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“Ms. Alyssa, Mr. Walsh, I hope I didn’t interrupt anything.” Sean started having fantasies when he saw their flushed faces.
“That’s fine. Let’s talk.” Jeremy went on one knee in front of Alyssa and slowly buttoned her shirt to avoid accidental exposure.
“Ms. Alyssa, just like you predicted, Betty went for a health checkup at the hospital. We got our hands on her blood sample and ran DNA tests on it twice¡ªonce in Mosgravia and once in Solana City just to be sure.” Taking a deep breath, Sean handed them the report with a loaded look. “The DNA result shows that Betty Walsh is unrelated to Javier Walsh.”
“What?”
“Is that true?”
Jeremy and Alyssa exclaimed at the same time¡ªone looking astonished, and the other agitated.
Sean gulped. He was parched from rushing all the way here. “It’s true! To prevent anyone from tampering with the result, I made Dr. Lovelace perform the DNA test in Mosgravia. The DNA test in Solana City was carried out in one of the Taylor family’s hospitals. I even monitored the entire process!”
Jeremy’s lashes cast a shadow under his eyes. He repeatedly read the outrageous and wicked results printed on the report. It clearly said that Betty was not related to Javier.
Alyssa soon calmed down after all the agitation. The report had confirmed her longtime skepticism. She had started questioning Betty’s bloodline from Betty’s personality, character, and looks. Now, the truth had finally been revealed.
“Sean, did Julien say anything to you when you requested the DNA test?”
“Oh, he did.” Sean looked amused. “He asked me if any one of Mr. Winston’s wives was pregnant and if Winston was the one requesting the DNA test out of skepticism. He even vowed to carry the secret to his grave!”
Alyssa was dumbfounded at Julien’s hilarious response. There was no way Julien would carry the secret to his grave. He was simply craving for some juicy gossip.
“Sean, don’t let anyone else hear about this.”
Sean scratched his head with a troubled look. “Uh… Mr. Jonah knew about Betty’s DNA result because Dr. Lovelace immediately updated him.”
Feeling exasperated, Alyssa relented. “Fine. They’re a couple anyway, so it’s fine. Do not let anyone apart from Jonah and Julien learn about the results. Got it?”
Sean quickly nodded.
At that moment, she sensed a threatening air. When she looked up, she found a scarily furious look in Jeremy’s eyes.
She questioned him in a softer tone, “Jeremy, are you alright?”
Jeremy gently tossed the crumpled report onto the table with vacant eyes. “I’m fine. Just thought the entire situation laughable.
“Lyse, for a moment, I thought of my mom. I remembered the day when a heavily pregnant Sophia Kirkman showed up at our home. All the memories flashed across my mind.”
Feeling sorry for Jeremy, she clutched his cold hand firmly. “I know how you feel. I understand you.
“My dad asked for a DNA test the day after Sophia gave birth to Betty. The test confirmed that she was his daughter. Looking back, I believe that Sophia had made the necessary preparations. It was way easier to forge a DNA report back in the day compared to today.”
Sean shared Jeremy’s heartache. He, too, hated Sophia to the bone, even when she was dead.
“That’s true. The move wasn’t that surprising, coming from an evil woman who was determined to marry into wealth and get out of poverty.
“I’m just surprised that Javier had never suspected Sophia and Betty once, after years of living with a daughter who did not resemble him at all.” Her expression was clouded with disbelief. “I occasionally heard Winston and Jonah mentioning your dad when I was younger. Javier was a very capable man, and his business strategies were nothing short of epic.
“Sophia was nothing more than a vixen, pulling shoddy tricks to take advantage of him. How could he have never suspected her of anything?”
“When Sophia showed up, Dad and Grandpa were at the height of a war in the company. The more Grandpa disapproved of Sophia, the more Dad wanted to marry her. Not to mention he and my mom were having relationship troubles at that time. Sophia took her chance to ruin their marriage.
“Besides, Dad was extremely arrogant. It helped that Sophia was meek and subservient around him. He truly believed that a woman of Sophia’s humble origins would never have the courage to harm a man of his superior social standing.”
Jeremy lowered his gaze. His deep, magnetic voice was tinged with sarcasm. “There’s another possibility ¡ªmy dad might have been deeply in love with Sophia. If he was even oblivious to the fact that Sophia killed my mom, how would he ever think of running a paternity test?”
An oppressive silence descended on the wine cellar.
“Hah. To be honest…” Alyssa smirked. “…I’d rather Javier loved Sophia. Only then would his world be crushed when he learned the truth. He’d lose everything that he believed in.”
“I always wished for my dad to be in love with Mom, even if just a little. I couldn’t stand the thought of my mom giving all her love to a man who didn’t care for her.” Jeremy put on a relieved smile. “But now, I’d rather he never loved her. He doesn’t deserve the privilege of loving her.”
