Chapter 57
Ethan’s Vengeance of Love
The only thing that links us together is the incident that happened that night. He has no way of being
certain that Iâm the one who was involved in it, and thereâs no way Iâm going to admit to it. So, what else
is there to talk about? Why canât both of us just leave? Alice thought.
âHave a seat.â Ethan stared at her again, but his gaze didnât seem as threatening this time. Alice
contemplated the situation she was in for a moment. I donât think I can leave even if I want to now. She
ended up picking a spot that was the farthest away from where Ethan was sitting. Ethan merely gave
her an indifferent glance before he pulled some documents out and placed them on the table. He
turned the documents around so that they were facing her.
Alice was rather confused. Whatâs going on? Whatâs this? Whatâs Ethan showing me? Could he have
found proof to indicate that I was involved? Alice couldnât think of any other ways she could be related
to Ethan.
Since the documents were right in front of her face, she picked them up to take a look. She was utterly
stunned when she saw the contents of it. This is a DNA report. No, itâs not one DNA reportâitâs two.
The tests donât indicate a 99% similarity, but the numbers are all above 70%, which can only mean that
this is a test between two people who are distantly related. She was shocked when she saw the name
on the tests.
All of the tests had Carolineâs name on them. The first report was a comparison between Caroline and
Lawrence, while the second one was a comparison between Caroline and Britney. The whole of
Rodcaster knew who Lawrence was. Naturally, they also knew that Lawrence was the president of
Knight Group, while Britney was his wife. The DNA tests compared Carolineâs genes with Lawrence
and Britneyâs. If thereâs a similarity of 70% and above, itâs safe to assume that Caroline is blood-related
to them. Does that mean that my baby belongs to the Knight Family?
Even if Caroline belonged to the Knight Family, it was clear that she wasnât Ethanâs child. Otherwise,
she wouldâve seen a 99% similarity on a paternal DNA test with him. Alice recalled how there had been
another daughter in the Knight Family, but she also recalled hearing that the daughter had passed
away a few years ago. The public wasnât aware of how the lady had died at all. Does that mean that
Caroline is that ladyâs daughter? So, that would make Caroline Ethanâs sisterâs daughter! Ethan is
Carolineâs biological uncle!
Alice finally realized why Ethan wanted to talk to her. It was about Caroline and not the incident that
occurred that night. I canât believe it. Is Caroline part of the Knight Family? But how did Ethan find out
about this to begin with? Could he have investigated my background because he was suspicious of
me? Is that how he found out about Caroline? Judging by his investigation skills, I wouldnât be
surprised!
Alice recalled how she had first picked Caroline up by the side of the road. Alice had been driving on a
mountainous road when she saw something being thrown out of the car in front of her. After the thing
was thrown out, the car made a sharp turn and threw itself off the cliff. The cliff was extremely steep,
and Alice watched as the car toppled down and crashed. Alice could tell that the accident wasnât a
regular oneâshe was certain that something must have been wrong with the car. She figured that the
person in the car probably knew that they were going to fall off the cliff, and that was why the person
had thrown something out of the car at the very last minute.
Alice knew that sheâd only be asking for trouble if she were to get herself involved in that matter.
However, she then recalled how Archie had rushed over just in time when she was in a car accident
herself, and how she wouldâve died if he hadnât shown up. So, Alice decided to stop her car by the side
to see if she was able to offer them any help. However, before she could head down the cliff, the whole
car burst into flames. Aliceâs first instinct was to check on the thing that was thrown out of the car
earlier, as she figured that the thing was probably important to the owner. I might not be able to save
the owner, but maybe I can help this person in some ways.
So, Alice turned back down the road to look for the thing that was thrown out. She was still a distance
away when she heard a childâs cries. She was utterly stunned the moment she realized that the thing
that was tossed out of the car earlier was a little baby.
I canât believe the owner of the car had the guts to throw a baby out the window when the car was
going at such a fast speed. But then again, the baby wouldâve probably died if the owner hadnât thrown
the baby out. The people in the car are probably the babyâs parents, and they were probably trying to
save their child. The baby was wrapped in an extremely tight layer of bubble wrap with a lot of tape
outside it. It was wrapped as if it were a parcel that was ready to be posted.
There were a few words written on the âpackagingâ. It was the babyâs nameâCaroline, without any
surname. The babyâs birthday was listed as well. Alice could tell that the baby was doing physically fine
from the shrill, loud cries that were coming from her. Alice recalled how Elijah and Thomas had rushed
over right after her car accident to make sure she was dead. So, Alice decided that it was best for her
to leave the mountains immediately. After she traveled down the mountains, she asked around and got
to know the details of the accident that had occurred.
It was said that the car had been carrying a young couple when it plunged down the cliff. Alice figured
that the young couple was probably the childâs parents and that they had probably decided to save their
child after realizing that their car had gone out of control.
Alice figured that the child was sure to have other relatives even after losing her parents, so Alice went
to ask around at the police station. She figured that the police would run an investigation since the
accident was so serious, and she was certain that she would be able to find some of the childâs
relatives. However, Alice had only managed to ask about the accident itself before someone kidnapped
and attempted to murder her.
The people who attempted to kill her were fierce and hateful-looking people. Alice could tell that they
were the sort of people who had no care for their own lives at all. If the police hadnât been around to
protect her back then, Alice was certain that those people wouldâve murdered her already. It was after
that incident that Alice realized what the issue was. She thought about the layers of bubble wrap
around the child and the name that was written on the outside. If this was a regular accident, they
wouldnât have had so much time to do all of that. This can only mean that the accident wasnât a normal
one, but one where someone was trying to kill them. The owners of the car probably noticed that there
was an issue with the car.
The moment Alice sensed that something wasnât right about the matter, she took the child and left the
station. Alice took care of Caroline after that incident, and nearly three years have passed since then.
Now, Caroline was already four years and seven months old. Why is Ethan showing me these DNA
tests now?
âIâm a dumb person, Mr. Knight. I donât really understand.â Everything was just too sudden, and Alice
felt like she couldnât handle the truth. The child that I nurtured and cared for the past few years is just
going to belong to someone else now? Is Ethan here to snatch Caroline away from me? No! I wonât
approve of this! I canât bear to send my child away. I canât!
Alice was curious to hear what Ethan had to say.