Ashton seemed to disregard me as he reprimanded Joseph with severity. “Must I repeat myself?”

I remained in denial. “Perhaps there was an issue with the DNA sample you got from me. Maybe we could…”

Ashton was in no mood to listen to me any longer. He calmly took the report from the doctor and inspected it carefully once more.

I did not know how I mustered the courage to vocalize the fury I felt inside at the sight of his aloofness. “Ashton Fuller!”

That outburst finally seemed to yield some response from him. However, he merely paused in the act of reading; he did not look up at me.

I tried to make a dogged attempt to state my case but was cut off firmly by Joseph. “We should be going, Ms. Stovall.”

Even if that was not something I wanted to hear, I felt the man’s good intentions. He was merely concerned that I might anger Ashton.

Left without alternatives, I could only back off. For now.

had to break into a jog in order to keep up with Joseph’s lengthy strides. “Are you sure the result of the test is reliable, Mr. Campbell? Surely you must know the truth, having worked for Ashton for as long

Stovall. Rest assured that

me to the rear exit and issued some instructions to the chauffeur before he turned

about it, the more I sensed something amiss. I

and saw a young lady enter as I turned

so I sneaked up and stood

as she snatched the paternity test report from Ashton’s hands. “Why are you looking at me like

so upset that she was heaving as

only ones left inside were Ashton, the woman, and Joseph, who had

with Ashton if he should pick up the

calmly got to his

did not seem like she was going to let up

Joseph remained unperturbed. “It’s been a while, Ms. Hall. Mr.

one stirring things up here. Moving out from the Hall family on the account of an outsider? We’re your real family. Is this how you’re going to

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