Chapter 1251:

Her words prompted a wave of complex emotions to pass across everyone’s faces.

“You even had the test done at a different lab this time,” Johnson said thoughtfully. “And the result still confirms the match. That leaves no room for doubt.”

“I just can’t wrap my head around it,” Bethany muttered, shaking her head. She couldn’t comprehend how Baker and Holley could treat their own daughter that way.

“Some people are born cold, or they’re just very selfish,” Vincent said after a moment of silence.

No one added anything after that.

After dinner, the group began gathering their things, preparing to leave the restaurant.

But just then, the door to the private room flew open with a loud bang, startling everyone, and a man stormed in with a look of desperation on his face. As soon as they recognized the man, everyone’s expression shifted subtly. Without a word, Ryan closed the door and fell to his knees in front of Lucas, his posture radiating remorse.

act stunned the entire

regarding Verena,” Ryan said, his voice strained. “I admit I was wrong. But for the sake of the years

also panic, and beneath it all, a faint

assumed that losing Lucas’s friendship was the worst

been only the

𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢: ⳑ𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝖼𝗈𝗺

family’s company and publicly announcing that the

clear signal to everyone that the two families had

family meant

of Lucas’s announcement, a lucrative deal Ryan’s company had been close to finalizing

had heard the news, he had kicked Ryan out and threatened to strip him of his position as general

Ryan was truly scared.

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