Chapter 339 Paternity Test


    "I''m not sure if Maria is the one who gave birth to the baby, but I''m sure that you''re the father! Think


    about it carefully. Have you ever cheated on her with another woman? Tell me the truth. Don''t worry,


    I won''t tell her about it!" Ethan said.


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    James stepped on the brake impatiently and parked the car on the side of the road. "Stop talking


    nonsense and start making sense."


    Ethan sighed and clucked his tongue. He was still a little confused too. After all, he had never


    expected James to have a son! "You''ve really never noticed it before? Don''t you think the boy


    resembles you?"


    "No, I don''t."


    "Come on, you have really think about it."


    James had to resist the urge to kick him. "Get out of the car if you''re going to keep saying stupid


    things!"


    "Is this how you ask for my help?" Ethan pouted.


    "I''m going to have a paternity test," James said dully. He had wanted Ethan to help him find out if


    Bob was his son, but the young man seemed unreliable.


    "Let me tell you this, your facial features might not be that simr, but the shape of his face is


    exactly like yours, especially when ites to the ears. He is just a mini-version of you! I''m sure


    that he''s your son. You don''t even need to get a paternity test done."


    Hearing Ethan''s impassioned exnation, James lit a cigarette and slowly took a drag. "His blood


    type is also Rh negative."


    Ethan pped his hands. "I knew it! He''s definitely your son, there''s no doubt about it! Now the only


    question is, who is his mother?"


    "Who else could it be?" James snorted and tightened his grip on the cigarette.


    He couldn''t figure out when Maria had gotten pregnant and how she had given birth to Bob.


    Was it possible that the doctor had lied to him back then? That was the only possibility, and yet...it


    didn''t make sense.


    The doctor''s loyaltyy with James. How could he dare to lie to him?


    Ethan, who only saw the good side of things, beamed at him and gave him a thumbs-up sign.


    "Maria is cool!"


    James just shot him a re before taking out his phone and calling Gary.


    "Find out what Maria had done in the first half of this year," he ordered.


    "Okay, Mr. Xi."


    That night, Maria went to James'' vi early, but James himself didn''t return until almost midnight.


    Hearing the sound of the door opening, Maria, who was lying on the bed and fidgeting with her cell


    phone, stiffened. Although her heart was quivering, she pretended like everything was fine and


    turned her head to look at him. "Why are you home sote? Was there a lot of work?"


    "Yes. Why haven''t you slept yet?" James asked casually as he took off his coat and swung it over


    the chair at the end of the bed. Then, he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Maria.


    Maria had removed her make-up, revealing her bare, clear face. Staring back at him, she smiled


    slightly. "Well, you hadn''te back yet."


    "I''m going to take a shower." James kissed her on the forehead before going into the bathroom.


    Watching his back as he walked away, Maria felt that something was wrong.


    He was too calm, almost in an unsettling way, like the calm before a storm.


    When James got out of the shower, he got into bed and made love to Maria as usual.


    Early the next morning, Maria opened her eyes as soon as she heard James walking out of the vi.


    She had a very urgent matter to deal with that day. After getting ready in a hurry, she drove to HQ


    Road.


    James discovered that he was toote. He had arranged for a DNA test.


    But when he arrived at Augustine''s house at three o''clock to take the baby, there was no sign of the


    little one.


    Looking at the two elderly people sitting on the sofa with forlorn faces, he asked, "Where is Bob?"


    "His family came and took him away," Augustine replied.


    James felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck him. Clenching his jaw in anger, he asked, "Where are


    they now? How did they find him?"


    Augustine carefully avoided his eyes as he answered, "I found the child''s family a few days ago. I


    didn''t tell you because I thought you didn''t care about him at all. Of course, I didn''t allow them to


    take the child right away. It was only after they took a DNA test proving that they are the child''s


    biological parents, that I handed him over to them."


    James narrowed his eyes. "Where do they live?"


    "I don''t know."


    "Well, what are their names? Where is the DNA test report? Show me," James pressed agitatedly.


    Augustine looked up and red at him. "Why are you asking so many questions? What do you


    mean? Don''t you believe me?" "Please answer my questions, Grandpa," James said. His steady


    voice was vibrating with an undercurrent of emotions. He could see the guilt on their faces, and it


    was obvious to him that there was more to the story than they imed.


    "Answer what? How would I know where they live? As for their names, I don''t remember. But I think


    their family name is Wang. Obviously, they took the DNA test result with them." Augustine answered


    all of his questions in a snappy way before faltering and raising his hand to clutch his chest. He


    turned to his wife and said, "I think I have high blood pressure. Give me the medicine and kick this


    ungrateful brat out!"


    James couldn''t believe what he saw and heard. How was he being ungrateful? All he had done was


    ask a few serious questions, but the old man was trying to get out of answering them by pretending


    to be in poor health.


    Charlotte looked at her grandson and said calmly, "James, it''s nice of you to visit, but we need some


    time to ourselves. We haven''t been taking Bob''s departure well. He was so cute. What a shame."


    It was only at this moment that James felt as though he received a p from reality.


    It turned out that so many people he trusted had lied to him.


    Ever since he was a child, he had trusted Augustine and believed everything he said without a


    doubt.


    But after this, he would never trust Augustine again!


    Many yearster, James would tell his son, "Don''t trust anyone, not even your own parents."


    "Then who should I trust?" "You''d better trust me." Many yearster, James told Bob a white lie and


    thetter never found out the truth.


    James didn''t bother saying anything more to his grandparents. He went upstairs and looked around


    the room where they had amodated Bob, but there was no trace of him left behind, not even a


    single hair. After seeing the empty room, he left the house without making a fuss.


    He didn''t argue with his grandparents because he believed that he would be able to find the child on


    his own. Even if Maria refused to admit the truth and kept Bob''s whereabouts a secret, he would still


    find him.


    On the way back home, he couldn''t help but think that everything was a joke. Of course, the biggest


    joke was James himself.


    He had once thought of asking Bob''s parents for a huge amount of money for raising him. He had


    even disliked Bob because all the boy seemed to be able to do was eat, drink, and spit out bubbles


    from his mouth.


    He had been deceived by Maria for so long.


    It turned out that after she got pregnant, she would give birth to their child without him knowing.


    Did that woman think she could jerk him around however she pleased?


    Well, two could y that game.


    He knew that sooner orter, he would find the chinks in her armor.


    He asked his men to secretly search for Bob, but he acted like he didn''t know anything, and just


    went about his business as usual.


    Maria, on the other hand, was constantly on edge, like a frightened bird. Sensing that he was


    suspicious, she did not even dare to meet his gaze anymore.


    In the Tang family''s house, there was a lot of


    excitement.


    Today was the day Ronald was finally being released from prison, so the Tang family were brimming


    with happiness.


    Well, except Alina, of course.


    As soon as Ronald walked through the door, they all noticed the drastic change in his appearance.


    He had a shaved head, and he had lost a lot of weight. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot in


    prison.


    Tears welled up in the eyes of both Miranda and yton. Ronald was the sole heir of the Tang


    family, but he had ended up in such a miserable state.


    Looking around at the familiar home, Ronald felt like he was dreaming.


    He couldn''t shake off the fear that he would suddenly wake up and find himself back in the cold


    prison.


    They still had the joint project with HL Group, and James had given them several other projects as


    compensation after he had broken off his engagement to Alina. The Tang Group was prospering.


    They gradually regained their glorious position in H City.