“How’d you know I’d come back today?”
Georgia smiled at Travis. She hadn’t told him about coming back yesterday.
“I saw the news online.”
Travis smiled faintly and followed Georgia in.
Georgia realized she’d asked a dumb question.
Everyone on the internet knew she’d gone to the Simpson household today, so of course Travis knew she was back.
Why had she suddenly lost her wits?
“Did you just arrive? Or have you been waiting long?”
After all, Georgia had gone right to the hospital to visit Jasper after leaving the Simpson family household, and she didn’t know when Travis had arrived.
“I’d arrived in the district at noon. There wasn’t anyone in the mansion, so I’ve been waiting in my car all this time. I saw you come back at night and came over.”
Georgia nodded with a complex expression. She stood and poured him a glass of water, while Travis’ expression grew concerned.
“It’s a mess on the internet right now. Doesn’t it look bad for you? Did Sierra fake some evidence to have the will lose binding power? Or did she find people to fake a testimony to have the will turn fake? Is there a problem? Do you need my help?”
Travis sounded very caring, and Georgia looked at the man before her.
She’d always held off on calling him because deep down, she believed in Travis’ personality and that he wouldn’t hurt her.
But so many years had passed, and everyone had changed so much.
Georgia couldn’t be sure her thoughts were correct.
She described what had happened today very succinctly, without the humor of Elsie’s retelling, simply describing the process.
Hearing that, Travis heaved a sigh of relief and showed an expression even Georgia found hard to describe.
“You’d gotten back together with Robert in the end and even had a marriage certificate made. He’s finally fallen back in love with you, Georgia. Your hard work and dedication was worth it.”
There was thick emotion mixed in with his tone. Georgia stood.
“I’ve got something I want to ask you. Let’s go to the office to chat.”
That clearly meant that she didn’t want to talk in front of Elsie and Wilson. Travis didn’t quite understand, but he still stood and followed Georgia to the office.
“If there’s something, just say it. I can see that there’s something you don’t quite know how to talk about from the way you’re looking at me. Is it something on my end?”
“We’ve known each other for so many years, Travis. But over these ten years, my life has long since changed, and you’ve been through so much suffering, too. We’ve all been through so much. But I still believe in you, that you wouldn’t do anything to hurt me. That’s why I wanted to ask you – when I first had you and Sarah help me do the DNA test between Sierra and Wesley, why did you tell me the two of them were flesh and blood mother and son? My side was clear that they weren’t related. I wanted to know, was it some accident that produced the mistake, or that you kept it from me deliberately for some reason?”
Hearing that, Travis was thoroughly shaken.
Sarah had done it all throughout the process. He wanted to explain, but towards the end, he didn’t do it.
Looking at Georgia’s questioning gaze, he asked his own question in return.
“If I had done it deliberately, would you be angry? If I had wanted to put a block between your relationship with Robert so you wouldn’t get back together, hoping you would distance yourself from him over this and eventually separate, would you be disappointed in me?”
Georgia dipped her head and didn’t answer the question.
Everyone had their desires. She knew full well how Travis felt towards her, and even though she’d once refused to help him, she’d still accepted him appearing at her side in the end.
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