Capítulo 17: The Identity Of The Mysterious Woman

While Jacob was once again lost in thought, the other two men had moved on to a different topic, one which intrigued them the most.

"So who do you think she really is?" Lance wiggled his brows while questioning the friend in their group who had the most experience when it came to women.

'Well, second if we consider him as well.' He corrected himself while glancing at the unconscious figure on the bed before reverting his attention to his other friend.

By now they had pretty much declared that the woman whom President Lin accompanied to the hospital this late in the night was pregnant and this matter was something that stoic man was connected closely to.

Therefore, it was only natural for them to direct their combined intellectual resources to now figure out the missing pieces of this puzzle they had come across.

The identity of the mysterious pregnant woman had thus become their latest topic of discussion.

Boston was seen rubbing his chin as though he was in deep thought, trying to recall if he had met someone like the woman they had observed from afar earlier.

'She was a little short but her figure wasn't too bad.' He appraised while reminiscing how that woman looked from the back.

Considering the fact that she was able to snag the man who had remained a bachelor until he reached thirty, Boston wondered just how stunning her appearance from the front must have been.

Having been around beautiful people all his life, Boston was unfazed by most who could be qualified as attractive by the general public.

His work which was heavily focused on the entertainment industry also resulted in him becoming immune to most pretty faces as there was always someone better-looking than the one he had seen before.

Nevertheless, he was known for having a keen eye for spotting both talents and looks.

Therefore, he was sure that he would have recognized her had he met her before.

Since he could not recall coming across this figure in the past, it only meant that she wasn't someone he was familiar with.

"She doesn't seem to be from the entertainment industry." He announced his findings once his train of thought had come to an end.

Hearing this response, Lance first rolled his eyes before turning to look at his friend whose mind was always filled with showbiz and nothing else all day long.

"Sheesh! You think everyone is just dying to join your industry?" He scoffed mockingly at Boston who in response glared right back.

However, Lance had no time to care about this retaliation as he too had formed a theory of his own.

One which he felt made more sense than what Boston had worked upon until now.

"Doesn't the Lin family have a daughter?" He thought out loud, ignoring the sullen look that had now formed on his friend's face.

This question led Boston to stop leering at Lance and ponder over these words.

Since he was already sure that this woman wasn't from the entertainment industry, there was a possibility that what Lance was implying could be true.

After all, who in their circle did not know that the Lin family had a secretive second child as well?

Many had been curious but until this date, the Lin family had never officially announced the identity of this second child to the public.

So in the eyes of the unsuspecting common citizens, there was only one child of the Lin family, Christopher Lin, who was now the President of their family business.

However, the close-knit upper circle of their city was privy to more information than the rest.

Nevertheless, they too weren't much better as they also only heard bits and pieces about this second child who had appeared out of nowhere in rumors one fine day.

The fact that this second child was a girl and was much younger than the firstborn, Christopher Lin, was all that they had heard about her.

Thanks to the sense of secrecy surrounding the existence of this second child, numerous speculations had emerged surrounding her and her origins.

The first and most popular one being that she was just an illegitimate child brought back by the Head of the Lin family after her birth outside.

While others said that she was an orphan adopted by the Lin couple who failed to have a second child even after trying for many years.

Though they had no evidence to confirm the validity of either statement, many had already bet their money on the first theory being true.

While the Lins might have always been a closed-off and low-profile family who did not let their lives be aired out in the media like many others, everyone in the upper circles knew of the previous scandals revolving around this secluded family.

Even the youngsters had heard about the gossip regarding the older generations of the Lin family.

Around three decades ago, the then Young Master of the Lin family had married the woman of his choice against his elders' wishes and for this insolence, he had been kicked out of the family without any money or other resources.

This incident had gained a large amount of attention back then, especially from the ladies who had set their sights on him but had failed to succeed in time.

Thus they could only enjoy the gossip about the Young Master being kicked out penniless and gloat while thinking that the woman who had married him, most probably for his money, would be regretting her decisions soon enough.

They were also waiting to hear about their failed marriage, hoping to get a second chance with the talented young man even though his reputation had been stained due to that greedy woman's tactless actions.

However, they were bound to wait for much longer as that young man had disappeared without a trace after he separated from his family.

Even gossip about him subsided and people soon began to forget about him and the woman he had married against his father's wishes.

Though that changed a few years later, when he returned, this time with his wife and a child.

To their surprise, the woman did not leave him when he was penniless, instead, she was with him throughout those few years and even gave birth to his child.

This child was the famous President Lin whom everyone now admired.

Whenever the older ladies gathered together, they often reminisced about how President Lin's mother had managed to snag herself a good and rich husband back then.

Recalling that one of the most eligible bachelors of their generation had been snatched away by that woman whose position only solidified after she had given birth to his firstborn always soured their mood right away.

Hence they gloated while thinking of how no news of the birth of another child had been heard after this woman and her son officially entered the Lin family.

Being a reclusive family only made the Lins a bigger topic of gossip, allowing the younger generations to also know what had taken place in the past.

This was how Lance and Boston had heard about the gossip surrounding the Lin family as there were many ladies who discussed this topic at both private and social events.

Only a few years ago did they hear about a daughter from the Lin family, resulting in their imaginations running wild and many theories popping up all around them.

Thus numerous speculations about the sudden appearance of this second child had originated in no time with the strongest and most believable one being that she was the illegitimate daughter of the current head of the family.

President Christopher's father, who was the current head, must have had an affair after realizing that his wife did not conceive and give birth to a second child even after he had waited for so many years.

If having an affair wasn't enough, to make matters more complicated, he brought the fruit of his infidelity back once she was old enough.

The reason for doing so was still debatable with many declaring that it was to raise her as a noble daughter of the Lin family and have her enjoy all the riches that he had amassed in the past.

Such rumors had been spread throughout their social circles and the fact that the Lin family never stepped up to dispel these speculations only made them believe that they had gotten everything right.

Not only did the Lin family never make a public statement to clarify the doubts concerning the legitimacy of this second child but they also did not bother to reveal her identity to the public.

This only led their minds to race in the direction that they deemed to be the right one.

Thus right now, many believed that the current Head had an illegitimate daughter whom he had brought back to be treated as the second child of his Lin family.

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