And so, the two of them followed Patrick into a doctor’s office.
“The CEO has arrived. The test results are out, and you have no relation to those two children. This means they are not biologically yours,” the doctor informed them.
Jane was completely confused by their words. “What children?”
“Melissa claimed that the two children we brought from the orphanage are hers, and that I am their father,” Patrick finally revealed the truth.
“Are you sure you have no relationship with Melissa?” Jane asked again.
Patrick nodded. “Those two children do belong to Melissa, but we don’t know who the father is. It is now confirmed that they have no connection to me.”
Patrick silently explained everything, “The reason I brought Melissa here was to confirm this and to prevent her from using the children to threaten me. I also wanted to find out who the biological parents of the two children from the orphanage are, so that we wouldn’t end up adopting someone else’s children.”
In fact, everything Patrick did was to ensure a peaceful life for their future.
It was just that his methods were somewhat flawed, which angered Jane.
“What is it that you can’t tell me? Why is Melissa the person closest to you, not me?” Why did they not explain things to each other immediately when conflicts arose, but instead chose to face them independently?
Jane felt that their current state was not that of an ordinary couple, but rather that of people living together.
“I was thinking about your father. He was critically ill at the time, and couldn’t be saved in the end. So I didn’t want to burden you with more sorrow,” Patrick explained. The first and foremost reason for his concealment was to put Jane’s mind at ease.
Jane laughed coldly. Over the past period of time, Patrick had concealed many things from her, all under the same excuse.
“I don’t want to hear these meaningless explanations anymore. I want you to do things according to the law. Can you do that?”
Handing over his cousin to the police might be difficult for others, but it was nothing for Patrick.
“We can find another way to punish her.”
Jane couldn’t believe that, at this point, Patrick was still trying to find excuses for his cousin.
“That’s not what you said before. Let her have any reasons to deceive you, and you can believe any number of explanations from her. The future life is left to the two of you,” Jane said, no longer wanting to hold onto anything, and she left the hospital directly.
But as soon as she reached the bottom of the company building, Melissa called.
“I want to talk to you privately.”
Melissa’s voice sounded hoarse, as if she had just been crying.
“There’s nothing to talk about between us. Just go back,” Jane replied.
Melissa was the last person Jane wanted to see right now.
As she entered her own company, everything had already returned to normal.
Upon seeing Jane, Sarah couldn’t hide her smile. “You finally came! I thought you would go out to clear your mind.”
After all, such a big upheaval had happened in the family, and anyone would find it difficult to bear.
Jane smiled faintly, “Let’s focus on work.”
As they entered the office, Sarah followed closely behind. “Are you really okay?”
“I’ve adjusted. Don’t worry!” Jane reassured.
The two of them exchanged casual remarks.
Suddenly, an assistant hurriedly approached but turned around as soon as he saw Jane.
“What’s wrong?” Jane quickly called him back.
Sarah immediately stepped forward and casually made up a reason. “It might be something work-related. I’ll handle it in a moment.”
“That’s perfect. I came here to hand over some of your tasks to me,” Jane continued with her words.
The assistant was completely speechless, not knowing what to say in this situation.
Jane could tell that something was not right from the vague conversation between the two.
“Tell me the truth,” she said.
She now had the courage to face everything.
“Well, boss, the family of the driver involved in the car accident came to cause trouble again! We haven’t resolved this issue with them, even though we provided the compensation according to company regulations. We even increased the amount. But somehow, those family members found out about it. Their deaths were not as simple as they seemed. They were related to Melissa, and that’s why they keep coming to make trouble. We didn’t know what else to do, so we thought of waiting a few more days until the situation is resolved before telling you,” Sarah explained.
Jane found it somewhat unbelievable. She realized that her company had high efficiency in handling matters, but they had been hiding the fact that Melissa was a murderer and had never let anyone else know about it.
Even when Melissa was taken to the police station, it was only claimed that she was there for a statement, without revealing the true reason behind it.
She also knew what consequences this revelation would bring to the family. She was protecting Patrick’s reputation.
“You thought of telling me only now when things have escalated to this extent! So, you’ve been hiding it from me all this time! I can’t believe that the person closest to me could do such a thing,” Jane expressed her frustration internally, trying to restrain herself from venting it openly.
“Take me to see that family. In any case, this matter needs to be resolved,” Jane demanded.
The assistant quickly stepped forward to stop Jane. “Boss, it’s better not to go. They are unreasonable and aggressive. They are not our match. Besides, it’s obvious that someone is manipulating them, which is why they are opposing us. Maybe after the storm settles, they won’t cause trouble anymore.”
Jane patted his shoulder and directly confronted him, “If it were your own family facing such a situation, would you speak in the same tone?”
“This…”
Sarah hesitated.
Sarah waved her hand at him. “Let’s go.”
As they came down from the elevator and reached the lobby, they saw the security guards blocking a group of people outside the company premises. They had even brought banners with them.
The general idea was that they accused the company of covering up for Melissa.