Gwendolyn and Cedrick exchanged glances when they saw Kieran standing in the doorway, not expecting him to be there.

Kieran was completely drenched.

He didn’t want to go inside and dirty the carpet, so he remained outside. His usually-cool gaze was fixed on Gwendolyn.

Confusion filled Gwendolyn. She suddenly recalled the incident at the Harris residence a few days ago. “Why didn’t you use an umbrella? Is there an emergency?” she asked coldly.

Kieran calmed his breathing and answered, “Kiddo, I was being watched for the past few days. That was why I didn’t come and see you. Since tomorrow is the homecoming feast, I had to lose them and sneak here.”

Her heart immediately softened. She looked over her shoulder at Cedrick. “Get a thick towel for him and make some soup to warm him up.”

“Okay.”

With the thick towel, Kieran managed to dry himself partially to a state where he was no longer dripping wet. Only then did he enter the living room.

Cedrick went to make soup while Gwendolyn took a seat on the couch.

“Just say what you want to say, Kieran.”

Kieran nodded. He was never the type to beat around the bush.

“Although Alban is my mentor, I don’t trust the results of his paternity test entirely, and that’s why I brought this.”

He took out a handkerchief from the inner pocket of his suit. A few strands of Marcus’ hair were tucked between the folded cloth.

Shock filled her, and her gaze turned grim. “But Kieran, it’s already the middle of the night. Even if you use your connections and send it to the hospital for a test, you won’t make it tomorrow.”

Kieran shook his head. “I don’t trust anyone else, so I’ll do it myself this time around. You only need to provide me with a silver staining reagent and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.”

“All right. I can get those items from the Jenson family’s medical team and have Nico deliver them here.”

Kieran nodded before lowering his head. After contemplating briefly, he asked, “I didn’t say anything on the day something happened to Dad. Do you… blame me for it?”

Anger poured through her at the mention of that dreadful day.

Heaven knows how ostracized and lonely I was facing those distrustful bunch of relatives. It’d be unnatural of me to deny feeling any anger over it. That isn’t who I am.

She shot a haughty glare at Kieran, walked toward him, and punched his shoulder.

“Of course, I blamed you. I even considered ignoring you for the rest of my life and pretending you weren’t my brother.”

head as guilt

“Now that I’ve punched you. That settles

her wrist and used it to smack

It was like being scratched by a kitten. You can

burst into laughter and retracted her hand.

expression turned gruff

something in his room.

she caught the complicated look in his eyes, the gravity of the situation

to his description, her heart began

found out over the past few days. When he caught the somberness in her countenance, he immediately assured, “This is just my speculation, and there’s

wasn’t unreasonable, so she

Knock! Knock!

loud knock rapped against the front door of

was surprised. “Wow, Nico is quick. I just texted him a few minutes

got up and went to get the door.

His chest was rising

the man

It was Treyton.

from head to toe, then looked over her shoulder at Kieran, who had wet hair too. A chuckle escaped her

is up with tonight? Why are you guys running to my house in the

rainwater from his blue suit as he beamed at

greet him back as he wore a

“What brings

found the real cause behind Dad’s accident,” he replied in his deep

on

“Who was it?”

Treyton opened his mouth but didn’t answer her, thinking it wasn’t appropriate at the moment. “Let’s go inside, and I’ll explain

a towel for him to dry his

home, Treyton took it and started drying himself

Cedrick came out of the kitchen, he immediately saw another uninvited

smirk, he joked, “Even Treyton is here. Did you guys catch a whiff

soup before. What good

laughed, filling the living room with a

the couch and started

bowls of warm soup on the coffee table

Nico

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