Chapter 378
Chapter 378
Anastasia nced at Duncan, who was puffing on a cigarette, and he showed no intention of stopping
her. “Don’t look at me,” he said. “If you want to take her, just take her. I’ve been feeding this little runt
for a while, and she’s still a stranger to me. She’s a waste of good food.”
Anastasia was bbergasted. This waspletely different from what she had expected.
Monica was also at a loss. Taking the girl home now seemed too impulsive.
“Well…” Anastasia didn’t want to hurt the little girl’s feelings, so she gently exined, “Sweetie, your
name is Layna, right? I can’t take you home today. Can you stay here a bit longer? You might be my
daughter, but we need to make sure first, do you ünderstand?”
Layna shook her head. “No, I don’t want to stay here. Mommy, please take me with you.”
With that, Layna red fiercely at Duncan. “I want to live a good life with my mommy. If you hit me
again, I will have my mother call the police.”
“You little brat, say that again and see what happens.” Duncan suddenly stood up, looking menacing.
Layna quickly hid behind Anastasia. “Mommy, you see, he wants to hit me. Please take me home, or
he will beat me up.” Anastasia was torn. “Layna, your dad is just trying to scare you. He won’t hit you,
okay? I wille to pick you up in a few days.” Anastasia could tell that Duncan, despite his tough
exterior, was actually quite concerned about L’ayna; otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed to bring her
back when she ran away from home in a huff.
Anastasia was still hesitant, but she told Duncan, “Duncan, could you take care of her for a few more
days? I need to take a few strands of her hair for a DNA test.”
Duncan took a puff of his cigarette. “Sure, go ahead. Grab a few strands of hair. If you want to go with
your mother, we have to do the test, Layna. If you don’t do it yourself, I’ll do it for you. Don’t me me if
it hurts.”
Kids these days were smart. They’d seen a lot on TV and understood more than you’d expect. When
Layna heard about the hair for a DNA test, she quickly pulled out a few strands of hair and handed
them to Anastasia. “Mommy, pleasee for me soon.”
“…okay.” Anastasia couldn’t promise anything, but looking at Layna’s hopeful eyes, she couldn’t say no
either.
After getting the hair, Anastasia thanked Duncan and left with Monica. Layna felt very reluctant and
watched them leave from the window.
Duncan sneered, “She might not be your real mother, you know. If the testes back negative, she
won’te for you. If I ended up with a daughter with your temper, I’d wish I could give her away.”
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“The beautifuldy must be my real mother, Duncan. I told you, I’m a rich man’s daughter, not the
daughter of a broke guy like you. When my momes for me, don’t you daree looking for me,”
Layna scorned Duncan.
Duncanughed mockingly. “Don’t worry, if your real mom doese for you, I certainly won’t bother
you. You ungrateful brat, you can leave now, and I won’t stop you.”
Ever since Layna found out she wasn’t his real daughter, she’d been dreaming about being a princess
and longing for her wealthy parents toe and take her away. She’d been influenced by the other
kids in the neighborhood and the unrealistic expectations they’d developed from watching too much TV.
The slightest hint of not being their parents’ biological child, had them dreaming about running away to
find their real parents.
Layna, influenced by this environment and with a strong sense ofpetition, had been fantasizing
about being a princess.
She retorted, “Tell me where my real mom lives, and I’ll go find her right now.”
Duncan, frustrated, blurted out, “Fine, go. Your real mom lives in Harmony Meadows. Let’s see if you
have the guts to go there.”
With that, he grabbed his cigarette and went to the bathroom. He was just talking out of anger; he didn’t
mean it. But Layna remembered the name of the neighborhood and began to n how she would find
her real mom.