Chapter 0316

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Maximus quickly tore open the envelope, and like Valerie, felt a heavy weight press against his chest. The envelope was eerily similar to the one he had once presented to his ex–wife when he sought answers about Peter’s daughter. As he unfolded the report, his face tumed ghostly pale. It was the same report he had burned and ordered to be erased from all records.

If Maximus was shaken, Marcus was utterly stunned. He had to sit down. The truth was clear, even to someone with no background in genetics.

“Marcus, once upon a time, you spared my life,” Lucius sa, striding toward Leonardo with the envelope containing the same damning results he had just handed to Maximus and Marcus. “Now, I’m giving you something that might be useful to you in the future,”

Valerie watched as her husband’s expression darkened, his gaze fixed on the summary of the results.

“Maximus! What the hell is Lucius talking about?” Leonardo roared, slamming the table with his fist.

Marcus rose from his chair, gripping the report tightly. His eyes flicked to the unmistakable “99.99%” figure printed on the paper. Turning to his beloved wife, he couldn’t hide the storm of thoughts racing through his mind. Valerie looked at him, trembling, trying to take his hand, but Marcus pulled away abruptly. He stood tall and said:

game you think you’re playing, but let me remind you I’m not one for

“Shut

“We’ve put up with your arrogance because you’ve kept our

Valerie, Leonardo’s voice

results, or are we going to need to redo the test? Because

anything!” Valerie shouted, standing up, her frustration boiling over. “I knew it–you’re nothing but a bunch of vultures. All you care about is money. Maximus,

froze, his usual composure unraveling. Valerie stormed toward her daughter, whose wide eyes betrayed her shock as she looked between her mother and the man she now realized might truly be her father. She couldn’t process the whirlwind of accusations flying

your voice!” Leonardo sneered, his gaze

leave Mary and Serenity out of this. The right thing to do is to give them what’s rightfully theirs and move on,” Maximus interjected, attempting to

but her puppet. You almost destroyed the Palmer legacy, and

standing before him. Though she bore none of Peter’s features, it was impossible to miss the

launched himself at Maximus, landing a punch square on his jaw.

why you met with my wife yesterday!” Marcus

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