Hollie’s eyes widened when she saw the paternity test that Patrick had posted. She was at a loss for what to do for a moment.
She didn’t know who it was that night, but someone told her it was Patrick who had forced himself on her. It was only then that she recognized the child in her belly as Patrick’s.
Hollie frowned as she looked at the comments about her online, realizing that the child was not Patrick’s.
If it was not Patrick’s, then whose child could it be?
Hollie tried her best to recall the scene of that night, but she couldn’t figure out who the man was.
She was filled with both sadness and anger. She went to check the surveillance footage of the hotel from that night. Although she couldn’t see the face clearly, the figure and body shape were unmistakably Patrick’s.
It can be proven that the child was not Patrick’s.
That night was Hollie’s first night, and besides the man she was with that night, she couldn’t think of anyone else.
Hollie gritted her teeth and ruffled her hair into a messy bun. She looked at her growing belly and wondered whose child was inside.
Her eyes darkened, since she couldn’t find out who the child was, Patrick was now her and the child’s only hope.
After all, the man in the hotel surveillance footage had the exact same figure as Patrick on that night. Just based on this, Patrick cannot escape.
As more and more questions were raised about her online, she had to step forward and respond.
Hollie swallowed her saliva and opened Twitter, typing a line of text on it.
“The result is indeed unexpected for me, but the man who dragged me into the hotel that night was indeed Patrick. My life is clear to myself, and except for Patrick, I have not had any relationship with other men.”
She posted this string of words on Twitter, still putting all her own affairs on Patrick and Jane.
Jane shook her head as she looked at Hollie’s Twitter, surprised that she didn’t even know who she had been in a relationship with.
Patrick was sitting next to Jane, frowning as he read Hollie’s tweet on Twitter.
“I can’t believe she managed to shift all the blame onto us. It seems like she’s incredibly foolish.”
Jane said these words, but this time, netizens undoubtedly did not lean towards Hollie’s side anymore.
Relying on being a disadvantaged group and repeatedly seeking sympathy from netizens is not advisable.
Seeing that netizens were no longer buying it, Hollie was getting a little anxious this time.
She pulled up the hotel surveillance footage from that night, which was quite dark, but it was not difficult to make out the man’s figure and silhouette.
“This is the evidence from that night. You can see for yourself if you don’t believe me. Even if the child isn’t Patrick’s, he still did what he did to me that night and he needs to take responsibility!”
The tweet caused quite a stir as soon as it was posted.
However, netizens quickly realized something was off.
The man in the video couldn’t be clearly seen, even when some tried adjusting the brightness of their screens.
This brought up another point of suspicion: in Hollie’s previous video, the man had a similar build to Patrick but wasn’t him.
Therefore, it was possible that the person in Hollie’s video was also not who they seemed to be.
As a result, no one wanted to believe Hollie anymore. She had already deceived them once before and now she was using this tactic again.
It became clear that people were no longer on her side and everything she had done these past few days became irrelevant.
Hollie felt more angry than ever before. The public opinion had always been biased towards her but now hardly anyone believed her story anymore.
She clenched her fists tightly and looked at her stomach. Without Patrick by her side, how would she raise a child?
Just then, Hollie’s phone rang.
She glanced at it; an unfamiliar number.
Feeling annoyed with everything going on around her right now, she hung up without answering.
But shortly after, the phone rang again.
Hollie raised an eyebrow and picked up, answering rudely, “Who is this?”
It turned out to be Jane on the other end of line – a familiar voice which made Hollie shiver inside, “Is this Miss Miller?”
“Yeah,” hesitated Hollie, why would Jane call at such a time?
“I have something important regarding your child.” said Jane, which left Hollie confused – How could Jane know about my baby?
“But I hope you won’t pull any tricks like last time or Star Entertainment will hold you legally responsible.”
Jane’s words made sure there were no more crooked thoughts running through Holly’s mind.
So she gathered herself together and headed straight for where Jane told her meet-up spot would be.
“Miss Miller,” greeted Jane when they met face-to-face.
Holly simply nodded back coldly.
“It’s about your tweet; I saw it.” Jane got straight to the point, but Hollie was still a bit confused.
“If you’re trying to convince me, there’s no need,” Hollie shook her head. “The person that night was indeed Patrick, but I don’t know why the paternity test showed those results.”
Jane frowned. “I know you’re also puzzled, but what if that person wasn’t Patrick?”
“What do you mean?” Hollie was surprised and hesitant. “Besides that night, I haven’t…”
Hollie stopped herself mid-sentence and Jane knew what she meant.
“The man’s body shape is indeed similar to Patrick’s,” Jane said. “But have you considered that the man in the hotel and the one in the cafe last time might be the same person?”
Jane’s words instantly woke up Hollie.
Yes, why didn’t she think of this before?
In this moment, admiration filled her eyes as she looked at Jane.
“I have to say, Ms. North, you are really smart.”
Hollie praised her.
“It was indeed him who told me that my child is Patrick’s. He treated me well and I unconditionally believed him without ever doubting him.”
Hollie spoke lightly with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
She realized these past few days may have been taken advantage of by Jaiden.
“I’m glad you understand,” Jane nodded. “To be honest with you, he deceived one of my friends before too.”
Jane stopped halfway through speaking and closed her mouth again.
“I see,” Hollie nodded then opened her phone and clicked on Jaiden’s chat window.
She looked at her belly and furrowed her brow; never did she think Jaiden would do something like this to her.