Chapter 105\u00a0<\/p>\n
95%\u00a0<\/p>\n
My small hands clench into fists, and a wave of fury unlike anything I\u2019ve ever felt surges through me. My eyes flash dangerously as I press my trembling finger against my lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I struggled to contain my rage. \u201cI don\u2019t have all the facts yet. Tell no one about this. And make sure any record of this paternity test is completely erased.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, sir, Henderson responds with a bow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I walk to the stairwell and listen to the reporters\u2018 aggressive questioning from the floor above. A cold determination settles over me. If Father\u00a0<\/p>\n
hadn\u2019t been at that birthday dinner, Cedar\u2013no, my mother\u2013would be the one fighting for her life right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHenderson,\u201d I say quietly, \u201cintensify our efforts. I want Wright Creatives dissolved within three days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Henderson nods firmly. I know he understands. Cedar is now confirmed as my biological mother, making her the most important person in my\u00a0<\/p>\n
world. Anyone who tries to harm her will face consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I return to the black town car waiting outside and slide into the backseat. After a moment\u2019s hesitation, I pull out my phone and dial a number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two rings, then a sleepy voice answers. \u201cHey, big bro. Isn\u2019t it nighttime there? What\u2019s up with the call?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oliver\u2019s carefree tone floats through the speaker. I press my lips together before speaking. \u201cWhy were you so certain Cedar was our mother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you already, bro. She saved me once, and since I didn\u2019t have a mom, I thought she\u2019d make a good one,\u201d he replies casually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Stop lying. I just received the DNA test results.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a splashing sound, as if Oliver has jumped up from wherever he was lounging. \u201cWhat did you say? I didn\u2019t catch that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DNA test confirms Cedar and I share genetic markers. She is our biological mother.\u201d I enunciate each word carefully. \u201cWhat I want to know is how you found her, and why you were so convinced she was our mother in the first place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silence fills the line. I wait patiently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, Oliver\u2019s voice returns, thick with emotion. \u201cLast year, when I kept running away and Father grounded me\u2026 I wasn\u2019t just being rebellious. I was searching for our mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I listen as he continues, his words tumbling out faster now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted a mother so badly, but how could I know who she was? I gathered birthmark information from countless women, cross\u2013referencing each detail against my own. Only when the birthmarks showed high probability matches would I proceed with DNA testing. Every day brought disappointment, but I couldn\u2019t give up. If I did, I\u2019d never have a mother\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oliver sniffles, his voice muffled as if he\u2019s wiping tears. \u201cYou\u2019re always with Father learning the business, Aria has her performances, and we were all just\u2026 I had to do it myself. I followed every lead I could find. I thought it would take years, but two months ago, Mom walked into our\u00a0<\/p>\n
lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI searched for several month to find her, Aiden. I wanted to keep her to myself for a while, to have her love me a little more before sharing. That\u2019s why I didn\u2019t tell anyone. Please don\u2019t be mad at me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
11:24 Wed, Feb 4 GG\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 105\u00a0<\/p>\n
95%\u7dda\u00a0<\/p>\n
I can picture Oliver\u2019s tear\u2013streaked face even through the phone. Months of building hope, crushing disappointment, countless comparisons and DNA tests\u2013until finally finding the one person he\u2019d been searching for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No wonder he\u2019s so possessive of Cedar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I could never be angry with you for this, Oliver,\u201d I say softly. \u201cIf not for your determination, I might never have known we have a mother. Thank you for bringing her into our lives, for letting me experience what maternal love feels like.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAiden!\u201d Oliver sobs uncontrollably into the phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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