Chapter 218 The Test Result


    "Oh, that''s okay. But won''t it be too tiring for you to cook? Because you know, you have to keep walking


    around while cooking. How about you wait for another two months?" Rachel asked, walking to her mom


    and taking a seat beside her.


    "I''d rather not. I can''t wait to do this. And don''t worry, I''m going to hire two servers to help me. I''m not


    expecting a lot of money from this. I''d be happy with earning enough to just get by." Fannie looked at


    her cell phone again after speaking.


    Hearing that made Rachel feel both surprised and sorry. She furrowed her eyebrows and chided her


    mother. "Mom, why didn''t you tell me that you''ve already spent all the money that I gave you?"


    "Because I haven''t, dear. The money you gave me is more than enough. I can spend it for several


    years without any trouble. But it''s just that, you know, I used to work. Now, I''ve to sit idle all day, and I


    can''t bear it. The boredom is killing me. I know that Hiram can give me money any time I need it. But


    money isn''t the reason I want to do this. I just want to have something to do so I won''t feel bored and


    useless," Fannie exined with a smile, holding Rachel''s hand.


    "I know it''s impossible for me to go back to my previous work. Although my leg has almost recovered,


    it''s not as flexible as before. That''s why I came up with this idea. If you don''t let me do it, I''ll sit around


    all day feeling bad, and I won''t be happy.


    How about this, dear? I promise that when you get pregnant, I''ll stop working and concentrate on


    looking after the baby for you."


    Talk of pregnancy reminded Rachel about Hiram, and she became annoyed. "Okay then, you can do


    whatever you want to do," she said abruptly and went back to her room.


    She was about to send Celine a message on her phone when she found a message from Hiram that


    she hadn''t noticed before.


    It was a message from Hiram said," Rachel, I''m sorry.


    Hurting you is thest thing I want to do, but somehow I always end up doing it identally. I''m so


    sorry."


    At the same time Rachel was reading the message, Hiram was staring anxiously at his quiet cell


    phone, waiting for a reply. He had gone to see Rachel as soon as he had returned to thepany, only


    to find out from Daniel that she had asked for leave and handed in her resignation.


    He had lived for thirty years and faced all kinds of difficulties, but nothing couldpare to the one he


    was facing now. He felt utterly defeated.


    It was almost like Rachel had been sent to him by God just to test him.


    Two dayster, Hiram received a call from the medical institute.


    When he heard the result of Shirley''s test, he exploded in an instant.


    "What did you say? Can you please say it again?" he asked with gritted teeth.


    "Mr. Rong, the result is out, and it turns out that the semen matches your DNA..."


    But before the person on the other end could finish, Hiram was so angry that he smashed his mobile


    phone onto the ground. His eyes turned deep red.


    How could things turn out like this?


    He hastily took out the SIM card from the smashed mobile phone and stuffed it into his spare cell


    phone, then called Hearst. "Come here in half an hour, I have something to check with you!"


    In exactly half an hour, Hearst arrived at Hiram''s office, panting heavily and holding his stomach in


    pain. "Brother, I have a suggestion. If there''s something very urgent, can''t we please just talk about it


    on the phone? I''m so exhausted. There was a heavy traffic jam. But since you seemed so anxious on


    the phone, I ran the whole way here."


    "What happened that night? Tell me everything you can remember. I want to know every single detail,"


    Hiram asked, lighting a cigarette and taking a long drag.


    Still panting, Hearst pulled a chair and sat down. He was stunned by Hiram''s question, so he scratched


    his head and hesitated before saying," That night, I don''t know why I made the mistake of going to


    Rachel''s room. But brother, you do not have to worry about that. Rachel kicked me as soon as she saw


    me. And I was so drunk that I didn''t even realize what was happening at that time. And all of this


    happened within just half an hour. I swear to God that nothing happened between Rachel and me. You


    have to believe me."


    Hiram spat out smoke and said," That''s not what I called you here to ask about. After all, I know the


    kind of person Rachel is. I''ve no doubts about what happened in her room that night. However, what


    I''m asking you right now is, do you remember any details about what you saw when you came into the


    room with Rachel?"


    Hiram knew Hearst very well. Even if he was dead drunk, he wouldn''t dare touch his sister-inw.


    And Hiram knew Rachel even better. She was very sensitive to everything around her. She would have


    realized something was wrong the moment Hearst hade close to her.


    On top of that, another important fact was that Rachel had been on her period at that time.


