Although Samantha had been thinking the same thing herself...
It couldn’t be Trevor who brought it up first.
What would that make her?
Who would defend her pride?
Did Trevor truly have no feelings for her at all?
How, exactly, was she any worse than Rose?
Her expression turned cold as she set down her coffee cup.
"Mr. Robinson, is this really what you wanted to talk about this early in the morning?"
"If you understand and agree, then I hope you’ll honor your word."
Trevor had work to attend to. He didn’t waste time with unnecessary pleasantries and quickly ended the call.
Samantha, however, felt her good mood vanish in an instant.
Did Trevor really dislike her that much?
Even worse...
He hadn’t even called from his personal phone.
He’d used a landline.
It felt as though her pride had been mercilessly trampled beneath his feet.
"What’s wrong?"
Daisy walked over.
"Mr. Robinson called to cut ties with me."
Samantha took a deep breath, her expression dark.
She refused to believe any man could remain that unwavering forever.
Hadn’t Ryan ignored her in the beginning as well?
And yet, what happened afterward?
Eventually, he responded whenever she approached him.
Later, constrained by their respective positions, they could only hide their feelings behind an unspoken understanding.
In the end, he had openly supported her and stood firmly by her side.
If even a man like Ryan could change...
Then Trevor was only acting this way because he barely knew her.
Daisy frowned. "Did Rose put ideas into Trevor’s head?"
Samantha let out a sarcastic laugh. "Then she’s just panicking."
As she spoke, she frowned at Daisy. "Getting past the preliminary screening is one thing, but the DNA test..."
Daisy appeared completely unconcerned. "You don’t need to worry about that. There are ways to deal with it. What’s most important right now is making the first move and forcing the Taylor family to publicly acknowledge your identity."
They had to act before the DNA test results came back.
Once the public accepted Samantha as the Taylor family’s long-lost daughter, reversing that perception would become much more difficult.
Samantha glanced at her mother and quietly began forming a plan of her own.
*****
It was the weekend.
After waking up, Rose decided to visit Dr. Grace.
Dr. Grace hadn’t looked well the previous day.
At her age, intense emotional highs and lows could be dangerous, placing tremendous strain on the body.
As one of the nation’s leading experts in pharmacology, Rose believed she could help stabilize Dr. Grace’s condition.
After all, Dr. Grace had helped her more than once and had even defended her during her confrontation with Margaret.
Rose wasn’t someone who forgot kindness.
After getting ready, she sent Dr. Grace a message asking whether she was available.
Once she received a positive reply, she gathered her things and headed out.
Dr. Grace’s residence was located inside a high-security residential district.
Security checkpoints stood every few hundred feet, and visitors could only enter under escort.
A staff member met Rose at the entrance and personally escorted her inside.
The estate featured a stately European-style villa.
The butler greeted her with impeccable manners.
"Miss Bennett, Dr. Grace is upstairs. Please follow me."
Rose nodded.
Outside the bedroom, she knocked softly before entering.
Dr. Grace was indeed unwell.
Unable to get out of bed, she simply leaned against the headboard and smiled warmly.

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