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    Giselle’s eyes brimmed with tears. She loved Shepard deeply. If she didn’t care so much, she wouldn’t be so hurt. “You’re just saying what you think I want to hear. Don’t think you can trick me,” she said.


    “I’m serious,” Shepard said. “I’m heading to the office today to start the handover. In two months, when you retire, we will travel the world together, chasing all the dreams we put aside in our youth.”<fn1269> Find the newest release on find?novel</fn1269>


    Giselle softened, nodding. “If you break your promise, I will definitely divorce you!”


    Ernst approached, saying earnestly, “Mom, even with Dad handing over the reins, it will take a month or two. He has some critical projects to wrap up. Don’t rush him, and don’t use him of not wanting to retire.”


    Giselle shot him a sharp nce. “Our family has been in business for decades. You think I don’t know how it works? I don’t need your reminders.”


    Ernst sighed in relief. At least his mother wasn’t talking divorce anymore. He wondered how his father had calmed her down after their heated argument the previous night, which had left them sleeping in separate rooms.


    As Shepard and Ernst left, Brenna, though needed at thepany, opted to stay with Giselle, feeling concerned for her. Lilith also stayed. She was shocked at the melodrama unfolding in what she had thought was a wless family. She was especially stunned that Giselle tolerated Keira and Sandra staying in her home.


    Julia, stationed by the door, spoke briefly with the servants tasked with monitoring Keira and Sandra. “Do you really need to trouble Mrs. Harper with such trivial matters? She has enough on her te. If they need to use the restroom, let them go. Don’t bother Mrs. Harper with minor decisions—use your own judgment.”


    Giselle, having made peace with the situation, knew dwelling on a decades-old issue wouldn’t change anything. Reprimanding Shepard was pointless, so she let Keira and Sandra stay here.


    Brenna and Lilith took her shopping to lift her spirits.


    The next day, staff from the Forensic Identification Center arrived with the DNA test results.


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    Julia entered Keira and Sandra’s room, her expression icy and contemptuous. “The test results are in. You shoulde and hear them.”


    Keira’s face hardened; she was convinced the Harper family had tampered with the results. “You think we’re idiots you can fool? DNA tests take at least a week. How do you have results in one day?” she eximed.


    Julia smirked. “A week is for regr people. For clients like the Harper family, they can rush the test and get the results in twenty-four hours. Come on—everyone’s waiting.”


    Hearing that, Keira exchanged a look with Sandra, both aware that wealth brought privileges but suspicious that this was a staged act by the Harper family. Keira whispered to her daughter, “Mark my words, they will say you’re not Shepard’s daughter to kick us out. They think they can bully us because they are rich and powerful; I won’t let them seed.”


    She grabbed Julia’s arm, saying, “Hold on. Give me your phone. I want to call a reporter to witness this. If you fake the results, what can we do?”


    Julia didn’t budge. “Once the results are clear and this is settled, Mrs. Harper will return your things.”


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