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.

addressed the staff member, “Could I have a look at your surveillance footage? That guy might be

with a smile,

in understanding, “No

samples so that Marian could get tested first with him? But now, with Marian not on board, was he going ahead with the test behind her back?

apologetic glance, and followed through with the registration and payment

spur-of-the-moment decision to fly over, leaving many work matters unarranged. Though he was running the company, his grandfather, Louis, kept a close eye on things, and he’d notice something was up if Martin didn’t show up for a day. Right after leaving the paternity testing center, Louis’s call came

in Wye City, got some stuff to sort out. I’ll be back in a few days, Martin replied, holding back the info about the DNA results

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 have business in Wye City, nor plans

a vague response, “Just some

and through, no

Martin was silent.

pressed on, “Tell me the truth, did you get a

these years, it’s only Yoli’s matters that make you bolt without a

a term of affection he’d been using for years and hadn’t given

considering

tone as his cane thumped on the floor, his voice full of impatience, “Speak up, are you trying to

knowing he couldn’t keep it from him. Louis had raised and trained

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was probably plotting to fly over right this second.

reluctantly, trying to dissuade Louis from flying over, “I just came from the paternity testing center. It’ll be about three days before we get the results.

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