“Mr. Adelmar.” Daniel leaned over from the sickbed. “There’s no need for a paternity test. I trust you, and I also trust Doris,”
“Doris is right. You will only continue to be bothered until this matter is clarified. Since you want to be together, don’t let anything come between you, and I’ll feel guilty too, if I’m the reason behind it.”
“Mr. Adelmar…”
“That settles it.” Waylon said. “I’ll go get hair samples from Una and Nessa right away, do a paternity test, and show you the results to put your mind at ease.”
“Mr. Adelmar!” Doris and Daniel called out together. However, Waylon had already walked out resolutely.
Half an hour later, Waylon arrived at Starhill Garden.
The nanny, Mrs. Flores, opened the door for him.
“I need Una’s hair.” Waylon said directly. “He hasn’t gone to sleep, has he?”
If Una had fallen asleep, he would have to wait. He couldn’t wake up the child just for a strand of hair. “No,” Mrs. Flores replied. “Una and Nessa are learning to walk, playing with their baby walkers.”
“In that case, I’ll go see them, Waylon said, slipping into slippers and entering the living room. Sure enough, Una and Nessa stood in their baby walkers, gliding around the living room.
When they saw Waylon come in, the two little ones stopped gliding and giggled at him.
Nessa was already speaking a bit and could already greet him.
Waylon felt a softness in his heart, an unfamiliar sensation washing over him.
If Doris and Daniel had truly become a couple, these adorable twins would become Daniel’s after they got married, and they would call him “Dad.”
Waylon felt a pang of pain in his heart, a feeling he was very reluctant to accept. But there was nothing he could do; it was Doris who had chosen Daniel.
She and Daniel had gone through a life-and-death experience together, and their relationship had taken a qualitative leap. Unlike him, who had always remained somewhat distant and lukewarm from Doris.
“Mr. Adelmar, what do you need Una’s hair for?” Mrs. Flores asked.
“A paternity test.” Waylon didn’t hide it either. “Daniel and Doris are dating, and I don’t want Daniel to misunderstand Doris because of me. So, I’m doing a paternity test for me and the children so that Daniel -can put his mind at ease.”
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