Chapter 480: The Attorney Explained Helplessly

“This can’t be true! Vanessa would never write this! There must be some error… Look into it immediately!”

“But… I’ve already verified the handwriting. It’s unmistakably Vanessa’s. The document even carries her fingerprints,” the attorney explained helplessly.

What more evidence could they possibly need?

Logan entered at that precise moment. “There’s no need for further investigation. Sienna is your biological daughter. Years ago, Vanessa’s birth mother and Helena gave birth in the same hospital. Her mother was dying after delivering Vanessa. To secure a better future for her child, that woman secretly switched the babies. She took the true heiress, Sienna, and abandoned her in a trash bin. That’s how Vanessa became the Bennett heiress. This is why your heart ached when you found the baby in the bin. This is why you always treated that foundling better than Vanessa.”

Helena felt as if struck by lightning. Her pupils dilated in shock. It was true—her heart had wrenched at the sight of little Sienna in that bin. She had always favored the child she rescued over Vanessa. But was that really enough to believe Sienna was her actual daughter? It sounded absurd. Everyone in the hospital room was stunned into silence. Sienna—Helena’s real daughter? Vanessa was just a swapped imposter? It was too dramatic to believe. It felt like a plot from a soap opera.

Logan handed over a DNA report. “The day after you exiled Sienna five years ago, she asked me to collect strands of your hair for a DNA test outside Kingsport. She tried calling everyone to come home, but all her calls were blocked.

“This new DNA test was conducted yesterday using Sienna and Caleb’s blood. She always intended to show you, but never got the chance.”

Helena, Philip, Henry, and the others crowded around to read the report. The results were clear: Sienna was undeniably the true Bennett heiress. She and Caleb shared the same mother. The first test might have been done at a hospital outside Kingsport, but Kingsport Medical Center was owned by the Harrington Global. No matter how powerful Sienna was, she could never have bribed Harrington staff…

“So… Sienna is actually my cousin?” Sophia murmured, still dazed.

“It does make sense, though,” Gregory added. “Vanessa ran off with the money because she knew she wasn’t a real Bennett. She wanted to destroy the entire family.”

Logan laughed mockingly. “Oh, it’s much worse than that. Vanessa discovered the truth when she was eight. First, she manipulated Caleb and Sienna, rendering them useless. She planned to seize every share of the family fortune. Five years ago, during Sienna’s engagement party, she overheard Vanessa conspiring with Derek. That’s why they pushed her down the stairs! Vanessa has been a demon lurking in the shadows since she was eight, plotting against all of you. And you treated her like royalty! How utterly hilarious.”

His scornful words echoed through the room. Helena’s body jolted violently. Overwhelmed, her blood pressure spiked. She collapsed to the floor, unconscious. Philip quickly lifted her onto an empty bed. The room descended into chaos again. Henry trembled, urgently gesturing to Logan. “Hurry, find Sienna… Bring her back…!”

“It’s too late, Father,” Philip muttered, his voice thick with regret. Each word felt like a punch to his gut.