Goodbye, My Love

Unbeknownst to her, in recent years, due to Laura’s lack of authority, the “Mrs. Bryant” within the Bryant family’s business holdings was in fact Liza, the elderly Mrs. Bryant!

Upon her return to the Bryant residence, Marina couldn’t contain her excitement. Before she even spotted Laura, she exclaimed, “Mom, the test results are out! There’s no blood relation. Marco is indeed an illegitimate child!”

Laura quickly shushed Marina, fearful of alerting Liza. She then grabbed the test report from Marina’s grip, her smile expanding with sheer delight.

With a combination of caution and anticipation, she broke the seal on the report, seemingly eager to validate the news and soothe her racing heart.

However, as she unfurled the report, Laura froze.

The name inscribed on the document was not hers but belonged to Liza, the elderly Mrs. Bryant.

a particularly prominent line stated,

Illegitimate Child

widened in shock as she hastily unfolded the

times, she was certain that she hadn’t misread the top name

puzzled and bewildered, couldn’t comprehend why Laura suddenly seemed so overjoyed. Just as she was about to ask, Laura handed her the

L A ‘s L I B R

urged, “Marina, read this! Whose name is on

“I had always presumed Marco was the illicit child of

taking a few moments to digest the revelation. An overwhelming mix

wasn’t a

upon an even more

defended Marco as an illegitimate child based