“Don’t be too polite,” Timothy replied, but his tone suddenly turned serious, “You were the one who took me in when I had nowhere to go.”

“I almost made a grave mistake back then. You were almost taken away by human traffickers. I will still feel terrified whenever I thought about that possibility. Think about it, where would you end up if that really happened?”

“That’s not on you,” Timothy consoled her, “It’s that old hag’s fault. You don’t need to put the blame on yourself.”

“Yeah,” Kendra nodded, “Luckily, that old hag was in prison now. That human trafficker was caught soon after.”

“The other kids were saved as well,” Timothy chipped in happily.

“You are right,” Kendra nodded fervently, “It’s all thanks to your dad, or else, those kids would live a miserable life.”

“You should just stick with us from now on,” Timothy suggested, “That way, you and your daughter will never need to suffer again.”

Kendra’s tears trickled down her cheeks once again. She thought that it was such a good idea that she could not stop nodding.

Emmeline came down again after getting a change of clothes.

The triplets all rushed toward her.

“Mommy!”

Sun was pouting, “Didn’t you tell me that you’re going to get engaged with Adrien?”

“It’s canceled,” Emmeline replied to him, “I need to find out the truth first.”

“The truth?” Moon asked curiously, “What truth are you talking about?”

“I know what she’s talking about,” Star’s eyes were sparkling, “Mommy must want to find out who is our real daddy.”

“Didn’t I tell you that it is Adrien?” Sun pouted again, “But Mommy doesn’t believe me.”

“I think it’s Abel,” Moon nodded, “I am sure of it.”

“That’s what I think too,” Star winked, “Mommy, you must be wrong this time.”

“You guys are really something else,” Emmeline hugged all three of them, “I will find out the truth today. That way, you guys won’t keep calling the wrong person your daddy!”

“That’s right! We want to know the truth too!” The triplets nodded in sync.

“Mommy Emmeline,” Timothy came over to the huddle, “Is Sun, Moon, and Star’s daddy my daddy too? Then it means that you’re my mommy.”

As she thought of the possibility of Timothy being her eldest son, her tears fell again.

She took Timothy into her embrace and sobbed, “If Alana really deceives us, I swear that I will tear him apart for her crime of separating us in the past.”

Timothy did not know what to say. Did Alana steal Mommy Emmeline’s child?

Was she referring to himself?

“Emma,” Benjamin interjected, “You need to test your genes with Timothy, and the triplets will test theirs with Abel. The result will be out in no time.”

“Alright,” Abel agreed to it, “I second that.”

“The kids can’t just leave now,” Emmeline said, “You can take some samples of their hair.”

“That will do,” Benjamin nodded.

Abel ordered Luca to take some files from the study.

Everyone gathered in the living room.

Abel took some strands of Timothy’s hair and put them into a file while Emmeline pucked off some strands of her hair as well and put them in the same file.

Benjamin took that file and sealed it. Then, he wrote Timothy and Emmeline’s name on it.

Immediately, Emmeline plucked off some strands of Sun’s hair and handed them to Benjamin. Abel did the same too and those strands were put into the same files.

Benjamin sealed it again and wrote Abel and Helios’ names.

After everything was said and done, Benjamin announced, “Emma and Mr. Abel should go test together. Everyone else should stay here to look after the children.”

“I will stay behind,” Luca volunteered, “Just to make sure I can attend to anyone who comes to the Meriwether Mansion.”

“You guys all stay put,” Abel warned, “I have a hunch that someone would pay the mansion a visit.”

“Alright, then,” Luca complied.

He knew Abel’s concerns immediately.

Everything was ready. Benjamin fetched both Abel and Emmeline and they were headed to the city area.

They reached the Grand Struyria Hospital, and they immediately dashed to the DNA Testing Department.

After submitting their particulars, Benjamin paid extra so that his application would be prioritized. All so that they could see the result as soon as possible.

After an hour, the paternity test finally concluded. Everyone waited with bated breath.

Benjamin’s brows were furrowed deeply. He first unsealed the file that contained Helios’ information.

Abel took the ones that had Timothy and Emmeline’s data.

Abel only needed to sneak a glance at the documents for him to turn around to hug Emmeline wholeheartedly.

“Emma, my dear Emma… I am so sorry…”