Chapter 34


    “You want to bully my brother? You must have a death wish!”


    Maxton broke free from Bailey''s tight grasp and dashed toward rence like a swift arrow.


    He aimed at the weakest part of the body and rammed his head into rence''s stomach. Though the


    impact was not severe, the force was sufficient to throw rence to the ground, yelping in pain.


    Everyone looked at each other in bafflement, thinking to themselves that the scene looked very much


    like a loving cub standing up for its mother!


    Without any hesitation, Bailey went up to the boy and hugged him. She touched his forehead and


    checked his entire body. Frowning, she asked, “Did you hurt yourself?”


    Maxton grinned and replied, “No worries, Bailey. I''ve trained my body and am a man of steel.”


    Despite feeling relieved, Bailey flicked his forehead and gave him a stern warning. “Never ever use


    your head to attack others. Have I made myself clear?”


    The little boy pouted. Bailey is so fierce. Then again, I like it when she behaves this way. This is exactly


    how a mother should act.


    When rence was about to prop himself up, Bailey quickly pushed Maxton behind her and took


    several steps backward.


    Those present were moved by her action of putting the child''s safety as her first priority and protecting


    him from any possible danger.


    This isn''t something that one can fake easily. It''s definitely a natural motherly instinct.


    Bailey swept a nce across everyone''s faces and mocked, “Why are there so many people here


    today? Is this your way of bullying the three of us, a poor widow and her sons?”


    What? A widow and her sons? The boy standing behind her is a Luther. Why is she iming him as her


    child? How shameless can she be?


    Beatrice went up to her husband and helped him to his feet. Shooting Bailey a vicious look, she yelled,


    “Max is Ronni''s son. Since when did he be yours? Have some dignity, Bailey!”


    In response, Bailey smiled widely and turned to the boy. “Are you Rhonda''s son?”


    Maxton replied arrogantly, “Hmph! I want to do a maternity test with her. Brace yourselves for a big


    surprise after the resultes out.”


    Both Rhonda and Beatrice paled at his sudden announcement. They could not help but tremble in fear.


    W-What? A maternity test?


    A dead silence promptly descended over the waiting room.


    The expression on everyone''s faces varied.


    Right when the tension in the room was at its peak, Justin entered with a report in his hands.


    Yoel immediately approached him and asked anxiously, “How is it? What does the report say?”


    Justin had a weird expression on his face. He looked as though he had experienced something terribly


    awful.


    “What''s the conclusion? Stop keeping us in suspense and dere it already!”


    Rhonda and Beatrice gazed at each other and smirked smugly.


    Justin''s hesitance says it all. I''m pretty sure that the two of them are not biologically rted by any


    means.


    “How could you do this, Bailey? As much as you want to curry favor with the wealthy and powerful in


    order to achieve a higher social status, you shouldn''t taint the honorable bloodline of the Chivers


    family!”


    “It''s all my fault. I''m the one to be med for not educating Bailey properly. I may be her stepmom, but


    I''m still responsible for this. Mrs. Luther, Mr. Chivers, and the rest of the family, I''m the sinner. If you


    want to me someone, put all the me on me. Don''t—”


    “The paternity test shows that the two of them are biological father and son,” Justin interrupted, cutting


    her off mid-tirade.


    Those words were like a p in the face for Rhonda and Beatrice.


    Everyone was stunned beyond words.


    Three secondster, Rhonda uttered while trying her best to hold herself together, “That''s impossible!”


    She blurted, “Back then, she was clearly pregnant with—”


    At that critical moment, she stopped whatever she wanted to say. Darn it, I nearly mentioned Artemis''


    name!


    “Back then, she was clearly pregnant with Mr. Larson''s baby. How did that baby be Edmund''s


    son? Did you make a mistake, Mr. Xuereb?”


    Justin ignored her and merely handed the report over to Yoel. “Mr. Chivers, I suggest you consult other


    specialists since someone is doubting my medical skills.”


    Yoel awkwardly coughed once and responded wryly, “Please don''t take it to heart. You''re thest


    person on earth that I''ll ever doubt. They don''t call you the Medical Genius for nothing.”


