Chapter 68

After Brandon wrapped up the registration and payment, he spun on his heel and took off.

His ride was parked right out front of the testing center, and as he drove off, a red taxi zipped by, narrowly missing his car and snagged the spot he’d just vacated.

Brandon shot a glance in the rearview at the red cab, whipped the steering wheel like a pro, and the car took a sharp turn and headed

out.

Almost at the same time, Martin pushed his way out of the taxi.

He looked up at the paternity testing center’s entrance and strode in, handing over two samples to the staff, “I need a paternity test done.”

The same words, the same tall and handsome dude, the same hair samples, and all within a five-minute window. Martin’s and Brandon’s synchronized moves got the staff member all chatty, “What’s the deal today? Why are all these Zenitha folks coming in for DNA tests?” “Even the samples are carbon copies.” He shook Brandon’s freshly bagged sample at his colleague and then pulled out an identical bag from the toolbox to pack up the samples.

Martin frowned faintly, turning to the youthful-looking staff member, “So a Zenitha guy about my height was just here?”

“Yep, he just left.” The staff member stretched his neck toward the door, “He was just outside. Looked a lot like you, tall, dashing, in a black suit.”

To him, all Zenithians seemed to be cut from the same cloth.

Martin also glanced towards the door, saw no familiar figures, but from the staff’s description, it sounded like Brandon.

After a brief pause, he addressed the staff member, “Could

gave a polite refusal with a smile, “Sorry,

“No worries,

tested first with him? But now, with Marian

followed through with the registration and payment before leaving.

after leaving the paternity testing center, Louis’s call came through, “Where have you vanished to? Not a peep in over a day? You didn’t show up at the office, and there was some board meeting today that got canceled

back in a few days, Martin replied, holding back the info about the DNA results to

sly as he was, Louis wasn’t easily fooled, “What’s so important that you’d fly all the way over without planning your work ahead of time? This isn’t like you. And we don’t

vague response, “Just some personal

retorted, “What personal business could you possibly have? A bachelor through and through, no wife, no girlfriend, your life’s all about work.

Martin was silent.

the truth, did you get a lead

matters that make you bolt without a word, even ignoring your work. Tell

was Louis’s pet name for Yolanda, a term of affection he’d been using for years and hadn’t

considering whether to keep

Louis couldn’t wait, urging him with an anxious tone as his cane thumped on the floor, his voice full of impatience, “Speak up, are you trying to give me a heart attack?”

it from him. Louis had raised and trained him. There was nothing Martin could hide.

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Louis was probably plotting to fly over right

testing center. It’ll be about three days before we get the results. I’ll let you

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