Hayden wailed over the phone. "Maxwell, even if the results are out, they won't tell me at six in the morning! Don't worry, I'll tell you as soon as they tell me!"On the fourth day, just as Maxwell arrived at the company, he received a call from Hayden, who sounded excited. "Maxwell, I told you! Those kids can't possibly be mine!"Maxwell's heart skipped a beat. "The results are out?""Yeah. Jaybie and I aren't related at all!""But why did Sonnet say your test came back positive?""I've been thinking about that lately. If I'm not the one, I think you stand the highest chance of being the real father! Sonnet probably took the sample from that night when we had dinner with her together, remember?"Hayden sounded rather excited. "She told me the sample she took was the fruit pick that had poked me in the mouth! I remember you used a pick, too. Do you think she could have gotten them mixed up?"Maxwell's heart gave a huge jolt at that. That night, he had poked himself in the mou
Sophia turned pale and ran into the room. Maxwell used the opening to follow behind her.Jaybie was sitting on the floor, the floorboards in front of him covered in blood. Even his clothes were bloody.Maxwell's heart tightened in his chest. When he saw Sophia panicking, trying to press down on Jaybie's nose, he hurriedly stepped forth. "Let me do it."His tone was so certain that Sophia froze and stepped aside. Maxwell felt terrible for Jaybie, but he did not hesitate. He pulled Jaybie into his arms and pressed down on his nose, yelling to Sophia at the same time. "Bring an ice pack!""O-Okay!" Sophia ran off and returned with an ice pack. Maxwell sat down and let Jaybie lean into his embrace. With one hand, he pressed Jaybie's nostrils together, and he put the ice pack against the bridge of Jaybie's nose with his other hand.After a long time, Jaybie's nosebleed finally stopped. Maxwell then calmly helped him change out of his bloodied clothes and gently put him onto the bed
He was overwhelmed with joy, so much so that he felt dizzy. His entire body felt light, as though he would lift off from the ground and fly off any second.Jaybie and Lune really were his children!To think he did such an unbelievable thing in those few hours while he blacked out on the night five years ago!Didn't that mean he was fated to be with Sonnet?They accidentally slept together five years ago, had two adorable children, and then coincidentally got together again five years later. Sonnet was destined to be his woman!Overjoyed, he left quickly with the report in hand.The doctor could not help but laugh as he saw Maxwell practically skipping away.His colleague asked, "What's so funny?""In all my years in this field, I've never seen a man so happy to receive a paternity report that he'd skip out of the center. Today is a first."Maxwell skipped down the steps of the center and then called Hayden. "The results are out.""How is it? Are they yours?""Yep, they're my
How could this be? The results were positive the first time and negative the next! How could the results change like that? What went wrong?She thought it over and then called Lindy. "Hey, could you help me ask a doctor about paternity test accuracy…?"Lindy had plenty of connections. Soon enough, a doctor called Sonnet. Sonnet told the doctor about the different test results. The doctor said, "Now, that's odd. If there was a problem with the sample, it would more likely result in a negative than a positive. If it's positive, the chances of it being a faulty sample are exceedingly low."You said that the samples for the second test are more reliable than the first, which means the likelihood of the second test being a false negative is lower. But how would that explain your first test? Did you accidentally use your toothpick instead of the potential father’s for the sample?"The doctor quickly refuted their own suggestion. "No, that's impossible! If it was your sample, the resu
Sonnet hesitated for a second, but then she walked inside anyway. After what happened between her and Johnson, it felt strange to be sitting here alone with him, drinking coffee. Still, she had to put her pride aside and ask him about what happened five years ago, for Jaybie's sake. If he had really been to Lil Lux Club five years ago, then she would ask him for a paternity test right away.She could have tried to sneak a sample like she did last time, but after the mess-up with Hayden's test, she decided to come clean with Johnson this time. The two of them sat on the couch. Sonnet had a sip of coffee to lubricate her throat, then she asked, "I want to ask about something that happened in the past. Tell me, were you in Harbor City five years ago?"Johnson nodded. "Yes, I was.""Then, do you remember going to a place called Lil Lux Club on the 20th of September five years ago?"Johnson's expression changed, and he looked at her wordlessly. Sonnet's heart began to race as she
Johnson nodded enthusiastically. “Of course, of course. When do you want to do the test? I’ll do everything in my power to cooperate!”“Then I’ll take a sample from you right now. I’ll send the samples to the test center tomorrow!” Sonnet said. “Give me your toothbrush.”Johnson hastened away. When he turned his back to Sonnet, his face split into a grin.——“Another paternity test?! Are you f*cking insane?!” Hayden exclaimed loudly.The men had gathered in the winery again, and everyone looked at Maxwell in surprise.“What on earth are you thinking, Maxwell? Are you not going to tell her your true identity anymore?” Even Marcus could not hide his surprise.Maxwell swayed the wine in his glass and said casually, “I was going to tell her because I had no choice.”He even glared at Hayden as he said that. He would only come clean with her because he was worried Hayden would steal his wife away.“But now that my worries were unfounded, I think we should keep things the way they a
However, Sonnet asked, “Can you come to the hospital to do a bone marrow match test with Jaybie?” “My bone marrow doesn’t match his!” Maxwell blurted out loud. He had already previously done a match test with Jaybie before he asked Hayden to do the same. His bone marrow did not match Jaybie’s. Sonnet was shocked. “How do you know? Have you done a match test?” Maxwell coughed twice and said, “I…I didn’t… I’m just afraid that my bone marrow doesn’t match his…” “How would you know without doing the test?” “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll do a match test then. When should I do the test?” “As soon as possible. Westfield Hospital has Jaybie’s medical profile. You just need to draw some blood. You can tell them that it’s for a bone marrow match test with Jaybie.” “Alright, I’ll do it during my afternoon break!” Maxwell replied obediently. After hanging up on the call, Maxwell called Hayden. Hayden was beyond amused. “You’ll have to do the match test again. It’s so trouble
“I’m willing to do so. Of course, I’m willing to do so!” Maxwell said in his heart. However, he did not dare to say it aloud in front of her. “I don’t mind. However, won’t you be at a disadvantage if we do that?” He tried phrasing things differently. “This is the final resort. I must try it out to save Jaybie’s life,” Sonnet replied in a worried tone. Despite what she told him, her face flushed. Although she would be getting pregnant through in-vitro fertilization, she was still embarrassed to say that so straightforwardly. Maxwell’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the red flush across her cheeks. He had been living next to his wife for a few months now. He could see and talk to her, but he could not touch or be intimate with her. He was starving for physical intimacy. Although they were discussing serious matters now, they were, nevertheless, talking about having another child together. He could not help but think about the intimate process of having a child together