Luciana hurried after Mitchel, trying once more to convince him, âMitchelâ¦â
Mitchel stopped in his tracks.
Luciana pleaded, âMitchel, canât you be a bit more understanding? Iâm not getting any younger and I really want a grandchild.
Katie is great in all aspects, and she seems to be quite supportive of your career.
Havenât you noticed the company doing better these last two years? Youâ¦â
âMom!â Mitchel cut her off.
âThat kid has nothing to do with me.
â
Luciana was stunned.
There didnât seem to be any reason for Mitchel to lie, especially since the paternity test used samples were collected by her.
She went through the test with Katie herself.
It seemed impossible for it to be wrong.
âMitchel, donât be too quick to dismiss this.
If it turns out youâre wrong, youâre going to regret itâ¦â Luciana stated.
âIâm absolutely certain Iâm not wrong.
â Mitchel looked at Luciana firmly, insisting, âKatie is not what you think.
â
Luciana accused, âYouâre just biased against Katie.
â
Mitchel handed Luciana the medicine box.
âDid Katie give you this?â
Luciana hesitated, guiltily denying, âNo, itâs something Iâve been taking for my health.
â
Mitchel didnât push Luciana further but clarified, âThis is a medicine for Category A psychiatric conditions.
It helps them, but for someone healthy, it can lead to confusion, hallucinations, and delusions.
â
Luciana was startled.
âNo, how could it beâ¦â
âGo ahead and have it tested yourself if you donât believe me.
â
Mitchel warned, âYou should stop using it and be careful with anything Katie gives you to eat.
â
âI⦠It wasnât Katie who gave it to me,â Luciana insisted.
Mitchelâs gaze conveyed a mix of disappointment and detachment.
He simply remarked, âI just hope you donât end up regretting this.
â
With that, he turned and left.
Luciana stood there, her hands shaking.
Despite her relatively robust condition, she had been on psychiatric meds for such a long time under the instruction of the so-called doctor Katie had introduced to her.
Luciana break out into cold perspiration.
No wonder her thoughts were always so jumbled since taking the medicine, leading her to act against her own desires.
If Mitchel was speaking the truth, that suggested Katie had been tricking her all this time.
She swallowed hard, wondering the harm she had done to Mitchel and and Raegan.
Just then, after consulting Henley, Katie returned and walked up to Luciana, who seemed lost in thought.
âLuciana, are you alright?â she inquired gently.
âNothing, itâs just my hands⦠Theyâre not cooperating,â Luciana fumbled for words to reply, keeping her thoughts to herself.
Katie didnât think much of it, assuming it was merely side effects from the medicine.
Holding Lucianaâs hand, she said softly, âLuciana, I really need you to have a word with Mitchel for me.
Heâs completely taken with Raegan now.
Heâs not thinking straight.
Please, talk to Mitchel for his futureâs sake!â
Her mind in chaos, Luciana nodded absentmindedly.
âOkay, I get it.
Iâll have a chat with him.
â
âPlease do it today.
I bet Mitchelâs with Raegan right this minute,â