Chapter 1385


    Thssa bit her lip hard, her heart torn with agony and difort.


    Richard had posed a question that represented her most formidable dilemma to date. She had no clue how to bridge the gap to


    Lysander.


    "| might have a solution, if you''re willing," Richard suddenly offered.


    Thssa''s gaze, which had been steeped in despair, shot up, filled with hope and earnestness as she looked at Richard. "What


    is it?"


    "Be Joshua''s daughter," Richard said with a matter-of-fact tone. "Joshua and Zephyr are old college buddies, and the


    Whitmans and the Sinirs go way back. If you were Joshua''s daughter, it would be perfectly natural for Joshua to introduce you


    to Lysander. Zephyr would have no grounds to object."


    Thssa''s delicate eyebrows knitted together, and she looked at Richard, her eyes brimming with tears.


    Richard''s handsome face held a steady gaze, waiting for her response.


    Thssa''s breathing grew erratic, and through clenched teeth, she managed to say, "Mr. Richard, please contact Joshua for me.


    | want to take a paternity test with him."


    Though she was utterly disillusioned with the concept of a father, and the very word cast a deep shadow over her heart, she was


    willing to confront these demons for a chance to care for Lysander.


    Seeing her resolve, the tension in Richard''s eyes eased. However, his voice still carried a bit of roughness from the stress earlier


    as he said, "Alright, I''ll make the call."


    Thssa had finallye around to the idea of taking the paternity test with Joshua.


    Richard''s visit wasn''t just to update her on Lysander''s situation but also to fulfill a duty.


    After Joshua’s incident at Richard’s family''s hotel, Richard promised Joshua that he would find the jade pearl and resolve all


    rted issues. And, of course, that included helping Joshua reconnect with his daughter.


    After leaving the hospital thest time, Richard had met with Joshua and conveyed Thssa''s reluctance to acknowledge her


    father.


    Joshua appeared ridden with guilt and despair. He gave Richard a mission: to make Thssa voluntarily want to acknowledge


    him as her father.


    He had missed out on twenty-eight years of fatherhood and was deeply remorseful. He didn''t want to force Thssa; he just


    wanted her toe back to him willingly.


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    Richard made the call, and soon, Joshua arrived in Hollowbrook County.


    Thssa saw the middle-aged man once again in the hospital.


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    stodda Ne pinnacle of society. She


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    But now, as she saw him again, he leaned on a dark green cane, not out of necessity, but as an essory—a symbol of status


    and position.


    His gaze upon her was gentle and kind, a smile ying on his lips. "Thssa, we meet again. You seem to have lost quite a bit


    of weight since thest time."


    She was naturally slender, and now she looked even more fragile.


    Hearing concern from a stranger,


    Thssa’s heart clenched with a


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    “Pashlew itman, let''s get the


    blood test done. If it proves I''m your


    daughter, | only ask for one thing."


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