Running a business this big wasn’t easy.
“Mr. Pansy, if we do it this way, the subsidiary’s earnings for this year will be at the bottom again.” The secretary, fearing that he had made a mistake, decided to question him back.
Patrick chuckled lightly. “Just do as I say. It doesn’t matter how much money we make. What’s important is that we live up to the people’s hearts.”
Ten minutes later, the statement was published on the company’s official website, followed by the compensation from the parent company received by the customers who had suffered losses in the subsidiary.
Patrick was highly efficient and managed to win people’s hearts within an hour.
Originally, this incident should have caused a significant decline in the subsidiary’s annual profits, but Patrick’s statement instead pushed the subsidiary to its peak, regaining favor and causing the stock to rise significantly.
Patrick’s actions became a model in the business world, and many people followed suit, but none had Patrick’s courage and financial power.
News also came from the police that Finley’s biological parents had been found, and they asked them to come to the police station for confirmation.
Jane received the call and quickly rushed over with Finley.
After arriving at the police station, two relatively clean-dressed individuals rushed towards Jane.
They hugged Jane and cried out, “Good child, we finally found you. It wasn’t us who wanted to abandon you back then.”
The two elderly people cried heartbreakingly, looking very pitiful, clinging to Jane’s clothes and not letting go.
“We’ve been looking for such a long time, and your appearance makes us so happy. Thank you, officer.”
The two elderly people didn’t even lift their heads, crying with their eyes closed.
Jane quickly explained, “Elders, I’m not Finley, you’ve mistaken me.” It was difficult to pry the two elderly people’s hands away.
Only then did the two elderly people raise their heads and see a person standing behind Jane.
That person was Finley.
The two elderly people once again threw themselves into Finley’s arms, followed by another round of sobbing.
“We didn’t expect to meet again after so many years. We truly apologize to you.”
Jane felt a little embarrassed by their crying, feeling that something was off.
Finley didn’t have much impression of these two elderly people, and their crying didn’t touch Finley’s heart.
“Both of you, calm down. The officer has only found you; it doesn’t prove that we have a blood relationship.”
Finley remained calm and composed, not letting the appearance of these two affect her long-held mindset.
“What do you mean by that, child? We are your biological parents. You don’t want to recognize even your own biological parents?” The elderly man pointed at Finley, explaining with some disappointment.
Jane hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to pull the two elderly people away, but Finley waved her off.
Finley helped the two elderly people sit down, looking remarkably calm.
“Why don’t we do a paternity test? This way, everyone can be reassured.”
Only after proving the blood relationship between them could Finley truly recognize them.
As soon as the two elderly people heard about the paternity test, their expressions immediately changed.
“You, my child, you are our own flesh and blood. I bore you with great difficulty for ten months. How can I not recognize what you look like? Even if I found you after thirty or forty years, I would still be able to recognize you at a glance.”
Jane found it suspicious when she heard these words and remained silent by the side.
Finley patiently comforted them, “It’s not that I refuse to recognize you, but I’m also not sure if we have any relation. The only way to prove our kinship is through a paternity test.”
Finley explained her determination to do the paternity test repeatedly.
However, the two elderly people stubbornly insisted that Finley was their child and refused to go through with it.
Even the police officer next to them couldn’t stand it anymore. “Why not do a paternity test? It will put both of you at ease.”
“When I gave birth to this child, I suffered a lot and lost a lot of weight. After finally giving birth, someone took my baby away. As a mother, I’ve been waiting for over twenty years to find my child, and now you’re telling me that this might not be my own child. How can I bear such a blow?” The two elderly people sat on the ground, sobbing and recounting their years of hardship and helplessness.
Jane and Finley exchanged a glance, understanding that something was definitely amiss.
If they were ordinary parents who had finally found their child, they would definitely have immediately done a paternity test.
The strong resistance shown by these two elderly people made them both suspicious.
“Since you haven’t reached a conclusion yet, it’s better for both of you to go back first, calm down, and discuss it. After you’ve reached an agreement, you can meet again.” The police officer beside them proposed a reasonable solution.
Jane and Finley agreed without hesitation.
The two elderly people didn’t say much either.
Someone, not sure who, leaked the news of Finley finding their biological parents online.
The article detailed the whole process and background of the events.
Jane looked at the news notifications on her phone, once again confirming her suspicions.
When she and Finley left that day, they had driven their own car without informing anyone.
And those journalists couldn’t have just magically shown up at the police station.
It could only mean that someone was behind all this.
Jane sat on the sofa, scrolling through the news articles one by one.
She didn’t care in the slightest.
Coincidentally, Finley returned at that moment.
“Did you see the news?” Finley asked angrily.
Jane smiled at her and replied, “Of course, I saw those articles. They’re so detailed, as if we really did something like that.”
Finley picked up a glass of water in frustration and drank it all in one go. “Do these journalists have nothing better to do than pry into people’s private lives?”
A while ago, there was already a lot of online fuss about her own affairs.
Now it was being exposed online again, and it was about her biological parents.
Thinking about it made Finley angry.
“Alright, don’t get so worked up. Have they decided to do the paternity test?” Jane asked, curious about the lack of updates from the two elderly people these past few days.
“I find it strange. When we went to the police station, they held me and cried desperately, wanting to find their daughter. But once the paternity test was mentioned, it’s been three or four days, and there’s no sign of them.”
Finley couldn’t help but connect the two incidents, feeling that there was a subtle connection between them.