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Rebecca returned home with the precious stone. Both nannies were surprised to see her so early, as was Cooper Hill, the butler of Carter Manor.
Everyone was thinking about where Patrick and Debra had gone.
However, Cooper was quickly drawn to the box that Rebecca was holding in her arms. Seeing that it was quite heavy, he hurried over to help Rebecca carry it into the house.
“Thank you, Cooper,” Rebecca said with a smile as Cooper set the box down in the living room.
“No problem,” Cooper replied with a smile.
“Ms. Carter, why did you come back so early? Do you miss the babies?” Cooper asked to lighten the mood, seeing how awkward Rebecca must be on her own.
Rebecca shook her head. “No, something happened, and Dad and Mom should be back shortly.”
She never expected to meet Janet here. However, considering what Janet got, she was feeling pretty good.
Rebecca missed the babies already and turned to hug her children, as it had been almost a whole day since she had last seen them.
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nanny carefully handed Lily to her.
Rebecca held Lily and coaxed her for a while, and before long, there was a noise outside. It was Patrick and Debra returning.
As soon as they entered, Debra looked towards Rebecca and the others.
Debra smiled, walked in from the outside, and reached out to take Lily from Rebecca’s arms.
Rebecca had held Lily for a while, and her arm was getting a bit sore. Seeing Debra wanting to take her baby, she willingly handed Lily over.
When Lily saw her beautiful grandmother, her eyes blinked, and she then actively reached out to want Debra to hold her.
“What bad luck. We ran into that bitch Janet there. Otherwise, we could have played all day!” Debra grumbled as she held Lily, unable to restrain herself from complaining to Rebecca.
Rebecca found it amusing. “Maybe it was just a coincidence. Never mind, we have plenty of time in the future, and we’ll always be together.”
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She reunited with Patrick and Debra, and she was only twenty–six years old. She had a long life ahead of her.
Thinking about it, Debra agreed that what she said was correct, and she happily nodded. “Exactly, we have time and will always be happy together.”
They stayed in their hometown for two days. On the third day, after the bracelets and pendants were ready, they took a helicopter back to Maeloria.
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The journey there and back was somewhat tiring, but as they traveled by helicopter, this novel experience made Rebecca and the two nannies feel that being cooped up for a whole day wasn’t so bad after all. They were all excited.
However, on the evening they returned to Maeloria, Paul asked Patrick and Debra to go to the study. Avoiding Rebecca, he told them a big secret.
“Debra, Patrick, I have something very important to tell you. Look at this!” Paul said nervously, taking a document out of his pocket and handing it to Patrick and Debra.
Both Patrick and Debra were stunned. They looked at the document, which was a paternity test report.
[Tested: Theodore Edwards and Arthur Edwards. Results: The DNA mismatch between the samples was rather high, indicating a lack of blood relation.]
“What does this mean?” Patrick blurted out, looking at Paul.
Paul was gloating, “The Edwards couple, or I should say Theodore’s grandparents, they’ve been caring about the child Janet gave birth to, haven’t they?
“Yesterday, while Janet was out of the house, they managed to bribe Janet’s nanny and take some blood from the child for a paternity test with Theodore.
“You all know, don’t you? If there is no marriage certificate, Theodore needs a paternity test to claim custody of the illegitimate child.
“That’s what they were planning. They wanted to secretly get all the paperwork ready, and then, while Janet was away, they would transfer custody of the child to Theodore.”
Debra panicked. “That bitch, I mean Janet, she’s always been dreaming of marrying Theodore, isn’t she?
“Her kid already has the last name Edwards, so why isn’t she rushing to have the child recognized? Why do those two need to do such sneaky things?”
Patrick laughed sarcastically. “Right, that’s the reason. Janet dreams of marrying Theodore, but what about those two old farts?
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“They don’t want Janet to marry Theodore!
“They may love the child, but they think very little of Janet.
“Janet knows that they just want the child, not her. So, for the past few months, Janet has been using the child as a bargaining chip in their negotiations.
“Janet’s only condition is to marry Theodore, and on the day they register their marriage, she will let Theodore become the child’s guardian, too.”
Patrick spat and cursed, “What a dog–eat–dog show!”
Paul laughed and quickly continued, “Janet should be out these days. They couldn’t wait any longer, so they secretly did the paternity test while Janet was away. Then, they wanted to find a lawyer to gain custody.
“But who would have thought? The paternity test results showed that Janet’s child is not Theodore’s!” Paul said, almost laughing.
Debra smiled delightedly and cursed, “Two bad guys! Serves them right!”
“Oh right, I talked to Adrian about this, and Adrian told us to keep it a secret and not to tell Becky,” Paul reminded them cautiously again.
Debra and Patrick were dumbfounded upon hearing this. “What do you mean?”
Paul couldn’t help but complain, “You two really gave birth to a good son! Patrick, Adrian’s cunning and deceitful nature is too similar to yours. He really deserves to be your son.”
Debra and Patrick looked at each other.
Paul thought for a moment and then continued, “Didn’t Adrian say he didn’t recommend that Becky sue Theodore for divorce? I find it strange, too. Even though the marriage law doesn’t explicitly state infidelity as a serious fault within the marriage, Theodore has an illegitimate child. If we gather evidence and let Becky initiate the divorce, we might actually have a chance of winning, right?”
“And guess what?
“Turns out Adrian started secretly investigating the day after we reunited with Becky. He gathered a lot of evidence, but none of it could prove that Theodore was cheating on Janet.
“The most important thing is that Adrian got the nurse at the delivery room to collect a sample of the baby’s blood right after its birth and quietly had a paternity test done with Theodore.”
Debra was shocked. “So Adrian already knew that Janet’s child wasn’t Theodore’s?”