Chapter 413: The Brookes Family Paternity Results

Two days later, Hugo's company had finalized the perfume product, giving Tina some free time to visit the hospital. Courtney had already returned to school, but Kiki and Mimi were still not discharged, though they had been moved from the ICU to a regular VIP room. Ian sat beside the baby crib, holding two small toys, and couldn't help but smile at his granddaughters' joyful faces.

Tina knocked on the door. "Old sir," she called out.

Ian responded excitedly, "Little girl, you finally came. I thought you had forgotten about me."

"How could I forget such a lovely old man?" Tina joked.

It was the first time Ian heard someone describe him as 'cute', and it felt refreshing. "Ah, you make my heart warm," he said.

Tina smiled. Just then, Jack and Scarlett entered the room. Ian immediately boasted, "Tina just called me cute, huh! You kids always say I'm strict, but Tina doesn't think so."

He then looked at Tina, "May I call you Tina? It feels more personal."

"Of course," Tina replied with a smile.

Jack spoke out of frustration, "Dr. Reed, my dad is only this happy when he talks to you. He's never this cute when talking to me."

now, instead of

red sandalwood box from a cabinet, its craftsmanship clearly masterful. "Tina, this isn't anything expensive, just a token of the

jewelry crafted from Hope Blue diamonds, a piece known as 'Heart of Hope' that had sold for eighty million dollars at an auction the year before. And the craftsmanship of the blue diamond was among the rarest in

This wasn't expensive?

own collection room, she only had one

accept it," Tina declined. She had rescued Kiki and Mimi because they had been kidnapped along with

the box in her hands. "You can't refuse an old man's

how much suffering Kiki and Mimi would

to your home," Jack joked as

him lightly on the leg with his cane, "Who said

my daughters? Dad, that's too

the gift, then said to Jack, "Mr. Brookes, they say you

settled down. Unknowingly, she had come to think

if here, she needed to do nothing. When Tina left the hospital, it was already late. Jared was waiting downstairs and approached her as soon as she emerged. A cold breeze swept by, prompting Tina to wrap her coat

replied, taking Tina's hand and noticing she was holding a

at the bag, Tina smiled

she understood the Brookes family's desire to find their biological daughter. Perhaps in some ways, she did resemble the daughter they remembered. But she truly wasn't the child of the Brookes family. Her mother was Natalie Whittaker, not Natalie Brookes. Although her mother was adopted,

the hospital, Ian stared at the paternity test report, his eyes filled with profound regret. Tina felt so familiar, so much like his Alina. Yet, the test results showed no biological connection between them. How could this be? Jack sat down, taking the report from in front of Ian, "Dad, stop looking at it." Jack had also hoped greatly for the test. He had a feeling that Tina was his niece. But the results were clear, and they had to accept the truth. Ian's tears flowed freely as

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