth? If the report
shows that we are not biological sisters, it would mean that Sonia’s mother gave birth to her secretly after
cheating and kept it a secret from our father. Why would he raise her or let her inherit Paradigm Co and
be the chairman if he knew about this? Paradigm Co. is the Reed Family’s family business, and all of it



should belong to me because she’s nothing but an imbecile. How could someone like that climb over the
shoulder of the real young lady of the Reed Family? Sonia, you better return your company’s share back
to me and get out of Paradigm Co.!”

“Haha!” Sonia chuckled before she reached out to pat Jessica’s cheek while staring at her as if she was
a fool. “You’re not wrong. I’m indeed not the Reed Family’s biological daughter, but I wasn’t born
because my mother cheated as well, so if you want to use this to get me to give you the company share,
it won’t be happening.”

“You’re an involved party. It’s obvious that you wouldn’t admit to getting born because your mother
cheated,” Jessica looked up and said disdainfully while Sonia snapped her fingers. “I can’t believe you’re
that much of a fool. Jessica, don’t you know of the inheritance law? Even if I’m an illegitimate child, which
I am not, as long as I’m in the Reed Family’s account, I still have the right to inherit the company, so you
have no right to make me return my share of the company.”

“That’s impossible!” Jessica’s expression changed before she snapped.

Meanwhile, Daphne rolled her eyes at Jessica when she noticed Sonia would not say anything. “Vice
President Reed, what Chairman Reed said is true. The inheritance law remains the same even in other
countries as well. If you don’t believe it, you can always consult a lawyer about it.”

“How is that even possible…” Jessica’s mouth fell open like she had just found out the lie of the century.

“What’s wrong? Are you still in denial?” Sonia’s lips curled up into a smirk. “Well, there is more from
where that came from. You kept mentioning that Paradigm Co. is the Reed Family’s family business, so
only members of the Reeds will be able to inherit it, but that was Paradigm Co. six years ago. Now, it is
no longer a family business.”

“That’s bullsh*t!” Jessica’s face contorted in a twisted manner as she shouted.



“Chairman Reed is not lying.” Daphne adjusted her black rimmed glasses. “Don’t you know that the
previous chairman mortgaged 40 percent of the company’s shares to get his funding? From that moment
onward, Paradigm Co. became a public-owned enterprise instead of a family business.”

“Daphne, she won’t understand what you’re saying, so make it easier for her to understand.” Sonia gave
Daphne a look before bursting into laughter.

“Sure,” Daphne answered before continuing, “Vice President Reed, let’s put it this way. I’m sure you
know that the shares that Chairman Reed is holding right now aren’t inherited from the previous
chairman when you came to Paradigm Co.. The shares that Chairman Reed is currently holding were
brought over by other shareholders with her grandfather and President Lane’s help, so all of them aren’t
the Reeds’ original shares. All of Chairman Reed’s shares belong to her only without regard to whether
she is a Reed, so you have no right to ask for her share, even if you file a lawsuit.”

“Do you finally understand what she’s talking about?” Sonia patted Jessica’s face again. “It’s impossible
for you to snatch my shares away from me using the fact that I’m not a biological daughter of the Reed
Family. It is simply impossible, and you have no chance of succeeding from the very start.”

Jessica’s face went blank after she heard them. Her eyes were filled with confusion as she mumbled to
herself, “How is it… even possible? How did it end up like this?”

When she came strutting over to Sonia’s office confidently, she had figured that she wouldn’t fail this
time.

In fact, she was already plotting how to humiliate Sonia after snatching her shares away from her. No!
How did things end up this way?

“Chairman Reed, I think she had gone mad.” Daphne stared at Jessica’s blank state before she lowered
her voice.



Meanwhile, Sonia retracted her hand from Jessica’s cheek and went back to her desk to get some wet
tissues, and started rubbing her hand before replying nonchalantly, “Wouldn’t she get mad if she can’t
get what she wanted?”

“Well, she’s a fool after all,” Daphne quipped. “If she’s smarter, she would have done her research to see
if she should waste her time to come over to confront you. Instead, she rushed over blindly upon
knowing that you’re not the Reed Family’s biological daughter. Someone with no common knowledge of
the law would never be able to be successful.”

“You’re right.” Sonia smiled for a while before an emotionless expression took over as she ordered, “Get
her out of my office.”

“Yes, Chairman Reed,” the security guards replied before they carried Jessica, who was still in a daze,
out.

Right then, Daphne contemplated for a moment before she spoke up. “I’m leaving, too. I shall remind
them not to put anything out.”

“Alright.” Sonia nodded.

After Daphne left, Sonia sat in her seat again before massaging her temples and sighing as her head
started aching after dealing with Jessica.

Still, she gained something this time because she finally knew how Jessica found out that she wasn’t a
biological daughter of the Reed Family.

Jessica said that she started suspecting my identity of being a part of the Reeds after she found out that
my kidney was compatible with Titus Gray, which meant that Jessica overheard me talking to Taylor in
the hospital since she was admitted to the hospital at that time as well.



Nevertheless, Sonia didn’t expect Jessica to be so cautious and actually suspected her identity after
Jessica found out that her kidney was compatible with Titus’. At least she’s not that dumb.

Still, Sonia had been wondering about why her kidney would be compatible with Titus recently.

Tim had previously mentioned that Titus’ body was different, and he had a rare blood type, so it was
harder for them to find someone compatible.

However, Sonia’s body was actually compatible with Titus.

Isn’t that ironic considering the resentment between the Reeds and Grays?

Sonia chuckled coldly before she went to the corner of her office to grab a broom, as she wanted to
clean up the mess on the ground.

Nevertheless, having a compatible kidney did not bother her. She did not go so far as to think about her
potential relationship with Titus, seeing how her father and Titus were the banes of each other’s
existence twenty years ago. It wasn’t too logical to raise the child of one’s enemy.

Father hated Titus so much, so everything is just a coincidence.






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