Lies and Weddings

In 2013, Thomas is summoned to meet Rene on his private island. He is confused when Rene mentions that Dr. George Tong (the father of Thomas and Henry) helped him. Thomas also notices a photo of Faye Wang (his wife and Eden’s mother) mysteriously displayed in Rene’s room.

In Venice, Arabella receives a package from Rosina, who has been working with a team of private detectives. She also meets with Eden, who has come to Venice to attend Beatrice’s wedding. Arabella tries to pressure Eden into accepting the proposal from Luis Felipe, implying that Eden is selfish for refusing to help the Gresham family. Finally, Arabella confronts Eden with the news that Eden is not the biological daughter of Thomas Tong. Rosina’s investigators have uncovered the fact that Mary Gao secretly moved to Canada, where she gave birth to Eden. When Mary and Thomas later got married, he changed Eden’s name and created a new birth certificate for her. Eden’s biological father is actually Henry Tong, whom Arabella labels “ a gambler, a reprobate, an addict” (725).

Arabella threatens to blackmail Eden with this information unless the younger woman agrees to marry Luis. Eden angrily refuses and storms off.