The following day, in Gavin's apartment.

After waking up, she found that she was sore all over.

Of course, it was not the kind of soreness caused by "bed exercise".

Yesterday, after she and Gavin both calmed down, they hugged each other in a strange and difficult position and slept together for the whole night. The soreness now was the sequela of her sleeping position.

Wendy struggled to adjust her position with difficulty. Looking at Gavin, who was in a deep sleep, she slightly and uncontrollably raised the corner of her mouth.

She was very grateful to Gavin, and also she... loved him even more.

In such a chaotic situation yesterday, she had been ready to give herself to Gavin, but he still didn't take the last step.

In the final analysis, Gavin was still reluctant to hurt her because he loved her.

Wendy felt so sweet, as if her heart was covered with a layer of honey early in the morning.

She secretly kissed Gavin's face and then checked the time, only to find that it was almost nine o'clock. When she unlocked the screen lock of her mobile phone, a notice from X suddenly popped up.

"Gavin's and Wendy's mother is holding a press conference, in the live broadcast (link)."

Wendy once thought that she had an illusion. She rubbed her eyes hard and clicked on the link to the live broadcast. Sure enough, she saw Dolly.

Dolly was situated in the reception hall on the second floor of Lambert Group Media Co. .

She sat seriously behind the podium and said word by word, "That's all. Gavin and Wendy are not related by blood. Their love is neither against any ethics nor laws. The summons of the court will soon be sent to the one who spread the news that my son and my adopted daughter were illegally in love with each other."

The reporter off the stage raised his hand and asked, "Mrs. Su, this matter has been exposed for three days. Why didn't you show up to clarify it until now?"

Dolly straightened up and looked sharp and cold. "The two kids didn't want me to worry about them, so they didn't tell me about it. I just heard of it from their friends, so I came back from Australia yesterday afternoon."

The reporter was about to ask more questions when Dolly announced that the press conference was over. Then, she was out of the live camera under the escort of the security guards.

The live broadcast was over. Wendy's mobile phone screen darkened, and the screen got locked automatically.

Wendy was in a daze. She felt as if she was also locked, unable to react in time.

Dolly had already come back to Arlington, but why didn't she come to find her and Gavin?

Also, what did she mean by "my adopted daughter"?

She was not her daughter, and she was not related to Gavin by blood, right?

Wendy shivered all over as if she had just woken up from a dream. She replayed the whole process of Dolly's press conference with trembling hands.

The video clearly showed that Dolly presented some adoption papers to all media, on which it was written clearly that she had been adopted by Dolly and Conor when she was one and a half years old.

In other words, she was really not Dolly's and Conor's biological daughter.

Next, it was Dolly's speech.

Dolly harshly denied all the rumors on the Internet about the incestuous relationship between her and Gavin.

She pointed out coldly. "Recently, all the attacks against my son and my adopted daughter on the Internet are a kind of malicious harm. I hope that the netizens who have been misled can delete your comments. But as for those who have lots of fans and are paid for spreading the rumors, it's useless. As their mother, I will definitely sue you."

Wendy replayed the part of Dolly's presenting the adoption papers several times. She was finally sure that there was no blood relationship between her and Dolly as well as Conor.

She put down her phone, with her tears falling down drop by drop.

It turned out that she was the real orphan, and also Gavin was not her brother.

However, how could she have been an orphan? Why did Dolly keep hiding it from her?

After she was 18 years old, she had the right to know her family background. Why didn't Dolly mention that she had been adopted?

Gavin was woken up by the noise. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Wendy crying in his arms.

He held Wendy and wiped the tears from her face with the back of his hand. He frowned and asked softly, "What happened?"

Wendy didn't say anything but simply buried her face in Gavin's chest. Gradually, she couldn't help crying out.

In the past three days, no matter how harsh the public opinion was, Wendy had always been optimistic and never cried.

But at this moment, she burst into tears.

Gavin held Wendy even tighter and kept comforting her. "What's going on? Tell me. I'll handle it."

"Mom is back." Wendy cried while saying intermittently, "But, she said that she was not my mom... Gavin, I don't know what happened..."

It was easy to misunderstand Wendy's words as Dolly didn't recognize her as her daughter.

However, if Dolly really came to see Wendy, there was no reason for Gavin's unawareness of it.

Gavin suddenly thought of something. He took the phone and was overwhelmed by the reports.