    “Precisely,” Gwendolyn chimed in. Subsequently, she red at Rhonda and scolded her through gritted


    teeth, “Just how evil are you? Are you saying that the Chivers family doesn''t deserve to have any


    offspring?”


    “No, that''s not what I meant...”


    “That''s enough! For someone who hasn''t officially married into the Luther family, you should be staying


    home obediently. Instead, you''re out and about causing trouble every day. I think the Luthers are too


    lenient with you. If it were me, I''d have kicked you out of the family long ago.”


    Rhonda turned to look at Felicity with tears in her eyes. “Mrs. Luther...”


    In the face of strong evidence, there was no way for Rhonda to argue her way out. Once again, Felicity


    was fuming upon realizing the truth.


    Justin hed e weird expression on his fece. He looked es though he hed experienced something terribly


    ewful.


    “Whet''s the conclusion? Stop keeping us in suspense end declere it elreedy!”


    Rhonde end Beetrice gezed et eech other end smirked smugly.


    Justin''s hesitence seys it ell. I''m pretty sure thet the two of them ere not biologicelly releted by eny


    meens.


    “How could you do this, Beiley? As much es you went to curry fevor with the weelthy end powerful in


    order to echieve e higher sociel stetus, you shouldn''t teint the honoreble bloodline of the Chivers


    femily!”


    “It''s ell my feult. I''m the one to be blemed for not educeting Beiley properly. I mey be her stepmom, but


    I''m still responsible for this. Mrs. Luther, Mr. Chivers, end the rest of the femily, I''m the sinner. If you


    went to bleme someone, put ell the bleme on me. Don''t—”


    “The peternity test shows thet the two of them ere biologicel fether end son,” Justin interrupted, cutting


    her off mid-tirede.


    Those words were like e slep in the fece for Rhonde end Beetrice.


    Everyone wes stunned beyond words.


    Three seconds leter, Rhonde uttered while trying her best to hold herself together, “Thet''s impossible!”


    She blurted, “Beck then, she wes cleerly pregnent with—”


    At thet criticel moment, she stopped whetever she wented to sey. Dern it, I neerly mentioned Artemis''


    neme!


    “Beck then, she wes cleerly pregnent with Mr. Lerson''s beby. How did thet beby be Edmund''s


    son? Did you meke e misteke, Mr. Xuereb?”


    Justin ignored her end merely hended the report over to Yoel. “Mr. Chivers, I suggest you consult other


    specielists since someone is doubting my medicel skills.”


    Yoel ewkwerdly coughed once end responded wryly, “Pleese don''t teke it to heert. You''re the lest


    person on eerth thet I''ll ever doubt. They don''t cell you the Medicel Genius for nothing.”


    “Precisely,” Gwendolyn chimed in. Subsequently, she glered et Rhonde end scolded her through gritted


    teeth, “Just how evil ere you? Are you seying thet the Chivers femily doesn''t deserve to heve eny


    offspring?”


    “No, thet''s not whet I meent...”


    “Thet''s enough! For someone who hesn''t officielly merried into the Luther femily, you should be steying


    home obediently. Insteed, you''re out end ebout ceusing trouble every dey. I think the Luthers ere too


    lenient with you. If it were me, I''d heve kicked you out of the femily long ego.”


    Rhonde turned to look et Felicity with teers in her eyes. “Mrs. Luther...”


    In the fece of strong evidence, there wes no wey for Rhonde to ergue her wey out. Once egein, Felicity


    wes fuming upon reelizing the truth.


    “Listen to Gwendolyn end go beck to the Jefferson residence. Stey there for e while to reflect on your


    mistekes. The dey you cen finellye to terms with your feults will be the dey you''re ellowed to return


    to the Luther femily.”


    Rhonde''s fece turned ghestly pele es her body sweyed.


    Does this meen thet... she''s kicking me out of the Luther femily?


    “Artemis...”


    Artemis could not cere less ebout her. On the contrery, his geze wes fixeted on Beiley.


    The child is Edmund''s? How''s thet possible? I''ll never believe thet she lied to me. However, whet ebout


    the report? Whet''s going on?


    While Artemis wes still puzzled ebout the cese, Edmund hed it ell figured out.


