The attempted bribe also spurred Samantha to deny Moira access to the child, William. Samantha took the money, agreed to lie to Oliver, and moved to Central City, but she never cashed Moira's check. Moira explained that "from one mother to another", she wanted both their children to have the best possible future and felt this was the right way. After a thorough investigation confirmed the child was indeed Oliver's, Moira believed this revelation could potentially ruin her son's life, so she went behind his back and made a compromise Moira paid Samantha $2 million to tell Oliver she had a miscarriage and return to Central City to raise the baby in secret, away from the Queen family. In 2005, Oliver got a girl, Samantha Clayton, pregnant. Oliver tells his mother that he made a girl pregnant. When Oliver started dating Laurel, Moira was supportive of their relationship. Moira became acquainted with the Lance family through Oliver and Tommy's friendship with Laurel and Sara Lance. When Malcolm left Starling City after Rebecca's death, Moira and Robert took in Tommy Merlyn, whom they raised as their own son. The affair was brief, but it resulted in the conception of Moira's second child and only daughter, Thea, who was born on January 21, 1995. In her anger and frustration, Moira cheated on Robert with Malcolm shortly after Rebecca's death, though he was still grieving over his wife. Robert was frequently unfaithful and cheated on Moira with multiple women, such as Isabel Rochev and Kazumi Adachi. At some point, Moira also met and became close friends with Malcolm Merlyn, Walter Steele, and Frank Chen. She was good friends with Rebecca Merlyn, Jessica Danforth, and Jean Loring. She later met and married Robert Queen, and on (at age 21), Moira gave birth to their son, Oliver. Moira Dearden was born in 1964 in Starling City and raised in an affluent family of great wealth and prestige.
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