Just after the press conference held by Dolly ended, the official media, one after another, pointed out that Wendy had been adopted by Dolly and her husband. She was not related to Gavin by blood, so strictly speaking, the relationship between Gavin and Wendy couldn't be considered to be incestuous.

So, Wendy meant that she was not Dolly's biological daughter.

"Wendy was adopted by Dolly?"

"Wendy, don't cry." It took Gavin a long time to react. He sat up with Wendy in his arms. "Let's ask what's going on first."

Wendy looked at Gavin with tears in her eyes, like a lost person staring at the spotlight.

Gavin kissed Wendy gently and said, "Don't be afraid. No matter what's going on, I will not leave you."

He understood what Wendy was feeling now.

When Dolly told him that he was her son, he also felt that the entire world had changed. He even suspected that everything he had experienced since he was a child was just a long dream.

Wendy should also have the same suspicion now.

In the past twenty years, she had always thought of herself as the biological daughter of Dolly and Conor. However, in just a few seconds, she had become an adopted orphan.

Their lives seemed to have been exchanged.

With Gavin's comfort, Wendy gradually calmed down. After washing up and changing her clothes, Dolly called and asked them to go to Joanne's house.

"Let's go together." Gavin held Wendy's hand tightly. "Don't be afraid. No matter what happens next, I'll be by your side."

Wendy nodded and didn't seem to be scared anymore. She went to Prime Villas with Gavin.

Simon had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as the white Land Rover stopped, he went over and opened the door beside the passenger seat. Gavin took the wheelchair from the trunk and put Wendy on it.

"Gavin, Miss Moore, just go in." Simon said, "Mr. Scott, Miss Norris, and Mrs. Su have all arrived."

Wendy looked at him and asked him for help in a low voice, "Simon..."

"Don't worry." Simon saw through Wendy's mind at a glance and smiled. "They are all chatting and laughing inside."

Wendy let out a sigh of relief and looked back at Gavin behind her. "Let's go in."

Gavin pushed Wendy into the house. Just as Simon said, everyone had arrived, but the atmosphere was surprisingly relaxing. Dolly even was in a good mood and was playing with Aiden and Romy.

Joanne had sharp eyes and found Gavin and Wendy first. She walked over with a smile and said, "Come in. Aunt has something to tell you."

Gavin nodded gently and pushed Wendy toward the living room.

Wendy couldn't stop her eyes from turning red as soon as she saw Dolly. She lowered her head and burst into tears. She apologized in a low voice, "Mom, I'm sorry."

Dolly walked over and stroked Wendy's right hand. She wore a look of worry and asked, "Does the wound still hurt?"

Wendy shook her head. "Not anymore."

Dolly stood up, looked at Gavin and Wendy, and said, "You don't need to apologize to me. On the contrary, I'm the one who should apologize. If I had confessed Wendy's family background earlier, you would have been together long ago. Also, you wouldn't have had to experience what happened in the past three days. Now, I should tell you the truth."

Wendy looked at Dolly in surprise, both looking forward to and fearing what she would say next.

She hoped that Dolly could prove that she was not Gavin's sister so that they could be together with Gavin openly.

However, she was afraid that everything she was familiar with would be changed.

Dolly handed Wendy some papers and said, "Wendy, I'm sorry. Your father and I are just a nominal couple."

"After Gavin's father died accidentally, my brother wanted to use Gavin to threaten me and force me to return to China and have a business marriage with an old man. I had no choice. At the same time, your father happened to need a wife in name. So we reached an agreement that he would pay off my debt and take me out of Steven's sphere of influence to live in Australia, and that I had to be his wife in name."

"Wendy, for so many years, your father and I are just friends."

Wendy could understand Dolly's words, but in a trance, she felt that every word Dolly had said was strange and distant.

In her impression, although Dolly and Conor had lived together for decades, they had never quarreled with each other. They treated each other politely in their daily lives, and they even often said thanks to each other.

However, she had always heard from her classmates that their parents had quarreled again. From time to time, she could even hear the news of her classmate's parents' divorce.

At that time, she was secretly glad that her parents were getting along with each other. They didn't even quarrel with each other, let alone divorce.

Now, she finally understood why Dolly and Conor had never quarreled with each other. Because they were just friends and partners in their lives.

Even so, there was still one thing that Wendy couldn't understand.

"Since you and Dad are just a nominal couple, why did you adopt me? According to the law, at the age of 18, I have the right to know my family background. But why didn't you tell me that I was adopted?"

Dolly wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. After thinking about it for a long time, she finally decided to tell Wendy her family background.