Valerie calmly explained her position.
“Cyrus, you were just a two-year-old toddler when Lucinda was born. You knew nothing back then.
How can you be so sure that I’m lying? Dad personally took the paternity test. Could it be a falsification?”
She turned her gaze to Hilliard and gave him a knowing smile.
“Hilliard is here. If he takes a look at the report, he’ll be able to confirm that this is authentic.”
Cyrus fell into silence for some time, and then turned to Hilliard and asked, “Hilliard, mind taking a look at this report?”
Hilliard rose from his seat, picked up the paternity test report from the tea table, and studied it intently.
At the bottom of the report, it stated that Lucinda and Atticus had no biological relationship. The document was signed and approved by Braden Dury, the hospital dean.
“Braden Dury, the dean, is also my teacher. He’s close to Dad. And this time, he personally signed it
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. Seems like… It’s legit,”
Hilliard commented.
It was true?
Cyrus and Violeta were stunned and struggled to wrap their heads around the shocking news.
Meanwhile, Florrie couldn’t contain her joy. Her eyes sparkled with happiness.
Lucinda paid no attention to the paternity test. Her gaze was fixed on Graham, who maintained a calm composure while seated on the sofa.
“Graham, you don’t look surprised. Did you already know?” she inquired.
Graham replied, “I found out a few hours before you did. Dad had an accident, and I rushed back as soon as I could. I immediately started investigating the circumstances surrounding his accident.”
She glanced at everyone and questioned, “Braden signed it, and Hilliard says the test result is valid. So, do all of you believe that I’m not truly a Simmons?”
Her mother was always devoted to her father. Despite not knowing how Valerie obtained the paternity test results, she trusted her mother would never stoop to such level.
Her mother would never betray her father, nor would she have been unfaithful during his business trip.
No matter what Valerie claimed, Lucinda refused to believe a single word.
The room fell into an unsettling silence again.
Cyrus carefully examined the paternity test report over and over again.
Doubts began to creep in as he mulled over the document, suggesting Valerie might be telling the truth.
With a heavy sigh, Graham said, “Let’s keep this to ourselves for now. The matter of inheritance will be put on hold.