Chapter 709
“ A friendly relationship ? ” Katrina immediately turned to Irene , her eyes flashing with suspicion . “ Didn’t you say Jonathan was equally fond of Yalena ? ”
Irene turned to Jonathan with an ingratiating smile and said , “ Jonathan , Eason and Katrina have always held you in such high regard , and Yalena adores you . She’s such a wonderful girl , isn’t she ? ”
Jonathan’s brow furrowed as he stated deliberately , “ This engagement won’t work . ”
The Kelly family froze in stunned silence .
Irene quickly stepped in to ease tensions , “ Yalena said she doesn’t mind your past marriage . Everyone has a history , right ? ” Shel then turned to the Eason and asked , “ Don’t you agree ? ”
Eason pursed his lips and said , “ Mr. Lynn , I trust your integrity . If you worry our family judges your past , don’t . Katrina and I believe that as long as you and Yalena care for each other , nothing else matters . ”
Jonathan raised an eyebrow with resignation . “ Mr. Kelly , I’m sorry , but I cannot accept this engagement . Ms. Kelly is just a friend , no romance . Besides , I already have a three – year – old son . ”
His words plunged the Kellys ” faces from shock into disbelief .
Yalena stared at Jonathan in utter disbelief . She thought , ‘ No way . It’s only been a few days . How could Jonathan possibly know he has a son ? Who told him ? ‘
“ A son ? ” Irene pressed as she sprang up and yanked Jonathan’s arm . “ Explain yourself . Since when do you have a son ? Why Itold ? ”
Jonathan said with a hint of helplessness , “ I only just found out myself . I haven’t even had the chance to tell you yet . ”
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Hearing this , Katrina stood up angrily . “ Don’t play games with us . You’ve had a three – year – old son all this time and only now tell us ? What do you take the Kelly family for ? ”
“ No , that’s not it ,” Irene hastily explained , her voice strained with panic . “ I had no idea about any of this . I didn’t even know I had a grandson . If …”
The Kellys , clearly out of patience , cut Irene off mid – sentence .
“ Let’s call off this engagement . Since Mr. Lynn already has a child and doesn’t care for Yalena , we won’t let our daughter marry into a family where she’d be miserable , ” Katrina added .
“ Yalena , let’s go , ” Katrina said firmly , taking Yalena by hand . A glint of unwillingness and fury flashed in Yalena’s eyes .
After Katrina dragged Yalena away , Yalena had no choice but to keep her mouth shut , unable to say a word , Yalena thought , ‘ How could Jonathan possibly know he has a son ?
“ But my subordinate called to confirm Teresa’s flight to Londinov took off on schedule . She didn’t change her ticket or ask for a refund . I was sure she’d already left with Mike .
“ I must have let my guard down .
Inside the room , Irene was about to demand answers from Jonathan , but he used being busy with work as an excuse and prepared
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to leave .
“ Stop right there , ” Irene demanded as she stormed after Jonathan and grabbed his arm . “ Did you just say you have a son ? Wist the hell is going on ? You’re not going anywhere until you explain everything to me . “”
Jonathan looked at Irene , a helpless expression on his face . “ You have a grandson now . Aren’t you happy ? You’ve even met the kid , ” he said .
“ I’ve met him ? ” Irene asked , and her mind raced , scanning through every child she’d ever encountered . “ Which one ? Who on earth could it be ? ”
“ It’s Mike , the kid I had the DNA test done for before . ”
Irene was momentarily stunned , but she quickly forced a smile .
Irene snapped , “ Didn’t you say the DNA tests came back negative , twice ? Now you’re dragging Mike into this to reject the Kellys proposal . How much longer are you going to stay obsessed with Teresa ? ”
Jonathan had explained , but Irene still refused to believe him . He reached into his pocket , ready to show her the DNA test results .