Chapter 151: Do not tell anyone!
"That was what we were talking about," I continued as I let out the breath I had been holding the entire time. "She showed me our maternity test results and it was a 99.99% match. I am her daughter, Xavier," I revealed, as my eyes were running wild with emotions. I pulled the maternity test results out from my bag and placed it in his hands.
His eyes flickered down to look at the piece of paper in his hands, staring at it for a long time before he finally lifted his head and we locked eyes.
He was now looking at me, shock swimming in his dark brown eyes and disbelief was written all over his face. Silence settled among us and the air continued to crackle with unspoken tension until he broke the silence.
"...What?" He muttered softly under his breath. He looked at me before he turned to look at Natalie, his eyes darting between the two of us and finally stayed on mine. "You are her daughter?" He repeated with an incredulous look plastered across his face.
I nodded without saying a single word.
"But how..." His voice trailed off. "How is this po–"
I interrupted, cutting him off before he could finish the sentence. "It was Evelyn. She found out about what we were doing so she tampered with the results which was why our test results..."
"...Said that you and Jennifer were a 99.99% match," he muttered more to himself as realisation finally dawned upon him and he quickly understood what was going on. "She didn’t want you to find out the truth..." he mumbled under his breath and I could see the gears in his head shifting as his mind buzzed with thoughts and questions.
"I know this comes as a shock to both of you..." she began as she chimed in, breaking the silence that stretched between us once again. "And it is also shocking to me," she admitted.
She turned to face me this time and her dark brown eyes bored into mine as she exhaled deeply. "I know you need time to process this, I will give you time but call me when you are ready to talk, okay?" She asked in a soft and gentle tone. The warmth of her palm seeped into my skin as she held onto my forearm with a slight smile etched onto her face and I returned the smile as I gave her a light nod.
I watched as she grabbed the maternity test results from Xavier and shoved them back into her purse. "I will just keep this with me for now," she declared. She looked up to meet Xavier’s eyes this time. There was a moment of hesitation before she let the words roll off the tip of her tongue. "Take care of my daughter for me, okay?"