Valentin held her, being careful to avoid her wounds. "Do you remember the first two DNA tests with the Pliskin family?"
Ashley nodded. "Yes. It's been done twice, and both showed no blood relationship."
Valentin asked again, "Do you remember the doctor who did your tests?"
Ashley thought for a moment and replied, "It's a doctor with the surname Morgan. He seems to work with the Pliskin family regularly and is their personal physician. Speaking of which, George and Lester were careful to use their personal physician for whichever test they did. Wait a minute..."
With that, Ashley was suddenly struck by an astonishing thought. "You suddenly mentioned the doctor who did the tests. Could it be that you're trying to say there's something wrong with this doctor?"
Joseph was stunned. "Damn it. Really? Doesn't he work for the Pliskin family as a doctor?"
Valentin said in a low and calm voice, "The doctor's name is Tyler. Cara has occasional contact with him. They don't seem to have much contact on the surface, but it's suspicious."
Joseph, who was now spiteful towards Cara, immediately cursed at his words, "If he can be related to Cara, and he happens to be the doctor of the Pliskin family, I think there must be something wrong!"
Valentin said, "I've told Lester to watch out for Tyler."
Joseph suddenly thought of something and clapped his hands excitedly, looking at Ashley with widened eyes.
"Since there's something wrong with Tyler, isn't there something wrong with the DNA tests he did on you and the Pliskin family the last two times? It's even possible that he may have intentionally faked it! If Tyler intentionally faked the first two DNA tests, Ashley, could you be related to the Pliskin family?"
Ashley's heart pounded and beat extra hard as she heard the words.
She thought, 'The DNA tests were faked?'
All sorts of complex and mixed emotions surged through her mind.
Ashley seemed to be deep at the bottom of the ocean, wrapped in seawater, with her ears ringing and buzzing. Eventually, she could only shake her head in bewilderment and murmur, "I don't know."
Valentin, however, clearly felt her grip on his hand tightened unexpectedly.
Valentin took her hand in his own with tender compassion in his eyes and gently rubbed his fingers over the back of Ashley's hand.
"Ashley, Lester already knows there's something wrong with Tyler. When you meet with his parents tomorrow, he should want to do another DNA test."
Ashley looked up at him in a daze.
Her heart was beating extremely fast for some reason, and she thought, 'So, the Ramos family and I...'
It was almost the first time Valentin had seen her in such bewilderment. He held her hand with one and lifted the other to caress her brow. "I'll accompany you tomorrow. I'll be right beside you."
Ashley pressed her lips together, her heart clenching uncontrollably for a moment.
Under the white light, her lips were watery and rosy, and her pretty eyes were full of emotion.
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