That night, Teddy stood out in the hallway for close to two hours, and by the end of it he asked loudly "It's been two hours. Are you ready to talk now?" There was no reply from Hilda. Instead, it was Nathan who answered hoarsely, "She's fallen asleep." Infuriated by this, Teddy stormed off. Barely two days had passed before Hilda handed the article over to Peace for editing, and when everything had been finalized, the piece was published in the paper anonymously. The news had garnered the public's attention and had sent a wave of panic crashing over the upper side. After all, the elite had opted to cryogenically freeze their genetic samples in order to preserve their bloodline. If the cryobank had indeed swapped their samples with others for its own corporate greed, then it was no different from killing off their next generation! Upon the publication of the article, the clients of Jeans Cryobank hastened to withdraw their genetic samples. If Jeans Cryobank had a Taadi branch, t
Milo was currently being wheeled down the corridor in a transfer trolley. His features were twisted in pain, and an oxygen mask had been strapped over the lower half of his face, he was bleeding profusely from the gunshot wound in his abdomen. Jerome was running after the trolley. For the past twenty years, he might be a force to be reckoned with in the business world, but now, he was nothing more than a worried father. He watched the blood flow from Milo's wound, and he felt as though he was walking on knives with every step that he took. The pain seemed to stab through his entire body, as if he was bleeding just as badly as Milo was. The Mafia thrived in this locality, and seeing as there was another crossfire nearby, more casualties had been ferried to the hospital. The corridors were packed with people, but Connie and Jerome were racing against time, they couldn't make it to a hospital much further away than this one. Connie could feel her heart racing in fear as she watched M
A couple of hours later, the DNA test results were ready. It turned out that Arlo and Milo were indeed Connie's biological children. In fact, they were Connie and Jerome's biological children. Connie didn't know the cause behind this mishap, but what she did know was that Milo was her biological son, which was why he had developed chronic GVHD after the blood transfusion. Having uncovered the truth, Connie felt as if she was transported back to the nightmarish moment when she watched Hilda rot away in her arms. She crumpled up the DNA test results and bent her head, letting the tears roll down her cheeks. Arlo and Milo were her biological sons all along! She had only just reconciled with them, and now, she was going to have to say goodbye to one of them. To one side, Arlo and Jerome had tears spilling down their faces. Just then, a sudden thought seized Jerome, his eyes were rimmed red as he thought about Dona's text message, and his mind began to put the pieces together. So
Despair hung thick in the air as everyone staked out a spot in the treatment room. Luna had pulled up a seat next to the bed, and her tiny hand clasped around Milo's big one, which had been poked through with needles. "I'm here to tell you that you're qualified to become my uncle, and you will be my Uncle Milo from now onward. Promise me you'll spoil me and go on 'Let's Go, Uncle!' with me." She said before she turned around and glanced at Arlo briefly. "Uncle Arlo has promised me, so now, it's your turn." Milo nodded weakly. Over the course of a few days, he'd lost a significant amount of weight, and there was a green tinge to his skin. The disease was at its worst now, and the gunshot wound that Milo had sustained previously was now infected. It had only been a couple of days, but it was as though a skyscraper had come crashing down without warning, and no one saw it coming. "I'll go on the show with you when I recover." Milo promised in a labored voice. He sounded as if he b
Meanwhile, Luna decided to call out for Zis sweetly. "Forefather!" "Hello, little one." Zis responded affectionately while holding her little hand. Who could have thought that he and Damian would end up as in laws? His granddaughter was married to Damian's son, which meant he was now Luna's great grandfather. He mused at the fact that Nathan was his grandson in law. Finally, his idol had become an official part of his family, this was too good to be true. Milo's disease had brought this family together for the first time, but unfortunately, Connie and Jerome had made themselves scarce for the next couple of days. After all, saving Milo was their first priority. Hilda still hadn't managed to get a word in with Jerome, even on the day when she and Nathan were about to return to Taadi. Having returned to Taadi City, Hilda was furious when she saw that Teddy was still around. She was about to give the man a piece of her mind when shocking news arrived. "What? Elizabeth found out t
After the news of Jeans Cryobank swapping their clients' genetic samples had broken out all over Taadi, it caused an outrage overseas. Many clients came forward to withdraw their genetic samples, and Herman, in turn, had managed to rouse up a couple of scapegoats. Jeans Group issued an official apology and explained that the employees had swapped the genetic samples by mistake. As such, they were more than willing to compensate the clients and would close down the cryobank for good. After all, the cryobank hadn't been making a large profit, and it hadn't been the main source of revenue for Jeans Group. Upon seeing how things had panned out, Herman went along with the flow and investigated the matter. He then 'stumbled upon' the discovery that the Bowen twins weren't really Elizabeth's biological children, they'd been conceived out of swapped samples. He figured Elizabeth would surely be furious if she were to find out about this! As expected, when she heard the news that her kids
The twins had also gained a real mother along the way, and Elizabeth was now but a distant memory. Their success last night was mostly due to their years of intricate planning and scheming, but with Connie's aid, they managed to see their plan through to the end much earlier than expected. Now that they had triumphantly taken over Smith Group, there was nothing much Elizabeth could do about it for now. The spies she'd planted in both the conglomerate and the family had been eradicated by Jerome over the years. Some had switched over to his side, and countless others were killed off. "What a grand usurpation! All of you did so well, but aren't you worried that Elizabeth might file a lawsuit against you?" Hilda asked now in bemusement as she lounged lazily in bed, unwilling to get up to start the day. Arlo appeared to be busy on the other end. After a pause, he chortled as he answered Hilda, "Given the number of men she has, do you really think she'd turn to the law for help?" As
At the end of the day, both Elizabeth and Connie's family had made a fool out of Teddy! "How dare you look at me like that!" Hilda snapped icily when she noticed Teddy glaring at her. "You colluded with Elizabeth and plotted against my mother, and now you're acting up because my parents decided to go against you? You have some nerve!" She'd only just finished her sentence when the Jordan's arrived at the house. They were hostile as they said, "Teddy, our families go way back, but we are utterly disappointed with you and what you've done. Please leave as soon as possible." They had only just found out today that the kid Teddy had brought over to the company the other day was not Connie's biological son at all. Everyone in the Jordan Group was this close to getting duped by him. But more to the point, the Jordan's were overjoyed to find out that Connie had two new additions to her family. Teddy's presence here would only be a hindrance, and they wanted nothing more but to throw h