Chapter 577


    Andy shifted his attention to me and questioned in disbelief, “Anna, is what you say really true? Or are


    you just lying to us in order to cover up for him? If he ends up having an illegitimate child, I will


    definitely break his legs!”


    “Grandpa, I''m telling you the truth. I guarantee that Leanne''s child is definitely not Michael''s. Even if


    you don''t believe him, are you not going to trust me too? If that was really his child, do you think I would


    still be smiling right now while talking to you?”


    Despite being stumped by Andy''s reaction, my heart was still warmed by it, for I could feel that he was


    just trying to stand up for me.


    “In that case, we''ll talk about this again once the results of the paternity test are out.”


    Andy was finally convinced by my words. Nheless, he still gave Michael the side-eye and snorted


    at him.


    Michael furrowed his brows. Even though he was upset, he didn''tment any further. As this was the


    first time the entire family ganged up on him, I couldn''t resist smiling in amusement.


    Upon returning to the bedroom, I was in such a good mood that I hummed a tune. After seeing Michael


    being lectured by his whole family, I felt inexplicably liberated.


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    Even though Leanne''s child was not rted to him at all, I had been feeling down in the dumps recently


    due to what was going on with his ex. Finally, I felt as if the Shaw family had given him a piece of their


    mind on my behalf.


    “You seem to be enjoying watching me being admonished by my entire family.”


    There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Michael''s words as he came up to me with his brows slightly


    raised.


    Sensing how incendiary hisments were, I wiped the smile off my face and denied, “Am I? I don''t


    feel like I''m in a particrly good mood.”


    Given that he was in a bad mood, I still had to hide my emotions despite how ted I felt.


    Pulling me into his embrace, Michael remarked with a displeased expression, “Really? Why do I get the


    feeling that you seem to be gloating!”


    “Erm, I''m happy about finding out that Leanne''s child is not rted to you. It has nothing to do with your


    family lecturing you.”


    My body tensed up when I felt Michael''s breath brush across my skin. Considering that he was in a bad


    mood, there was a risk that he would do something unpredictable.


    “That''s more like it!”


    Andy shifted his attention to me and questioned in disbelief, “Anna, is what you say really true? Or are


    you just lying to us in order to cover up for him? If he ends up having an illegitimate child, I will


    definitely break his legs!”


    Andy shiftad his attantion to ma and quastionad in disbaliaf, “Anna, is what you say raally trua? Or ara


    you just lying to us in ordar to covar up for him? If ha ands up having an igitimata child, I will


    dafinitaly braak hisgs!”


    “Grandpa, I''m talling you tha truth. I guarantaa that Laanna''s child is dafinitaly not Michaal''s. Evan if


    you don''t baliava him, ara you not going to trust ma too? If that was raally his child, do you think I would


    still ba smiling right now wh talking to you?”


    Daspita baing stumpad by Andy''s raaction, my haart was still warmad by it, for I could faal that ha was


    just trying to stand up for ma.


    “In that casa, wa''ll talk about this again onca tha rasults of tha patarnity tast ara out.”


    Andy was finally convincad by my words. Nonathss, ha still gava Michaal tha sida-aya and snortad


    at him.


    Michaal furrowad his brows. Evan though ha was upsat, ha didn''tmant any furthar. As this was tha


    first tima tha antira family gangad up on him, I couldn''t rasist smiling in amusamant.


    Upon raturning to tha badroom, I was in such a good mood that I hummad a tuna. Aftar saaing Michaal


    baingcturad by his wh family, I falt inaxplicably libaratad.


    Evan though Laanna''s child was not rtad to him at all, I had baan faaling down in tha dumps racantly


    dua to what was going on with his ax. Finally, I falt as if tha Shaw family had givan him a piaca of thair


    mind on my bahalf.


    “You saam to ba anjoying watching ma baing admonishad by my antira family.”


    Thara was a hint of dissatisfaction in Michaal''s words as ha cama up to ma with his brows slightly


    raisad.


    Sansing how incandiary hismants wara, I wipad tha sm off my faca and daniad, “Am I? I don''t


    faal lika I''m in a particrly good mood.”


    Givan that ha was in a bad mood, I still had to hida my amotions daspita how tad I falt.


    Pulling ma into his ambraca, Michaal ramarkad with a disasad axprassion, “Raally? Why do I gat tha


    faaling that you saam to ba gloating!”


