It was your daddy who saved me and my daughter,â Kendra smiled warmly at him, âI am the one who should be grateful to you guys.â
âDonât be too polite,â Timothy replied, but his tone suddenly turned serious, âYou were the one who took me in when I had nowhere to go.â
âI almost made a grave mistake back then. You were almost taken away by human traffickers. I will still feel terrified whenever i thought about that possibility. Think about it, where would you end up if that really happened?â
âThatâs not on you,â Timothy consoled her, âItâs that old hagâs fault. You donât need to put the blame on yourself.â
âYeah,â Kendra nodded, âLuckily, that old hag was in prison now. That human trafficker was caught soon after.â
âThe other kids were saved as well,â fimothy chipped in happily.
âYou are right,â Kendra nodded fervently, âItâs all thanks to your dad, or else, those kids would live a miserable life.â
âYou should just stick with us from now on,â Timothy suggested, âThat way, you and your daughter will never need to suffer again.â
Kendraâs tears trickled down her cheeks once again. She thought that it was such a good idea that she could not stop nodding.
Emmeline came down again after getting a change of clothes.
The triplets all rushed toward her.
âMommy!â
Sun was pouting, âDidnât you tell mé that youâre going to get engaged with Adrien?â
âItâs canceled,â Emmeline replied to him, âI need to find out the truth first.â
âThe truth?â Moon asked curiously, âWhat truth are you talking about?â
âI know what sheâs talking about,â Starâs eyes were sparkling, âMommy must want to find out who is our real daddy.â
âDidnât I tell you that it is Adrien?â
Sun pouted again, âBut Mommy doesnât believe me.â
âI think itâs Abel,â Moon nodded, âI am sure of it.â
âThatâs what I think too,â Star winked, âMommy, you must be wrong this time.â
âYou guys are really something else,â Emmeline hugged all three of them, âI will find out the truth today.
That way, you guys wonât keep calling the wrong person your daddy!â
âThatâs right! We want to know the truth too!â The triplets nodded in sync.
âMommy Emmeline,â Timothy came over to the huddle, âIs Sun, Moon, and Starâs daddy my daddy too? Then it means that youâre my mommy.â
As she thought of the possibility of Timothy being her eldest son, her tears fell again.
She took Timothy into her embrace and sobbed, âIf Alana really deceives us, I swear that I will tear him apart for her crime of separating us in the past.â
Timothy did not know what to say. Did Alana steal Mommy Emmelineâs child?
Was she referring to himself?
âEmma,â Benjamin interjected, âYou need to test your genes with Timothy, and the triplets will test theirs with Abel. The result will be out in no time.â
âAlright,â Abel agreed to it, â1 second that.â
âThe kids canât just leave now,â Emmeline said, âYou can take some samples of their hair.â
âThat will do,â Benjamin nodded.
Abel ordered Luca to take some files from the study.
Everyone gathered in the living room.
Abel took some strands of Timothyâs hair and put them into a file while Emmeline pucked off some strands of her hair as well and put them in the same file.
Benjamin took that file and sealed it. Then, he wrote Timothy and Emmelineâs name on it.
Immediately, Emmeline plucked off some strands of Sunâs hair and handed them to Benjamin. Abel did the same too and those strands were put into the same files.
Benjamin sealed it again and wrote Abel and Heliosâ names.
After everything was said and done, Benjamin announced, âEmma and Mr. Abel should go test together. Everyone else should stay here to look after the children.â
âI will stay behind,â Luca volunteered, âJust to make sure I can attend to anyone who comes to the Meriwether Mansion.â
âYou guys all stay put,â Abel warned, âI have a hunch that someone would pay the mansion a visit.â
âAlright, then,â Luca complied.
He knew Abelâs concerns immediately.
Everything was ready. Benjamin fetched both Abel and Emmeline and they were headed to the city area.
They reached the Grand Struyria Hospital, and they immediately dashed to the DNA Testing Department.
After submitting their particulars, Benjamin paid extra so that his application would be prioritized. All so that they could see the result as soon as possible.
After an hour, the paternity test finally concluded. Everyone waited with bated breath.
Benjaminâs brows were furrowed deeply. He first unsealed the file that contained Heliosâ information.
Abel took the ones that had Timothy and Emmelineâs data.
Abel only needed to sneak a glance at the documents for him to turn around to hug Emmeline wholeheartedly.
âEmma, my dear Emma⦠I am so sorryâ¦