Not long after her departure, Braden conducted the paternity test for Lucinda and Atticus. The next day, upon Sonny’s request, he did the paternity test for Lucinda and Nigel.
On the day after, he, too, traveled abroad on a private plane.
Nobody knew where he had gone, much less when he would return.
Furthermore, most of his properties in the country had been realized for cash, which was later deposited into his overseas account. By the looks of it, the man had no plans to come back at all.
Lucinda grew increasingly furious as she read the report.
“Braden was all alone when he conducted the tests. It would have been so easy for him to tamper with the specimen or the data once people weren’t looking. Given his reputation as a medical expert, no one would even think to question him.”
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Nathan nodded in agreement.
“His mother was taken overseas. My guess is that someone threatened him using his mother. There’s no way the tests he did are credible.”
“Should we have another paternity test done?” Sonny suggested.
“I can scour the hospitals in the city and find one that we could trust to do the test in secret. I promise, I will make sure that nothing is tampered with this time around.”
Lucinda considered it for a while before nodding decisively.
Taking that as a cue, Nathan gave Sonny additional instructions.
“Just to be sure, retrieve Nigel from prison and lock him up in one of our secret bases. I want to be able to interrogate him when the time comes.”
“Understood!”
Sonny took out his phone and strode out into the garden to give the prison warden a call.
As soon as he left, Nathan gathered Lucinda in his arms and stroked her back.
“This will be over soon. The paternity test will reveal the truth once and for all, and you won’t lose another night of sleep worrying over the matter.”
“You’re right.”
But Nathan’s words brought to mind the note that Cyrus had slipped into her hand, as well as all that had transpired at the boutique.
Lucinda was torn.
If Valerie was telling the truth, then she had two people backing her up.
People who had great influence in Cadiered, people who were part of the Simmons family.
Judging by Cyrus’ actions, she figured that he must not be one of them.
Regardless, these two persons were among those she called family.