Chapter 529\u00a0<\/p>\n
That question of how the DNA report could have come back as a match was one Diana had already considered long ago. She had even discussed it with Leon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His explanation had been cautious and vague. \u201cThere\u2019s always a margin of error in genetic testing. Mistakes can happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then he had added another possibility-one that made far too much sense. Maybe the sample itself had been swapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe Penelope and Megan already knew who the real Vee was. Maybe they had prepared a fake specimen ahead of time and bribed someone inside the testing center to make the exchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, who had physically delivered the samples to the lab? Leon himself. And who else could have tampered with them if not someone close to him, like his secretary?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana had no intention of exposing his little affair. She was done caring about such things and certainly wasn\u2019t about to waste energy fighting with a man she was about to divorce, especially over a secretary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had bigger problems now and didn\u2019t have time to explain her suspicions to James.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFigure it out yourself,\u201d she said curtly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At her assistant\u2019s cue, she hung up and strode into the conference room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just before crossing the threshold, she stopped mid-step, turned sharply, and dialed another number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDuncan? You\u2019re at the old estate, right? Good. Do me a favor. Pull up the security footage from Grandpa\u2019s birthday party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, from the moment Leon arrived to collect the DNA samples. I want every angle from the first floor. Copy everything and send it to my email.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then it hit her-the swap might not have happened at the lab at all. It might have happened right under their noses. The most dangerous kind of deception was the kind that hid in plain sight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sydney was driving back to Delta Mansion. Even though rush hour traffic was a nightmare-bumper to bumper, barely moving-nothing could spoil her mood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything finally felt right. She wasn\u2019t a burden to Julian. She wasn\u2019t dragging him down with her past. It was a relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At a red light, she rested one hand on her gently rounding belly, her expression soft and glowing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2018Baby,\u2019 she thought tenderly. \u2018Tonight we\u2019ll tell Daddy the truth\u2026 That you\u2019re his little one. He\u2019ll be happy, won\u2019t he?\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t be completely sure. Maybe he wasn\u2019t ready to be a father. But he wouldn\u2019t reject it either. He wouldn\u2019t reject them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her smile deepened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney pulled into the villa\u2019s driveway and parked. Just as she turned off the engine, her phone rang. The Caller ID showed \u201cJules\u201d now instead of \u201cBrother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She answered immediately, but the voice on the other end wasn\u2019t Julian\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Wilson, it\u2019s me, Elliot,\u201d came the anxious voice. \u201cMr. Sterling had to leave the country on urgent business. He left in such a rush he forgot his phone. He\u2019s already on the plane, and I didn\u2019t want you to worry if you couldn\u2019t reach him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe went abroad?\u201d Sydney froze. \u201cAnd you didn\u2019t go with him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In her memory, whenever Julian traveled for work, Elliot always went along.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a pause before Elliot replied, \u201cNo, Ms. Wilson. It all happened so suddenly. Mr. Sterling just transferred a large portion of shares from Madam Sterling\u2019s holdings, and he was worried she might try something while he\u2019s away. Hence, I stayed behind to keep watch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see.\u201d She nodded, though something about his story didn\u2019t sit right. She couldn\u2019t quite put her finger on it\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright. Thank you for letting me know.\u201d She hung up and stepped out of the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A sharp autumn wind swept through the courtyard, chilling her to the bone. Before she could close her coat, she spotted Agatha nearby, one hand on her cane, the other clutching a cashmere shawl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney hurried over instinctively, but Agatha\u2019s face went pale with alarm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t run! Walk slowly!\u201d she scolded. \u201cYou\u2019re pregnant, girl!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter that Sydney was soon to be a mother herself-in Agatha\u2019s eyes, she was still just a girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a sigh of fondness and mild exasperation, Agatha draped the shawl around her shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe temperature drops fast at dusk,\u201d she murmured. \u201cKeep an extra coat in your car. Even a few steps outside can chill you and harm the baby\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney listened patiently, not the least bit annoyed. She slipped a hand under Agatha\u2019s arm to support her. \u201cHow\u2019s your leg today? Is the swelling any better? You shouldn\u2019t have come out in the cold to meet me. If you were worried, you could\u2019ve just sent a maid. What if you slipped?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 529 Chapter 529\u00a0 That question […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}