Alyssa stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the corner of his lips. She purred, “Your love is all that matters to me.”
He placed a hand on the small of his waist and returned the kiss. He’d respond to her at any time, anywhere.
“How do you plan to use this crucial information?” Sean inquired.
At the same time, Jeremy’s phone buzzed.
“Hello, Xavier.”
“I have bad news, Mr. Walsh! Our men lost track of Betty!”
“Why can’t you even handle a minor task? Do you not want your bonus?” Jeremy scowled.
Alyssa kept her composure. “Xavier, calm down. Take your time.”
“After Betty left the hospital, my men had been tailing her. They saw her dragged into a white Bentley, and she stayed in that car for quite a while.”
Alyssa felt her heart sank at that information. She was plagued by unease.
Jeremy demanded. “Where did she go in that car?”
“She didn’t go anywhere. After a while, they sent her back to her rental. She did not step out of the house for three days after that¡ªnot even taking out the trash.
“By then, our men realized something was off. They broke into her place and found her missing. She didn’t even pack her bags.”
Alyssa questioned, “How about her passport and identity card?”
“She didn’t take them with her at all. She literally vanished into thin air!” Xavier grew emotional and worried. “I had people stationed at the airport to monitor her movements. She had no money and no identification. Where on earth could she have gone? She couldn’t have illegally crossed borders, could she?”
“Xavier, you must have jotted down the carplate information of the white Bentley. Please send it to me. I’ll get Jonah to run that plate in Mosgravia.” Holding Jeremy’s hand firmly, she surmised, “Things might be more complicated than they seem. Someone’s telling Betty what to do and help her escape.
“Jeremy, we need to be vigilant in Solana City in the next few days. I worry that she might return!”
He tightened his grip on her fingers. “She’ll only land herself in trouble if she comes home!”
“Maybe not this time.” She analyzed with trepidation, “The person backing her must be powerful. They had sent her back to Solana City without needing a passport and without anyone knowing.
“Think carefully. Who else in Mosgravia would have the power and willingness to help Betty?”
Jeremy furrowed his brows. A gleam flashed across his eyes. When he looked at Alyssa, she had blurted out, “Could it be Justin?”
He squeezed her hand. He, too, shared the same opinion.
“Ms. Alyssa, could it be Jamiper’s doing? He’s totally capable of doing so,” Sean suggested another suspect.
Alyssa shook her head softly. “Sean, think carefully. Jamiper is smart enough to know we’re monitoring Betty 24/7 in Mosgravia. We’ve seen through his tricks. Even if he wanted to help Betty, he wouldn’t have done it openly.
“I believe whoever’s helping Betty was confident that we wouldn’t get anything on them because we were unfamiliar with them. Jameson is not likely a suspect precisely because of this.
“That’s why I suspect Justin’s involvement. I don’t know his ulterior motive, but I can’t think of anyone else with his capabilities.”
“If I were Justin, I wouldn’t have helped Betty. Firstly, I do not have any sibling relationship with her. There’s no point in inviting trouble. Besides, Justin benefitted from Sophia and Betty falling out of favor.
“Fewer family members means less competition for power.” Jeremy closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm down. “But I think your analysis makes sense too.
“Anyway, if this is Justin’s doing, we can’t do much about it. All we can do is stop Betty and interrogate her before we take our next step.”
Alyssa pressed her lips in frustration. Similar to Jeremy, she refused to think of Justin as the vile Jameson ¡ªespecially when Justin was Jeremy’s brother and savior.
Jeremy’s life had been fraught with pain and disappointment thus far. Alyssa could only hope that Justin wouldn’t betray Jeremy’s trust.
Penelope and Zoe showed up at the hospital the next day with expensive gifts. The atmosphere in Preston’s room was frigid and tense. Preston lay against the headboard and glared at the mother and daughter with resentment.
Zoe stared at his empty right sleeve. The horrific sight made her sweat all over.
“Penny, did you raise a son or a beast? He’s a ruthless, ungrateful scoundrel!” Crying, Sylvia threw herself at Penelope and grabbed the latter’s collar as if starting a fight. “Preston is Landon’s uncle! Why would Landon badly injure him over a minor conflict? He might as well as kill him!”
Zoe was too stunned to defend her mother from Sylvia’s attack. Penelope, who hailed from a distinguished family, had never faced such chaos. Looking disheveled, she cried frantically, “I… I… Landon…”
“I don’t care! Landon needs to explain himself, or we’ll be sure to make his presidency difficult!” Sylvia was great at kicking up a fuss. She cried, wailed, and accused Penelope and Zoe as though she was a concerned wife when all the while, she and Preston had a lukewarm marriage.
“Enough! Shut up!” Cornelius finally broke his silence and bellowed at Sylvia, which effectively shut her up.