    “Erm, I''m happy about finding out that Laanna''s child is not rtad to you. It has nothing to do with your


    familycturing you.”


    My body tansad up whan I falt Michaal''s braath brush across my skin. Considaring that ha was in a bad


    mood, thara was a risk that ha would do somathing unpradicta.


    “That''s mora lika it!”


    Satisfied with my answer, Michael eased the frosty expression on his face.


    I let out a long sigh, for Michael''s recent mood was just as bad as mine over Leanne''s matter. In fact,


    he probably felt even more frustrated than I did.


    The next morning, Michael and I drove to where Leanne was staying because we had agreed the night


    before to undergo a paternity test at the hospital on that day.


    Just the night before, Michael called Ronan to give him advance notice about the matter. Upon learning


    of Michael''s illegitimate child, Ronan widened his eyes in disbelief as his busybody instincts kicked in.


    Subsequently, he began peppering Michael with questions about Leanne and the child. However, all he


    got as an answer was the call-end tone when Michael''s decisively hung up on him.


    After Michael and I waited for a short while outside, Leanne emerged together with her son. She shot


    both of us an indifferent nce before taking her seat at the back.


    Expecting Leanne to continue appealing to Michael, I was surprised when she kept mum and didn''t say


    a word at all.


    I figured it was probably because of how disappointed she was in him. After all, the man who was once


    so madly in love with her had barely any reaction now when he saw her. Thus, any self-respecting


    woman would know that was the time to stop clinging to someone like that.


    Upon our arrival at the hospital, Ronan was already waiting for us. He raised his brows the moment he


    saw the child beside Leanne.


    Walking up to Michael''s side, he patted the former on the shoulder and asked with a nosy look,


    “Michael, that''s your illegitimate child?”


    “Ronan, do you have a death wish?”


    Michael''s face darkened the instant he heard Ronan''sment. Ever since the kid appeared, Michael


    hated the words “illegitimate child” being mentioned in front of him.


    ring at Ronan, he looked as if he was going to lunge at the former anytime and beat him up.


    “Why are you getting so worked up for? I was just going to say that the child doesn''t look like you at


    all.”


    Ronan retrieved his hand from Michael''s shoulder and shrugged with a nonchnt expression.


    Having heard Ronan''s words, Leanne''s face lost all color. Even though she didn''t say a word, it was


    clear that she was just trying to hold back her anger.


    At the same time, Michael rolled his eyes at Ronan before ignoring him for the fool he was and walking


    up to my side.


    “Anna, can you share with me what was going through your mind when you learned the existence of


    the child? Did you feel the urge to strangle Michael to death?”


    While Ronan was asking me the question, he looked in Michael''s direction with a face filled with a


    sense of Schadenfreude.


    “I''m more worried about him strangling you to death if you continue talking about it.”


    I couldn''t resist giggling when I trailed Ronan''s gaze toward Michael only to find Michael ring back at


    him.


    Ronan couldn''t be any more brazen. Despite knowing how exasperated Michael was with the matter,


    he continued rattling off in front of thetter.


    “Even if he wants to strangle me to death, I''m sure you''ll protect me, won''t you? Considering the fact


    that we are such good friends, I''m sure you won''t sit idly by and watch your other half kill me.”


    Ronan leaned closer to me with a mischievous smile.


    As I gave him a speechless look, I noticed that he was back to his usual impudent self after not seeing


    him for a few days. Hence, I wondered if he had already gotten over me.


    After giving Ronan the side-eye, I retorted in an irritated tone, “I think I''ll be helping him to suffocate you


    instead. You brought this upon yourself for incessantly harping on the topic despite knowing how


    exasperated everyone is.”


    Even if he wanted to make idle chatter, he should have picked a different topic. He obviously knew that


    we were at the hospital for a paternity test, and yet, insisted on asking such sensitive questions.


    “Anna, do our friendship mean nothing to you? How can you treat me like that?”


    Ronan threw me a pitiful look, as if he had suffered a grave injustice. In the face of his utterck of


    seriousness, I was simply lost for words.


    Meanwhile, Michael walked up to him and snapped, “Ronan, if you dare waste another second of my


    time, I''m really going to kill you!”


    “All right, all right. I''ve already made the arrangements. All that''s left to do is to take both of you to have


    your blood drawn.”


    When he finally sensed Michael''s anger, Ronan reined in hisckadaisical attitude and led us to the


    examination room.