Walking Away While Pregnant: Dear Ex-Husband, I Don't Love You Anymore novel Chapter 181

Chapter 181: Chapter 181

There were two parentage DNA test reports in total.

One was for Dylan and Robin; The other was for Elise and Robin.

Both reports concluded with the exact same result: Biological parent-child relationship supported.

Robin really was her and Dylan’s child.

He was her son!

Holding her own DNA test report with Robin, Elise stared at it, reading it over and over, word by word, again and again.

Biological... parent-child... relationship... supported.

Parent-child relationship supported.

Her and Robin.

Her baby was actually alive!

Her vision blurred as tears flooded her eyes. Elise blinked forcefully, letting her tears spill over and drench the printed words on the paper. Yet, no sooner had her vision cleared than it blurred once more.

Pressing the report tightly against her heart, she closed her eyes, letting out a choked, ragged sob.

"My son... my child... is alive... he’s really alive..."

"Elise?!"

Madeline burst into the study from outside, rushing over to her in a panic and grasping her shoulders. "What happened? Don’t scare me like this!"

Elise opened her eyes, her voice trembling violently. "Madeline... my child is alive..."

Madeline frowned, looking at her in confusion. "What child? Elise, please calm down first and tell me what happened, okay?"

Sobbing uncontrollably, Elise handed the DNA report in her arms to Madeline.

Madeline took it and looked down to read it. A moment later, her eyes widened in complete disbelief.

She snapped her head up to look at Elise. "Elise... is... is this real?"

Her face drenched in tears, Elise nodded with all her strength.

"Oh my God..." Madeline’s eyes welled up with tears, and she began to cry as well. "Am I dreaming? Elise, slap me! Oh god, this feels so unreal..."

"Madeline, I’m terrified this is a dream too..." Elise’s voice shook violently. "If it’s a dream, I never want to wake up from it..."

Madeline immediately pinched her own thigh hard, crying out even louder. "It’s not a dream! It’s really not a dream!" She wrapped her arms tightly around Elise. "Elise, we’re not dreaming—this is real! The test report is real! This is—"

Her voice cut off abruptly.

Madeline pulled back, wiping the tears from her face with the back of her hand. "Wait, something’s not right. Who gave you this test report?"

"Dylan..." Elise choked out. "He had Oliver bring it to me."

"He gave it to you?" Madeline knitted her brows. "Is it reliable?"

Elise froze.

Madeline looked down, examining the test report meticulously. "This testing institution is under the Everett family’s empire in the Capital. As far as I know, the eldest heir of the Everett family is close friends with Dylan."

The moment the words left her mouth, Elise immediately understood her point. She frowned slightly. "You think Dylan would forge this?"

"I’m not necessarily saying that..." Madeline’s expression was conflicted. "I just feel... He has been dragging his feet and refusing to divorce you all this time, and now Robin turns out not to be Fleur’s child after all. I’m just afraid he might be using Robin to... deceive you..."

Madeline forced those last few words out through gritted teeth.

Elise stared blankly at her friend in shock.

Seeing her reaction, Madeline quickly added, "Elise, I’m just making a hypothesis. Dylan surely wouldn’t lie to you about something this serious, right? I just feel... if Robin really is your child, why would Dylan keep it from you all this time?"

That’s right... if her child had been alive all along, why keep it hidden from her?

Her child had been right in front of her eyes, yet she had remained completely in the dark.

If Dylan had known all along... how did he feel when he watched Robin calling her "Mom"?

"I am simply a psychiatrist."

"But I feel like you’re keeping secrets."

"Having secrets is perfectly normal." Jessica looked at Madeline and offered a gentle smile. "I know you care deeply about Miss Harper. Rest assured, I also want nothing more than for Miss Harper to live a happy life."

With that, Jessica turned and walked back inside the house.

Watching her retreat, Madeline couldn’t shake the feeling that Jessica and Dylan were definitely hiding something together. However, it was clear Jessica had no intention of telling her. And whatever it was, it almost certainly revolved around Elise.

Elise barely slept a wink that night. Though Jessica stayed by her side to keep her company, Elise spoke very little, merely checking her phone from time to time.

Jessica didn’t push her, simply staying by her side until dawn broke.

The moment the sky brightened, they headed straight to the DNA testing center, accompanied by Jessica and Madeline.

Even with expedited processing, the results for a rush parentage test would take at least six hours.

Fearing Elise’s body couldn’t handle the strain, Madeline tried to persuade her to go home and rest first, but Elise refused stubbornly. She was determined to wait right there.

Jessica gave Madeline a subtle shake of her head, leaving Madeline with no choice but to let Elise have her way.

Those six hours were agonizing, each minute and second dragging on like torture.

Finally, in the afternoon, the results were ready.

When the report was handed to Elise, her entire body began to tremble. She didn’t even dare to reach out and take it.

Madeline leaned in to look, her eyes widening in ecstatic surprise. "99.99%! Parentage established!"

Elise’s eyelashes fluttered, and a scalding tear slipped down her cheek.

Before the flood of emotions pent up inside her all night could unleash itself, her knees suddenly gave way, and her body collapsed straight toward the ground...

"Elise!"