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:

but let me remind you I’m not one for this kind of nonsense,” Marcus growled,

“Shut

with your arrogance because you’ve kept our accounts afloat, but I’ve

Valerie, Leonardo’s voice shook with restrained fury.

to redo the test? Because

of vultures. All you care about is money. Maximus, it’s a shame your son has turned out so

she looked between her mother and the man she now realized might

found your voice!” Leonardo sneered,

to give them what’s rightfully theirs and move on,” Maximus interjected, attempting to shield

Alexia, you’ve been nothing but her puppet. You almost destroyed the Palmer legacy, and now you come to us

Though she bore none of Peter’s features, it was impossible to miss the resemblance between her and Maximus. Father and daughter–it was plain to

himself at Maximus, landing a punch square on his

why you met with my wife yesterday!” Marcus bellowed, grabbing

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