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“What did you just say?” Natalie's jaw dropped. “You had your own suspicions as well?”
“Yes.” Connor nodded in affirmation. “I bear a close resemblance to Mr. Shane, after all, so it was only natural for
me to suspect that he's my father.”
Hearing that, Natalie dipped her head without saying anything further.
Well, that's true. Considering their striking resemblance, I dare say for certain that Shane was indeed the man I was
with that night all those years ago! But... Why did the results of the paternity test indicate otherwise?
“Mommy, do you remember the first time he visited our house?” Connor took her hand. “That time, I accidentally
yanked out a few strands of his hair.”
At that, understanding dawned upon Natalie. “It was deliberate on your part, Connor?”
“Yes. I suspected he was my father, so I deliberately acquired his hair and asked Uncle Stanley to do a paternity test
between him and I. The results were exactly as he said. Sharon and I aren't his children,” Connor replied.
All at once, Natalie's vision blurred. Only her timely grasp on the banister saved her from a bad fall.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEven if the two paternity tests done by Shane were falsified, Connor's couldn't have been falsified, no? So, the kids
are really not his children? But whose children could they be, then?
She propped a hand against her forehead, her entire body feeling as though it had been encased in ice.
She had always believed the children were Shane's, so the results of the paternity tests made her feel as though a
bucket of cold water had just been poured over her head. Thus, she couldn't quite accept the reality presented to
her.
“Mommy...” Connor called out to her in concern upon seeing her increasingly pale countenance.
When she looked down and met her son's concerned gaze, her heart clenched.
Crouching, she scooped him into her arms and started sobbing. “I'm sorry, Baby. I'm really sorry.”
This is all on me. It's because of me that the kids have had no father ever since birth, and it's also because of me
that they suffered the vilest verbal attack!
Connor patted her back lightly in consolation. “Mommy, there's nothing to apologize for. You've always loved
Sharon and I very much. You've done your best to protect us, so we're very happy. You don't need to apologize,
Mommy.”
At her son's understanding words, Natalie was both comforted and touched. Her sobs grew in volume.
At that exact moment, Sharon came out after hearing the commotion from within her room. She had no inkling of
what had happened, but still, she bawled alongside her mother.
Exasperated, Connor mollified both his mother and sister in turn.
After weeping for an indeterminate time, Natalie released her hold on Connor.
“Mommy, not only does Mr. Shane not like me and Sharon now, but he also treats you indifferently. Do you still want
to stay with him?” Connor asked.
Hearing that, Natalie gaped at him. “Baby, are you...”
Connor, however, continued, “If you still want to stay with him, Sharon and I will also help you patch things up with
him. We'll figure out a way to revert him to his past self. But if you don't want to stay with him, we'll go back to our
previous apartment.”
Natalie wavered at his words, but in a flash, her waffling was washed away by her love for Shane.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Do you guys want to leave this place?” she questioned while caressing the children's heads.
She loved Shane, so she was reluctant to leave.
But if the children wished to leave, she would definitely prioritize them.
Sharon shook her head. “No, I don't want to leave. I like Daddy, and I don't want to leave him.”
Natalie looked at her son. “What about you, Connor?”
The boy nodded, echoing Sharon's sentiments. “I don't want to leave either unless Daddy says he doesn't want us
anymore.”
While Shane wasn't his biological father, Connor idolized him.
Maybe Mr. Shane's dislike of us is only temporary, and he'll like us again soon enough.
Natalie breathed a sigh of relief at their answers. “Alright, we'll stay, then. We'll trust in your daddy and believe that
he'll revert to his past self.”
“Okay.” The two children nodded in concert.
Then, Natalie ushered them back to their room.
When they had left, she didn't tarry either, returning to her room instead. Taking out her cell phone, she browsed
for a video and played it.
The video was the security footage of that night five years ago.
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