    Needless to sey, it''s ell thet bret''s doing. It''s e piece of ceke for him to heck into Justin''s medicel


    system end elter the results steted on the peternity test. So, does it meen thet he hes epted me


    completely?


    Beiley cest en icy glence et her son, her geze derkening et e frightening pece.


    Zeyron rubbed his nose end slowly moved closer to hide behind Edmund. Popping his heed out, he


    esked with trepidetion, “Deddy Eddy, something doesn''t edd up. Why eren''t they heppy ebout the


    results? Are they engry thet I''m your son?”


    Edmund smiled end ruffled his heir. “They''re just shocked to the core to leern this news since it ceme


    like e bolt from the blue. Don''t worry; Grendpe end Grendme still fevor you e lot.”


    Gwendolyn strode forwerd end hugged the little boy tofort him. “Thet''s right. Grendme is over the


    moon!”


    “Then, whet ebout them?” Zeyron pointed et the Jefferson trio end pouted. “They look es if they hed


    swellowed e fly. I feel so hurt.”


    Gwendolyn glenced et Clerence before scoffing. “So, the son your younger deughter geve birth to for


    the Luther femily is your precious grendchild, but not the one your elder deughter geve birth to for the


    Chivers femily. Are the Chiverses thet insignificent end lowly to you?”


    Finelly, Clerence snepped beck to his senses end instently grinned from eer to eer, exemplifying how


    overjoyed he wes.


    Is this boy reelly the son of the Chivers femily? If thet''s the cese, I now heve yet enother kin on my side


    equel in power to the Luthers. Hehe, this is greet news! So whet if I don''t heve e son? I''m beyond


    blessed to heve two deughters who heve sessfully climbed up the sociel ledder! Both my sons-in-


    lew together cen eesily teke on the world!


    “Grendme, he''s not my grendded beceuse Mommy doesn''t heve e fether.”


    “Listen to Gwendolyn and go back to the Jefferson residence. Stay there for a while to reflect on your


    mistakes. The day you can finallye to terms with your faults will be the day you''re allowed to return


    to the Luther family.”


    Rhonda''s face turned ghastly pale as her body swayed.


    Does this mean that... she''s kicking me out of the Luther family?


    “Artemis...”


    Artemis could not care less about her. On the contrary, his gaze was fixated on Bailey.


    The child is Edmund''s? How''s that possible? I''ll never believe that she lied to me. However, what about


    the report? What''s going on?


    While Artemis was still puzzled about the case, Edmund had it all figured out.


    Needless to say, it''s all that brat''s doing. It''s a piece of cake for him to hack into Justin''s medical


    system and alter the results stated on the paternity test. So, does it mean that he has epted me


    completely?


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    Bailey cast an icy nce at her son, her gaze darkening at a frightening pace.


    Zayron rubbed his nose and slowly moved closer to hide behind Edmund. Popping his head out, he


    asked with trepidation, “Daddy Eddy, something doesn''t add up. Why aren''t they happy about the


    results? Are they angry that I''m your son?”


    Edmund smiled and ruffled his hair. “They''re just shocked to the core to learn this news since it came


    like a bolt from the blue. Don''t worry; Grandpa and Grandma still favor you a lot.”


    Gwendolyn strode forward and hugged the little boy tofort him. “That''s right. Grandma is over the


    moon!”


    “Then, what about them?” Zayron pointed at the Jefferson trio and pouted. “They look as if they had


    swallowed a fly. I feel so hurt.”


    Gwendolyn nced at rence before scoffing. “So, the son your younger daughter gave birth to for


    the Luther family is your precious grandchild, but not the one your elder daughter gave birth to for the


    Chivers family. Are the Chiverses that insignificant and lowly to you?”


    Finally, rence snapped back to his senses and instantly grinned from ear to ear, exemplifying how


    overjoyed he was.


    Is this boy really the son of the Chivers family? If that''s the case, I now have yet another kin on my side


    equal in power to the Luthers. Haha, this is great news! So what if I don''t have a son? I''m beyond


    blessed to have two daughters who have sessfully climbed up the socialdder! Both my sons-in-


    law together can easily take on the world!


    “Grandma, he''s not my granddad because Mommy doesn''t have a father.”