"Rosie, don't be afraid!" Harriette gently pulled Rose behind her, turning to face Elijah with a wary expression.

"Sir, you can't just make baseless claims without evidence. Rosie is a member of the Young family, and your sudden proclamation of her being your daughter clearly indicates ulterior motives."

"Rosie, let's go!" she urged, pulling Rose along. Her only thought was to get Rose out of there. She knew that if Rose left, it would send a clear message that she was denying any connection to the Xanth family.

Harriette tried to hurry away, but Clover wasn't about to let Rose leave so easily. Just as they took a few steps forward, he quickly moved to block their path.

Before he could say anything, Elijah's voice rang out once more. "Who said I have no evidence?"

"Evidence?" Harriette mused as she tightened her grip on Rose's hand. She knew there was nothing she could do if evidence that Rose was Elijah's daughter really existed.

"I don't need to prove to anyone that she's my daughter. However, if this young lady insists on evidence, Rosie and I can take a paternity test to settle the matter," Elijah said, his tone softening as he turned to Rose. "Rosie, I may need you to provide " "That won't be necessary!" Elijah was interrupted by a booming voice before he could finish.

It was Jonathan. Holding a file in hand, he walked forward slowly under the scrutiny of the crowd.

When he reached Elijah, he handed over the document before offering an apologetic glance at Clover.

"Mr. Clover, my apologies. I took the liberty of procuring something of yours when you weren't paying attention."

Clover was confused. "When did Jonathan take something from me?" he pondered.

Nonetheless, he didn't have time to dwell on that. All he wanted to know was what that document in Jonathan's hand contained.

Before he could voice his question, Jonathan revealed the answer. "This contains the results of a DNA test between Mr. Clover and Ms. Rose."

Clover's eyes widened in realization, and the room fell silent. Everyone's gaze was fixed on the document, and they were eager to know the test results.

However, instead of disclosing the information himself, Jonathan entrusted the document to Elijah.

he was sure that Rose was his daughter, he

moment he saw the result, his emotions surged, and he became overwhelmed with excitement.

the air, and just from the sound of it, everyone could guess what

my daughter and a true member of

realization

with Rose flooded his mind, bringing a wave of happiness. Without hesitation, he pushed aside the person standing between him and Rose and grabbed her

no wonder I instantly liked you when I first saw you. I wanted to give you the best of everything, and now I know why. It's because you're

cousin-my blood relative! Rosie, you've always been a part

Clover felt such happiness. His excitement pulled Rose from her daze, anchoring her

words "cousin" and "father" echoed in her mind, clashing with one another. "Clo... you're really my brother?" she murmured, the term 'brother'

his rivalry with Miles, Clover felt a newfound confidence.

daughter of the Xanth family, and she no longer needs the title of

of the Xanth family,

Rosie, I finally

tried to

some of his feelings still slipped through

response to the undeniable emotion in his voice. The doubts that had previously clouded her mind dissipated

had relayed to her before their arrival. "Mr. Finch wanted me to tell you that no

that Jonathan had been aware of her connection to Clover all along, even taking the time to prepare the

him, he was looking at her

wondered if he was encouraging her to acknowledge her

for his cold and distant

obvious-Jamie had never been her real father, rendering her hopes and

love and tenderness, was a stark contrast to

looked at her reminded her of how Jamie gazed at Kelly. Only Elijah's eyes held even

As if drawn by some

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