Chapter 819


    As Ste finished, there was no longer any sound in the entire kitchen.


    Everything went silent.


    Channing kept his head drooped and Ste couldn’t see what emotion he was in.


    Ste pursed her lips, "Chan, I ..."


    Channing paused for a moment before continuing to chop vegetables, then said in an indifferent tone,


    "You don''t have tofort me. I''m used to it."


    Ste said, "I''m not trying tofort you. I''ve had a paternity test and William is your ..."


    "As far as I''m concerned, it''s all over when Jeffrey died. It doesn''t matter who my real father is."


    At those words, Ste froze. She still wanted to say something, but Channing had already turned on


    the stove to fry.


    It muffled all the other sounds.


    Ste knew that he didn''t want to discuss the subject any further.


    Throughout all those torturing and painful moments, from childhood to Jeffrey''s death, Channing spent


    every day and night wishing he wasn''t Jeffrey''s son.


    That thought seemed to be his hope to live, but luck did note to him, nor did it favor him.


    Especially when it became clear that everything that had happened to Ste was because of Jeffrey,


    and his hatred towards Jeffrey was disced by self-hatred.


    If only someone had told him back then that Jeffrey was not his real father, it would have been relief


    and redemption for him.


    But what''s the use of it now?


    Ste knew in her heart that even though she had no memories of her childhood, she could feel the


    affection of William being her father.


    But Chan was different. He had never had a real sense of fatherly love since he was born.


    William was also aplete stranger to him.


    It was even because of Jeffrey that William almost hurt him back then...


    This disconnection and hatred, although unspoken, Chan actually knew.


    He had just been pretending that nothing had happened so as not to make things difficult for her.


    Ste closed her eye and suddenly didn’t know what she should say.


    During the meal, neither of them spoke again on the subject.


    Channing said, "Isn''t renceing back for dinner?"


    Ste said as she sipped her soup, "He''s busy and won''t be back untilte night."


    "How are things in Riverside City? How is the kid?"


    Ste nodded, "Fine. It shouldn''t be long before you see him."


    It was almost two months since they had returned from Riverside City.


    The three months they had agreed on were almost up.


    Ste added, "What about at your school? Are there any more fans pestering you?"


    Channing said, "The school talked to me and told me not to worry about it. They''ll arrange for someone


    to take care of it."


    "That''s good. You might as well study hard. It''s your sophomore year and you don''t have much time left


    in school."


    Speaking of this, Ste was quite nostalgic.


    Back then when in school, although she had to work several part-time jobs every day, all that was


    bothering her was how to get rid of Jeffrey as soon as possible.


    Unlike now, she seemed to have many, many more problems to deal with on a daily basis.


    After dinner, Channing went straight back to school.


    Ste tidied up the house and then sat down on the sofa.


    When rence came back at eleven, he saw her staring at her phone, then walked over to her,


    "What''s wrong?"


    Ste hastily looked up and put her phone aside, "Nothing... Have you eaten yet? If you haven''t eaten,


    I''ll go get some food for you..."


    "I''ve eaten." rence loosened his tie with one hand and sat next to her, "Didn''t you ask Channing to


    come over? He''s gone?"


    Ste nodded gently, "Yes."


    "What did you say to him?"


    Ste hung her head, seemingly a little demoralized.


    She had thought she would be happy to get the paternity test results, but now it didn''t seem that way.


    rence lifted her chin, "You''re not happy?"


    She looked frustrated, "No."


    "You were happy this afternoon. Did Channing piss you off? I''ll go teach him a lesson."


    rence said, and prepared to get up.


    Ste reached out and pulled him back, "No, what are you thinking? He didn''t piss me off and I''m not..."


    She didn''t know what to say for a moment.


    rence rubbed her head, "If it''s not him, then tell me and I''ll fix it for you."


    Ste was silent for a moment before she said, "Do you remember... what I told you earlier about how I


    thought Chan looked just like the young William?"


    rence raised an eyebrow slightly, "So?"


    "Actually, Sherry''s not just going to London this time for the photography exhibition. She... was there to


    get William''s DNA and then redo the paternity test with Chan. The results showed a ny-nine percent


    match."


    "You told Channing?"


    "Well..." Ste whispered, "But you know, all that''s happened in the past and Chan is having a hard


    time epting the results right now. I don''t know what to do anymore and I''m afraid to tell William."


    rence said, "You''re afraid to tell William because Channing refuses to talk about this and you''re


    afraid William will me himself and feel bad because of his past actions and thoughts?"


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    Ste continued to nod and added, "If only I had gone for the paternity test earlier, they wouldn''t have


    ..."


    "It''s not your responsibility." rence said, "William went for a paternity test and got a result that was


    contrary to it. It was a mistake on their part. If you hadn''t insisted on having it done again, they would


    have just keep on living with the mistake."


    Ste froze, "Yeah, William did take a paternity test. Why ..."


    If someone around rence had been messing around and confusing things, what about William? Not


    many people knew who William was at that time and he was definitely going to get the person he


    trusted most to do the job.


    So was it Daniel, or was it Emmett who did the paternity test?


    Or maybe it was someone she didn''t know?


    Ste hurriedly picked up her phone and was about to call William when she suddenly recalled what


    Sherry had said.


    Since the paternity test William took turned out to be erroneous, it meant that someone close to him did


    not want him to know Chan was his son.


    In the end, Ste didn''t call.


    She sent a message to Sherry before putting the phone down and taking a deep breath.


    When Ste looked up again, she saw rence leaning back on the couch and looking at her.


    Ste was confused.


    rence said, "Did you work it out?"


    "Not really. Just ..." Ste stared at him and was suddenly a little puzzled, "Why were you not surprised


    when I said Chan was William''s son?"


    rence looked calm and said slowly, "Didn''t you say that Channing looked a lot like William when he


    was younger? Besides, I never felt that Jeffrey could have had a son like this."