Se connecterCHAPTER 98THE COST OF FINDING THE TRUTHThe hospital staff was already waiting for Natasha at the counter, with a sealed brown envelope on a metal tray."Please sign here," the man said as he pushed the envelope toward her.Natasha took a deep breath as she held the envelope in her hands.She did not open it in the lab. Instead, she walked outside, got into her car, locked all four doors, and sat there with the envelope on her knees for almost five minutes, listening to her own breathing.Then she slid her thumb under the flap and tore it open.The paper inside was thin and white, filled with tables and numbers she did not understand. However, at the bottom, inside a bold box, was one short line written in black letters. It was the doctor's final comment, and she understood it very well."Chance that Mr. Smith is the biological father of the female person: 99.99%. Chance that Mr. Adrian Smith is her full brother: 99.98%."Natasha stared at the words until they stopped looking like wo
CHAPTER 97A SMART MOVENatasha let out a deep sigh of relief as she settled into the driver's seat of her car."Finally. I'm halfway there," she said to herself, her face bright with a smile as she looked at the hair and cup she had collected from Mr. Smith.But getting Adrian's sample would be harder, because Adrian did not trust her at all.She waited until the afternoon, when she knew he would definitely be in his office, and she walked into the reception with a thick envelope in her hand. Two secretaries tried to stop her, but she told them in a clear voice that she had come to make a payment ordered by the court, and none of them dared to argue.Adrian was sitting behind his big desk with a cup of coffee beside him when the knock came."Come in," he said.The moment she entered and their eyes met, he quickly looked back at the open file on his table."What brought you here?""I... Good afternoon, Mr. Adrian.""You have two minutes." Adrian cut her off, his voice firm and cold."
CHAPTER 96DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR TRUTHAs Natasha returned home that night, she was too tired to join her family at the dining table for dinner, so she went straight to her room and locked the door."Lopez, I'm beginning to fear our daughter. I'm afraid she's hiding something from both of us," Mrs. Lopez said as she watched Natasha climb the stairs."I told you this before, but you wouldn't believe me. I knew she was up to something a long time ago," Mr. Lopez replied."I'm sorry for doubting you, honey. I never knew it was this serious. I only began to suspect her when I noticed she hardly looked me in the eyes like she used to. Natasha has become very quiet, Lopez. Please do something. I'm afraid of losing my daughter," she said, her voice trembling and her eyes close to tears.Mr. Lopez stretched his hand across the table and held hers gently. "Trust me, Carina, there is absolutely nothing she can do. I made sure the adoption was a clean job. Besides that, I've asked my men to
CHAPTER 95FROM ENEMIES TO FAMILY "Sit down, Adrian. I am not here to fight or cause a scene," Mr. Smith said, his eyes scanning the room slowly: the portraits on the wall, the flowers, the bright morning light coming through the big windows, and finally Flora, who had gone as stiff as a statue while she wrapped her arms around her son, who was already looking scared. "Good morning, Mrs. Smith," the old man greeted.He said the title slowly and carefully, as if he was still trying to see if it suited her.'Did he just call me Mrs. Smith?' Flora thought inwardly."Good morning, sir," Flora replied, but her voice was barely above a whisper."I read the newspapers," the old man said and lowered himself into the nearest chair with a small grunt. "I read that some well-respected business moguls are smuggling goods. I also read something about threats, and about the man who is blaming others after his ships sank.""And I heard that someone has been trailing Dan at school." His eyes turned
CHAPTER 94PROTECTING HIS ENEMY'S CHILD"Enough about Flora, Debby!""Do not tell me to be quiet!" Debby reacted angrily. "That woman is making us look like criminals in front of the whole city, and you are sitting there like..." She stopped because her handbag had slipped from her shoulder and her phone had fallen out onto the hard tiles. The screen lit up as it hit the floor.Richard looked down, and instantly, something shifted in him.On the screen was a photograph of a small boy in a blue school uniform, laughing, with a bag on his shoulder. Beneath the picture was a message, still unsent, that read: "Next time, the car will not just be parked."Debby began to tremble as she saw his eyes focused on the screen, but she managed to keep a strong face to conceal her fear. She quickly bent down to pick it up, but before her hand reached it, Richard had already picked it up. When he straightened, his tone had changed completely, and his dark eyes rolled over the woman before him, from
CHAPTER 93A MORE DANGEROUS WAY TO REVENGE BACKFlora felt the ground tilt under her feet. Adrian stepped up behind her and wrapped his hand over her shoulders."You did exactly the right thing, son," he said, kneeling down to Dan's height. "From now on, you will have a new friend who walks with you to school. His name is Mr. Carter, and he is very big and very funny. Is that okay?""A bodyguard?" Dan's eyes widened with excitement. "Like in the movies?""Exactly like in the movies."Dan grinned, and for that moment, Adrian grinned back. But when the little boy turned to wave goodbye to his friends, Adrian's smile faded gradually, and the look in his eyes made even the driver look away. He had never seen his master look as devastated as he looked today.That night, after Dan finally fell asleep with Mr. Carter sitting outside his door, Flora stood at the window of her bedroom with her arms wrapped around herself. Looking down at the street, she saw that everywhere was dark and empty,
CHAPTER 5THE LEAST EXPECTED"I've once lost everything to you, Richard, I won't let your presence in this town torment my existence anymore." Flora mumbled to herself as the taxi drove past Wilson's building when she headed for work in the morning."Isn't Miss Blake aware that she is supposed to b
CHAPTER 4THIRSTY FOR REVENGE "You're right. There's absolutely nothing I can do ." Flora nodded in affirmation. She raised her eyebrows slowly, blood cursing through her body as her heart slammed against her ribs.She looked at Debby with utter disgust.So, all this while, Richard has been sleepi
CHAPTER 3IT WAS ALL A SET UPFlora widened her eyes as her body trembled in fear. She gazed at the man who just returned to his couch and was seated comfortably, lazily flicking his cigarette as if nothing happened.She shook her head. She still can't believe that this was the same man that had pr
CHAPTER 2DIVORCE WITHOUT A PENNY A divorce?Flora's face turned pale and colourless. Her mind was taken aback at the colourful and most talked about wedding they just had last month.Uncontrollable tears began to stream down the corners of her eyes."No Richard, please listen to me. We can fix t







