Chapter 186: Guardian
Author: Iwaswiththestars
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DOLLIE MEDIVIEN is an illegitimate child. The daughter of a poor maid which Cielo impregnated as Helena went to another country for a business meeting. Helena and Ethan wanted Cielo to do something about it—to abort the child in specific—but Cielo refused.

“She may be an illegitimate child, but the child she is carrying is still mine. Who knows if she got the intelligence I have in the corporate world?” Cielo asked, his tone authoritative. “I know how to spot talents even if a person is still young. Ethan got it, but not all. And Ava? She’s good for nothing.”

“How can you tell that to your daughter?!” Helena asked, her voice laced with disbelief.

“Why? Is it bad to tell the truth now?” Cielo retorted in a condescending manner. “I’m not looking at things as their father, but as the CEO of the Medivien Corporation. I need to take risks, and this is one of them.”

That was the reason why Dollie was born into this world. Right from her birth, there were so many rumors circulating about her
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