Chapter 188
Richard said, “No worries. Please do as she wanted p>
I nudged him with my elbow. “Richard, since when did you start taking liberties with me p>
Soon after, I was off to get my blood drawn. While at the lab, I kept my eyes peeled for anyone suspicious but found none.
The nurse deposited my blood into a vial and said, “All done. You can get the results from the self-service kiosk in about half an hour p>
I pressed down on the cotton swab and continued to survey my surroundings but found no one out of the ordinary. However, when I retrieved my results, the nurse said someone had collected them. “Richard, look, someone took my blood test results p>
Richard was immediately concerned. “I’ll ask someone to check the surveillance footage right now p>
“Okay.” I couldn’t shake the feeling that whoever took the report might have tampered with the surveillance, too.
Sure enough, Richard came back half an hour later with bad news. “The cameras went dark for those ten minutes. There’s nothing to see p>
I thought it over. “It’s okay. It means we’re on the right track. The culprit is targeting all the pregnant women from Haven of Hope Orphanage. Richard, try to remember. Who would hate our orphanage this much?” My memories of the orphanage were vague at best, but Richard would surely remember more.
He furrowed his brow in thought for a long time. “Haven of Hope Orphanage was always under the Hilton family’s influence. There was this quietboy. He wouldn’t talk to us. Later, this boy seemed to have been adopted by the Hilton family but never appeared with them
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afterward. So, we’re not sure if the Hilton family has taken him in. Other than him, I can’t think of anyone
else p>
I had no recollection of this person. We would need to consult Max to confirm his existence.
“I’ll go find Max,” I said, leaving, but Richard held me back. “Go slow. Check your health app for the blood test results. What if you’re pregnant? Could it be Max’s?” The question made my cheeks burn.
“The Hilton family… We can’t afford to mess with them now, not even if you’re pregnant. Because even though Atan has passed, the Hilton elders still hold significant power. While Max is the head of the family, he has to consider their feelings, and the pressure he faces from the
family is immense p>
Without Richard’s insight, I would have been oblivious to the enormous pressure Max was under.
Richard sighed, “The larger the family is, the more entangled its affairs will be. Remember how Alan’s daughter ended up when she married a commoner, huh? If Max loves you, the obstacles he’ll need to overcome are even greater p>
I nodded. I decided not to tell Max even if I got pregnant. It wouldn’t help much that Max knew about my pregnancy, and it might even put me in more danger, especially if the Hilton elders decided to target me. After saying goodbye to Richard, I got into my car. I prayed that everything would turn out as I hoped, especially concerning the pregnancy. Having been reborn two months ago, was it time to start fighting back? I pulled out my phone to check the blood test results, my fingers trembling.
When staring at the report, I couldn’t help but cover my mouth as tears fell uncontrollably. This report was the answer I had been waiting for for what felt like a century.