Chapter 1896

She escorted Bella to the elevator and watched as they stepped in.

Then she turned around to find Cordell standing still, waiting for her.

Stella hurried over, asking nervously, “What’s wrong with Matthew? Is there anything wrong with his health?”

Recalling Matthew’s previous complaints of headaches, Stella grew increasingly anxious.

Glancing around, Cordell murmured, “It’s not suitable to talk here.

Let’s find somewhere more private.

”

Stella’s heart sank at his somber tone.

Meanwhile, Matthew took her hand and shook his head, which only added to her confusion.

Cordell took them to his office.

Once there, he assured her, “Don’t worry, Stella.

Matthew is fine.

It’s actually about you.

”

Stella felt a wave of relief.

“About me? What is it?” she asked.

“It’s about you and Bella,” Cordell replied.

Caught off guard, Stella felt as if she had been struck by lightning when Cordell revealed, “Bella is your biological mother.

”

She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came.

After a moment, she shook her head and protested, “Don’t play such a joke on me.

We had a maternity test before.

It said Bella and I aren’t related…”

Although she had secretly hoped Bella could be her mother, Stella dreaded being disappointed again, dismissing her hopes as mere fantasy.

Cordell handed her the test report, explaining, “When Bella last came for a physical examination, Matthew asked me to arrange another maternity test.

Here are the results.

If you still have doubts, we have Bella’s

biological sample here.

We can test it again.

”

Stella scrutinized the report, her gaze fixed on the conclusion stated in the last line: “The test conducted by the center confirms a biological mother-child relationship between the owners of the two samples.

”

Her vision blurred as she read the report over and over, her mind going blank.

Holding the report, Stella’s hand trembled involuntarily.

Mixed emotions surged through her, a blend of turmoil and excitement.

Matthew grasped her hand, trying to soothe her.

“There was an error with the earlier report.

It seems someone tampered with it.

”

Memories flashed in Stella’s mind.

She remembered the day she got a few strands of Bella’s hair in the coffee shop.

As her thoughts clarified, a name surfaced.

“Elizabeth! It’s her!” Stella exclaimed, looking urgently at Matthew.

“That day I collected Bella’s hair at the coffee shop, Elizabeth was there too.

She knocked over a cup of coffee.

She must have swapped the original sample at that moment.

”

Matthew’s response was noncommittal, his expression unreadable.

Stella murmured, a realization dawning upon her, “Did she already know Bella is my mother? Is that why she’s always been against me?”

It seemed the only plausible explanation for all the events that had transpired.