    She wouldn''t even let him touch her a little too intimately, so there was no way she would have done


    anything beyond that.


    So when Shirley mentioned an affair between Hearst and Rachel, he hadn''t bought it at all. It was


    "The details on that night... Let me think. I remember that when we came into the room, Shirley and


    you were lying on the bed. You were covered by the quilt while Shirley was on top of it, naked. You


    were dressed, but the buttons of your shirt were open," Hearst began, trying his best to remember.


    "And what else?" Hiram pushed him to think harder.


    "And...let me think..." Hearst tried his best to remember the details.


    After a few moments, Hiram said," Hearst, you''re a man with a lot of experience. Can''t you tell if a


    woman has just had sex or not by looking at her?"


    When he heard that, Hearst pped his hands and said," Yes, you''re right. If we calcte the time,


    there was less than an hour. You left the partyter than I did.


    When Rachel and I entered the room, Shirley looked normal, like she usually does. There was nothing


    special. You looked normal, too. Besides, you were in a deep sleep at that moment." He scratched his


    ears and cheeks, trying to figure out what he was still missing.


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    "Oh, right. There''s one more thing! I remember now. The smell. The room didn''t smell of sex at all."


    Experienced people all knew that the traces of sex wouldn''t disappear immediately. However, when


    Hearst had entered the room with Rachel, the room had smelt too clean.


    It didn''t seem like they''d had sex at all.


    Hearing that, Hiram clenched his fist. Then, he sighed deeply without noticing that the cigarette had


    almost burned down to his knuckles.


    "But the test result just came out, and it says that there are traces of my DNA inside her," Hiram said


    exasperatedly.


    Stunned, Hearst straightened up on his chair and said," That could be wrong. It doesn''t make any


    sense.


    From my experience, I know that no matter how drunk we are, we''ll still at least faintly feel something


    while having sex. So whether you did have sex with her or not, wouldn''t you be more clear about it than


    anybody else?"


    Hiram closed his eyes, kneaded his eyebrows and said," I''m sure that I didn''t touch her, but I don''t


    know why the test result says differently."


    Since Rachel was on her period, he had mentally prepared himself to go without sex for a few days. He


    hadn''t had the urge to do it at all.


    "Then, if the test result says you had sex, does that mean you really didn''t feel anything? Or maybe the


    test result is wrong?" Hearst said. But in his head, Hearst thought, ''No way. The test result can never


    be wrong.''


    "Hearst, you go home first. I have to think over this calmly," said Hiram. He looked at his wedding ring


    and gently touched it. He definitely wouldn''t let it go.


    Hearst stood up and said nothing. He was thinking about how it was better for him to get married as


    Since marriage meant responsibility, having an affair was a nightmare. Hiram would have to prove his


    innocence, no matter how difficult it would be.


    Meanwhile, Hearst, the lucky single man, could have sex easily whenever he wanted without worrying


    about anything.


    In the office, Hiram still had his eyes closed tightly as he tried to recall every detail from that night.


    There had been a family reunion that night. Everyone on the cruise ship was a rtive of the Rong


    family, so security was not high that night.


    After Rachel had gone to bed, Hiram had been drinking and chatting with Chad and his father. A while


    that he couldn''t even walk on his own. But now, he remembered epting water from someone in the


    corridor when he was heading to his room.


    "Hiram, here''s a cup of water for you," a voice had said.


    In his drunken state, he hadn''t gotten a proper look at the person who had offered him the cup, but he


    knew that the voice had seemed familiar. Since it was a family reunion, that hadn''t seemed odd to him.


    After all, everyone there was a Rong family member.


    So he''d taken the cup and drained it before walking towards his room. However, after taking a few


    steps, he had felt too dizzy to bnce himself.


    "Let me help you to your room. You''re so drunk that you might not be able to find it," the voice had said,


    leading him to another room.


    And then...


    Later that night, after themotion in Hearst''s room, Hiram had sent someone to carefully search that


    room, especially the bed, even though he knew that they wouldn''t be able to find anything. Shirley had


    been well prepared.


    However, the fact that they hadn''t been able to find anything made him sure that nothing had happened


    that night. The room was so clean that he couldn''t even find any stains on the bed.


    As for that bloodstain, it did belong to Shirley. However, it was only a pure bloodstain, without any other


    ''But then, why does the thing inside her match my DNA? Is there something wrong with the test?''


    Hiram wondered.