The Wrong Girl and the Wronged Girl (Stella and Ethan) novel Chapter 867

867 The Test

Lenny nodded. “Yes, sir.”

“And you’ll watch over it yourself.”

“Yes, sir.”

Hearing that Lenny would personally oversee everything made Artemis and Manny’s hearts sink even deeper.

Dan looked over at Conan. “You too. Keep an eye on it.”

“Yes.”

Dan and Dale then picked a handful of their most trusted men to stay and monitor the process.

Manny burned with hatred for Dan but couldn’t do anything about it.

In the end, he had no choice but to send five of his own people as well–though unlike Dan and Dale, he didn’t choose carefully.

He just picked a few random ones to go along with the medical team.

Soon, everyone had left. Only Dan, Dale, and Artemis with her son remained.

Artemis turned to Dale, tears welling again.

Dan sneered. “Stop crying. If you’re going to cry, at least wait until the results are out. If the kid’s really his, then you can take your time yelling at him later.”

Any illusion Artemis or Manny tried to hold onto shattered under Dan’s blunt cruelty.

Dale, who used to always defend Artemis, sat there quietly, puffing on his cigar, saying nothing.

Artemis’s heart sank to rock bottom.

Dan flicked his lighter open and shut, a faint smile playing at his lips.

It was the smile of a man who’d waited years for this–finally getting what he wanted.

Earlier that afternoon, Tessa had eaten plenty of cherries and strawberries, yet somehow she was hungry again.

When Victor came back from a phone call, he found her sitting on the couch with an entire peeled pineapple in her hands, biting straight into it.

He raised a brow. “You’re eating it like that?”

In his mind, pineapples were supposed to be cut into slices. Seeing her hold the whole thing and bite into

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it was a first.

“It’s more satisfying this way.” Tessa said before taking another huge bite.

Watching her eat actually made his own appetite stir.

“Doesn’t your stomach hurt from all that fruit?” Victor asked softly.

Fruit was healthy, sure—but too much of it wasn’t good, especially something that sweet and tangy.

“Nope. I’m just a little hungry,” she said.

“What do you want to eat for dinner?”

Victor suddenly realized she’d been eating nonstop. After lunch, she’d gone straight for the cherries and strawberries, and now this pineapple–it was huge, and she looked like she might actually finish it.

Could she even eat dinner after that?

“Anything’s fine,” Tessa said. “I’m not picky.”

Other than fruit, she didn’t seem to crave much else lately. Victor pulled her into his arms.

Tessa was watching TV and looked up. “What now?”

“Dale’s side–everything’s done. The samples have been sent to the lab.”

“They’re really doing it?” she asked, surprised.

When the idea of a DNA test first came up, even with how bad things had gotten between Dale and Artemis, she hadn’t thought he’d really do it.

After all, he’d treasured Artemis and the kids for so many years. And she knew him so well–what if she found a way to stop it?

But…

“Dale, Dan, and Manny each sent five people to supervise,” Victor said.

Tessa blinked in shock. “So they’re making sure there’s no way to fake it.”

He nodded. “Pretty much.”

Silence fell between them.

“This could really tear the Morris family apart,” Victor murmured.

Tessa said nothing.

Honestly, this could really get that bad. People are already whispering that Dale might be infertile. If those DNA results come back and none of the kids are his, the entire Morris family will fall apart.

“Well, he brought it on himself,” Tessa said finally. “After all the awful things he’s done, it’s about time he

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paid for it.”

That marriage scam alone was disgusting enough.

It showed exactly what kind of man he was.

When someone did enough bad things, karma always found a way to come back around. If this was his payback, then he deserved every bit of it.

She took another bite of pineapple.

“Isn’t it sour?” Victor asked.

“It’s sweet and tangy.” Tessa said.

“I thought you didn’t like pineapple,” he said, smiling.

She’d always preferred sweeter fruits–she used to stay far away from anything sour.

“I didn’t before,” she admitted. “But now it tastes really refreshing.”

That mix of sweet and sour–it was something she’d never appreciated before.

Victor chuckled. “Just don’t overdo it. Too much fruit will upset your stomach.”

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