Chapter 253



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Melissa looked down and hurried to hold back her smile. “I was amused, that’s all. It’s the Hunts’ private business. I shouldn’t ask about it.”

“Our private affairs?” Mrs. Hunt frowned. “It’s not just our private affairs anymore, is it? Don’t Miss Smith and Justin have a relationship right now?”

Melissa feigned surprise. “Are the two young men dating? I really didn’t know anything about that.”

She didn’t know what Nora’s plans were, so there was no way she would agree to any kind of request.

Mrs. Hunt.

What was wrong with her?

Melissa wasn’t so cautious and cautious all of a sudden!

Was she really like what Justin was saying? Was Nora Smith not interested in him?

That… that wasn’t possible, was it? What girl could resist the temptation that was Justin Hunt?

However, since Melissa had already brought it up that way, she couldn’t pursue the subject any further. He tactfully changed the subject and invited Melissa to stay for dinner.

However, Melissa declined the invitation and hurried back to the Anderson’s before dinner.

As soon as she entered the compound, she saw the usually sleepy Nora looking at her. Her eyebrows drew together as she asked, “I heard from Pete that you went to the Hunts’.”

Pete…

So the boy at their house was indeed the Hunt’s Young Master!

The news so astonished Melissa that her legs turned to jelly as soon as she got out of the car. She grabbed hold of Nora’s arm for support, took her hand and asked, “Nora, are Cherry and Pete…?”

“They’re twins,” Nora replied simply.

Melissa swallowed hard. Although she had already deduced it, she couldn’t help but ask hesitantly, “And Justin is their…?”

“He’s her father.”

Nora sounded very sure.

In the past, she was sure because Justin must have already had a DNA test done for him and Pete. As for now, it was because Lily had already compared Justin’s DNA to the twins’, and Justin was indeed their father.

He still remembered what Lily had said then:

“Oh, by the way, I also checked the father’s IQ genes while doing the DNA test, and it’s astonishingly high. However, it’s at the higher end of the range for normal people, so it’s still a tiny, tiny bit, lower than your crazy IQ.”

Since he had emphasized how minimal the difference was, it meant that there really wasn’t much of a difference.

However, Nora had been more concerned about the children at the time. “What about the kids?”

“… The children’s IQ is also out of this world. Pete has the same IQ genes as you; in fact, they’re even a little better. As for Cherry, hers is even more tremendous. Her IQ is the average of yours and her father’s, so it’s even higher.”

Nora: “…”

Her IQ was obviously a ‘wee, wee bit’ higher than Justin’s. Pete was a boy, so he had completely inherited his IQ genes from her. It was normal for it to be slightly higher than hers.

However, Cherry’s was the average of his and Justin’s, so how could he be taller than Pete’s?

The corners of Nora’s lips spasmed. “You must be mistaken.”

An exceptionally serious Lily replied, “Please don’t question my professional ability, Anti. I have personally performed all the tests related to your DNA.”

Nora: “…”

Before hanging up, she made a point of reminding him, “Please delete all data.”

“No problem.”

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Melissa stared at the girl in front of her, shocked.

Unattainable Justin was every girl’s dream in New York.

When her daughter Sheril had met him at a party when she was young, even she had come back saying, “He’s the most handsome boy I’ve ever seen! And he has an air of elegance about him, too.”

At the time, Melissa had immediately warned her, “Still, you mustn’t develop feelings for him. People like him can’t be tamed.”

Sheril had immediately understood then that some people were simply favored by the heavens from the beginning.

However, had her Nora conquered that unattainable man?

An astonished Melissa asked, “Are they really getting married?”.

Although Mrs. Hunt looked down on the Andersons-in fact, she even had something against them because Yvette had broken her son’s heart in the past-after the talk she had had with her earlier, Melissa was now sure of something: once Mrs. Hunt realized that Nora was Pete’s birth mother and that she could even bring one more Cherry to the Hunts, Mrs. Hunt would probably treat Nora as the Hunt’s most honored guest!

Nora yawned and replied, “No, we won’t.”

Then she added earnestly, “That idea had never occurred to me.”

Melissa nodded. The next moment, she saw Nora pick up her phone and make a call. The other party quickly answered.

“Hello, Miss Smith, are you calling me at this hour because you miss me?”.

Nora said, “… Keep your relatives in line.”

Justin: “…”

Nora was cold and distant as she said, “Don’t harass the Andersons.”

Justin understood immediately. “Was it Grandma?”

“Yes.” Nora said unhurriedly, “She told my aunt to go and discuss marriage plans.”

“…”

“Mr. Hunt,” Nora said, “Hadn’t we already come to an agreement about not believing in getting married?”

Melissa: “!!!!”

Was that how Nora used to talk to Mr. Hunt?

Why did her voice sound like it was brimming with disdain?

Mr. Hunt would certainly be angry, wouldn’t he?

As her imagination ran wild, the voice on the other end of the call said, “It’s my fault.”

Melissa: “????”

Was it the same Mr. Hunt who was always so aloof and overlooked others from on high?

Why did he sound a bit like he was trying to please Nora?

Nora, who also hadn’t expected him to admit his mistake, raised her eyebrows a little.

For the first time, she was under the illusion that she was being overly abusive.

As she thought about it, Justin, who now sounded even more aggrieved, said, “I’ll keep my family members properly under control. Grandma was just hoping that I would soon have a family of my own. I know you’re not a believer in marriage, though, so I won’t force you into anything.”

“…”

Nora was silent for a long while. Finally, she coughed and said, “Actually, you can be with other women…”

“Miss Smith,” Justin interrupted her solemnly and said, “You were the one who fell in love with me first, so you must not push me away now.”

Nora: “…”

“To get close to me, you used all kinds of means to get close to my son. Now you are the only one he recognizes as his mom, so you can’t wash your hands and walk away. If you do that, not only would you be letting me down, but you’d be letting Pete down, too.”

“…”

“Don’t worry. I won’t force you if you’re not willing to marry me. After all, I can’t let you down when you’re so in love with me. Even if Grandma is already very old and wants to see me married… it doesn’t matter. It’s all right as long as you’re happy.”

“…”

Nora wanted so badly to say that it really wasn’t necessary for her to do that, but she felt that if she said it without explaining everything clearly, it would end up sounding like crap.

The corners of her lips tightened a little. In the end, he could only hang up with humility and guilt, feeling as if he had bullied someone.

No sooner had he hung up than he received another call. When she answered, Iris’s voice rang. “Miss Smith, are you free now?”

“Yes, I am. What’s wrong?” asked Nora.

Iris said, “I have a pot of flowers here that is dying, can you come over and take a look at it?”

Nora thought for a moment and replied, “Okay.”

At the same time, Justin also received a call from Mrs. Landis. “Mr. Justin, please come with Pete if you are free.”

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