Ethan's sharp eyes locked onto her, his expressionless face questioning, "When did you find out that Alexander is your son? Who told you? This matter, aside from the Steele family and Samantha, no one else knows. How did you find out?"
"I, I... I... I..." Suzy's eyes quickly betrayed a hint of panic. Stammering for a while, she couldn't come up with a reasonable excuse.
She couldn't say that she had known about this for a long time.
Ethan continued pressing, "Since you claim not to know he is your son, then why did you receive an anonymous call? What were the kidnappers' intentions? Why did Samantha kidnap Alexander instead of directly killing him? Samantha has direct evidence of not being present, and you don't."
Suzy defended, "She kidnapped Alexander as a ruse, of course to gain benefits from him."
"Is that so?" Ethan raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips. "Suzy, do you really think I am a fool?"
Suzy looked down guiltily. "I, I didn't..."
Ethan stared at her coldly, saying each word distinctly, "Although all the evidence seems to point to Samantha, there are loopholes everywhere. I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't admit it, I will terminate all cooperation with the Miller Group. Believe it or not, within three days, I can make the Miller Group disappear completely from this country."
Hearing this, Suzy urgently looked at Ethan. "No, you can't do this... I bore two sons for you. My father is the grandfather of Noah and Alexander. You can't forget my kindness..."
Anna frowned, displeased, wanting to say something for Suzy.
A glance from Ethan silenced her immediately.
"I've said I'll give you one chance! It depends on whether you'll cherish it." Ethan's handsome face turned cold and mysterious, his deep pupils flashing an unreadable chill.
Suzy bit her lower lip unwillingly.
She had meticulously planned everything, hoping to sow discord between Samantha, Alexander, and Ethan.
Given Ethan's ruthless methods, he wouldn't spare anyone who took away his son.
This way, she could use Ethan to kill Samantha and successfully take Alexander away.
She thought the plan was flawless.
Unexpectedly, Ethan was determined to protect Samantha, using his power to pressure her.
Ethan signaled to Jade.
Jade immediately had the two men dragged out.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, Ethan's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Jade, did you find Suzy's whereabouts as I instructed?"
Jade nodded and handed a folder to Ethan.
"Here are the whereabouts of Miss Suzy for the past week. Time is limited, so I'll need another day to provide you with her movements over the past month."
Suzy's face turned deathly pale. Her lips trembled with shock.
Ethan's sharp eyes stared at her without wavering, his handsome face cold and stern. "Still not talking? Do I have to expose you publicly?"
Suzy deflated like a balloon, slumping to the ground with shoulders hunched.
"It was me. I found Tiger and I ordered him to kidnap Alexander..."
This answer was within Ethan's expectations.
He didn't show much surprise.
Though Samantha had guessed the answer earlier, hearing it confirmed from her own mouth left her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Suzy, you're too cruel. Alexander is your biological son, and yet you... you actually harmed him..."
Even more shocked than Samantha, both Anna and Liam wore expressions of astonishment.
Anna, disappointed, was more infuriated. She took steps forward, ready to kick Suzy in the chest.
"You despicable person, how dare you deceive me."
Suzy's chest was sore from the kick, and her face was covered in a cold sweat.
She endured the pain, crawled up, and clung to Ethan's legs, tearfully pleading, “Ethan, things aren't like this! At first, I didn't know Alexander was my son. Seeing Samantha always trying to seduce you, I got angry and arranged for someone to deal with Alexander. Later, when I found out that Alexander looked exactly like Noah, I changed my mind.”
“I originally planned to stage a fake abduction to win Alexander's affection, to make him like me, his biological mother. I never thought... I never thought things would turn out like this. Ethan, believe me, if I had known in advance that Alexander was my son, I would never have treated him this way.”
Her words were seamless, seemingly without any flaws.
Samantha, however, felt something off but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Ethan looked at her coldly, his deep eyes unreadable, revealing no trace of his true emotions.
Having been deceived by her once, Anna no longer dared to easily trust her.
"Why did you target her son if you're mad at Samantha?"
Suzy lowered her head, her shoulders shaking as she cried.
“I... I didn't dare to harm her. I was afraid Ethan would be angry. I thought if her son died, she would definitely be sad, and then she wouldn't be in the mood to seduce Ethan. I had no idea that Alexander was my son. When the kidnapper sent me a photo of Alexander, I realized he looked exactly like Noah.”
After saying this, fearing they might not believe her, she took out her phone and showed them the photo.
The photo showed Alexander tied up, a cloth in his mouth, eyes closed, in a state of unconsciousness.
This photo was sent to her by the kidnappers to confirm his identity after Alexander was abducted.
Fortunately, she hadn't had the chance to delete it yet.
Anna asked again, "Fine! Even if what you said is true, why did you hide the fact that you initially gave birth to twins?"
Suzy suddenly looked up, excitedly saying, "I really didn't know I had twins. When I was pregnant, I had an unexpected premature delivery. I was in a coma throughout the entire surgery. When I woke up, there was only one child beside me. The doctor told me that the other child had died. Back then, they even showed me the deceased child. For these four years, I thought the other child had died long ago. I didn't dare to tell Ethan about it, fearing that you would blame me for not protecting my child."
After saying this, she couldn't help but cry in sorrow.
However, Samantha couldn't help but frown.
"You're lying. Back then, you were not pregnant with twins; it was a single pregnancy."
She was the one pregnant with twins.
Back then, she and Suzy were pregnant almost simultaneously.
The father of her unborn child was unknown.
She had always thought that Suzy's child belonged to her boyfriend, only to find out that it was Ethan's.
During the initial check-ups, they went through the pregnancy together.
As the months passed, her belly was three times larger than Suzy's.
She knew better than anyone else that Suzy was pregnant with a single child.
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