Chapter396
Zaynturrowedhisbrows.Hecouldn’thelpbutfeellikepleteidiot
BackwhenWillowhadbeggedhimtobelievethatAaronwashisson,hehadrefused.Butnow,assheimedAaronhadnofather,hefound<b>himself</b>entertainingthepossibilitythatAaronmighttrulybehisson.
IfAaronwasindeedhis…
Zayn,usuallysotoughanposed,couldn’thelpthetremblethatranthroughhisbody.
IfAaronwastrulyhisson,itmeantWillowhadn’tabortedtheirchildfouryearsago.Itmeantshehadalegitimatereasonforbreakingthingsoffwithhim.
Andyet,hehadruthlesslysoughtrevengeagainsther,evenforsakinghisownfleshandbloodatthecliff’sedge.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.
Zayn’sfiststightenedabruptly,thoughhisfingersstilltrembledviolently.
Aaronendedupcrippled.Itwashisfaultthathisownsonwasnowdisabled.
Furthermore,Aaronwasluckytohavesurvivedthefall.Fromsuchaheight,themoreprobableouewouldhavebeenabrokenbody,anddeathwithout<b>a</b></divpletecorpse.“Willow,I..‘
<b>Zayn</b>wantedto pourhisheartouttoWillow,buthefoundhimselfatalossforwords.
“Mr.Carter,please,don’tevermentionAaronagain.You’vealreadycausedhim..causedhimtobecrippled.Ifyouhaveanydecencyleft,justleavehimoutofthis.”Willow’svoiwasfirmasshetookadeepbreath.
“Mr.Carter,it’stimeforyoutogo.You’rereallynotweehere.”
Zayndidn’twanttoleave,butthethoughtthatAaronmightbehissonletthimfeelingmorevulnerablethanever.
Forthefirsttime,whenWillowaskedhimtoleave,hedidn’trespondwithaggression.Instead,hegrabbedhisclothesandleftinahurry.
Standinginthehallway,hequicklythrewonhisshirt.Histall,ruggedframeandstridinggoodlookscouldstillbarnheads.
Butnow,hisfaceshowednoneof<b>life’s</b>usualemotions.Therewasonlydeep–seatedloneliness.
Withasigh,he<b>lit</b><b>a</b>cigarette,exhalingsmoke.Yet,afterafewpuffs,herememberedWillow’saversiontomenwhosmoked.Grimacing,hecrushedthecigarette.
Afteralongpause,hefinallyreachedforhisphoneanddialedLiam’snumber.
“Boss,what’sgoingon?”Liam’srxedeveningwithfriendsabruptlyshiftedas<b>he</b>answered<b>Zayn’s</b>call.Heinstantlysnappedintoalertmode.
“Ineedapaternitytest.”
Uponhearingthis,Liamalmostchokedonhisownsaliva.HeknewbetterthantopryintoZayn’spersonallife,buttherequestcaughthimoffguard.Liamhesitatedforamomentbeforecautiouslyasking,“Boss,doyouhaveanillegitimatechildyoudidn’tknowabout?”
Thewords“illegitimate child”madeZayninexplicablyirritated.
“IneedapaternitytestwithAaronSanford.Iwanttheresultsbytomorrowmorning.”Zayn’svoicewasfirm,leavingLiammomentarilyspeechless.Withthat,he<b>hung</b>up,
Liamwas<b>so</b>shockedhejumpedoutofhis seat
“Tomorrowmorning?That’satightdeadline!”Lam’smindraced.
GettingAaron’shairandrunningthetestinsuchashorttimewaspracticallyimpossible.
Eventhoughitwasatoughtask,asadedicatedseniorassistant,Liamhadtotackleithead<b>–</b>on…
MoseswasWynn’smentor,andLiamhadconnectionswithpeoplearoundhim,GettingasampleofAaron’shairwouldn’tbetoodifficult
Thatnight,LiampulledoutallthestopsandfinallymanagedtogetAaron’shair.Beforedawn,thepaternitytestresultswereready.Yowning,mdialedZayn’snumber.“Boss,thepatemitytestresultsarein!”