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Teresa thought of Michael waiting at home and pulled her hand back . “ I have to go. back . ”
Jonathan took in a sharp breath . “ Whose opening ceremony was I going to when I gox
hurt ? Hiss , that hurts . ”
Seeing his furrowed brows and pale face , Teresa sighed helplessly . “ Fine , fine . I’ll take care of you for two days . ”
Jonathan hummed contentedly , “ I’ll pay you nursing fees . ”
“ My starting price is 3 million dollars , ” Teresa joked .
She had to call Sherry to inform her she wouldn’t be returning tonight and to look after Michael .
Sherry laughed like a fool . “ I’ll take care of Mike . I was just talking to Christianon the phone . ”
Teresa chuckled . ‘ How did these two come to know each other ?’ she wondered .
“ Well , we actually both graduated from Nareigh University of Finance and Economics , ” Sherry lied . She couldn’t possibly tell Teresa that Michael played matchmaker .
“ I see . ” Teresa didn’t ask anymore . “ He seems like an honest guy . If you like him , you should go for it . ”
Sherry’s voice turned shy . “ I know . Let’s see if he confesses . ”
After hanging up , Teresa considered calling Michael but decided against it . He should be asleep , and she didn’t want to disturb him , especially if Jonathan might overhear .
“ What are you standing there for ? ” Jonathan asked .
The sudden voice startled her . Teresa turned around to see him standing behind her . Seeing that she’d been on the phone for a while , he came to find her .
Teresa said , “ I just told my roommate I won’t be going back . By the way , what’s your secretary like ? ”
Jonathan’s gaze darkened as he asked , “ Why are you asking about him ? Do you have any ulterior motives ? ”
Teresa lightly kicked his shin in anger . “ Can you talk like a normal person ? What motive could I have with him ? I’m asking because he seems to be dating my roommate . ”
“ He’s a good guy , ” Jonathan said curtly while taking Teresa’s hand . “ Let’s go . Help me with the toothpaste . ”
He couldn’t brush his teeth with one hand .
Since he injured his arm these past couple of days , Jonathan couldn’t go to the office . He had Christian bring all the contracts and paperwork to Luviston Estates and
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worked from home .
Christian rang the doorbell , and Teresa opened the door . Her hair was down with a coat draped over her shoulders .
Christian stuttered , “ Uh , this ! ”
Teresa quickly waved her hand . “ Don’t get the wrong idea . I’m just a caregiver looking after your delicate Mr. Lynn . ”
Christian mumbled an “ okay ” and said nothing more . Teresa was wearing Jonathan’s shirt and suit jacket . It was hard not to misunderstand .
On the other hand , Jonathan was dressed more casually at home in a white shirt and gray pants . Christian almost didn’t recognize him in his refreshing outfit .
“ Mr. Lynn , I’ve brought all the documents you requested , ” he said .
“ Mm . Leave them here , ” Jonathan replied as he sat on the couch with a laptop on his crossed legs .
“ Christian , are you in a relationship ? ” Jonathan suddenly asked curiously .
“ N – No , Mr. Lynn … ” Christian stammered .
Jonathan looked at Teresa , and she asked Christian , “ How are things going with my roommate Sherry ? ”
Christian’s ears turned red . “ Sherry’s doing well , ” he answered .
Teresa advised , “ That’s good then . Young people should seize the chance . Don’t wait for the girl to make the first move . ”
Jonathan chimed in , “ He’s the same age as you . ”
Teresa glared at him . “ He’s single . I’m divorced . Aren’t single people the young ones here ? ”
Jonathan speechlessly thought , ‘ So , as a divorced man in his thirties , what am I ? An old man ? ‘
Christian rubbed his nose and quickly pointed to the coat on the rack , saying , “ Mr. Lynn , I won’t bother you any longer . I’ll take your coats to the dry cleaners . ”
“ Okay . ” Jonathan nodded .
Before leaving , Christian took a few wool coats that Jonathan had just worn , and Jonathan suspected nothing . Christian extracted Jonathan’s hair from the coat and put it into a bag he had prepared .
This was all for Michael . Christian didn’t expect him to work so hard on his pronunciation for a DNA test . Last night after midnight , Michael had sent him a perfectly articulated recording using Sherry’s phone .
The recording Michael sent said , “ Mr. Dunn , I can speak really well now . I don’t roll my tongue anymore . Can you give me a strand of Mr. Lime’s hair ? Pretty please . ”
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The child worked so hard that Christian was genuinely moved by his determination . It was better to rip off the bandaid . Letting Michael know sooner that he wasn’t
Jonathan’s son might be best for him .
So , in the evening , Christian brought Michael to the hospital and gave Jonathan and Michael’s hair for a DNA test ..
The doctor said to Christian , “ Okay , the test results will be out in about three days . You ‘ Il be notified by text so you and your child don’t have to worry . ”
Michael looked up . “ But he’s not my daddy . ”
“ Huh ? ” The doctor looked at Christian as if he had been cheated on . “ Anyway , the results will be out in three days . Please wait patiently . ”
The doctor turned to leave , and Christian looked at Michael helplessly , ruffling his hair . We’ve done the DNA test now . The results will take three days . Let’s look at them . together then . ”
“ Yay ! Mr. Lime’s finally my daddy . Hooray ! ” Michael jumped joyfully .
Christian felt a pang in his heart . Sherry never told him who Michael’s parents were . He said , “ Mike , whether Mr. Lynn is your Daddy or not , don’t feel sad because this world’s cruel and ruthless . ”
Michael frowned . “ Google said after the test , Mr. Lime can be my daddy . ”
Christian sighed , not wanting Michael to get hurt . “ No , if the test result shows 99.999 , Mr. Lynn’s your daddy . If it’s not , he’s not your daddy , and you should stop asking him to be your daddy . Can you understand what I’m saying , Mike ? ”
Christian didn’t expect Michael to understand him . After all , he was just a child .
Unexpectedly , Michael nodded . “ I know what 99 is . I know numbers bigger than 99. 1 know lots of numbers . ”
Christian chuckled . “ Yeah , you’re really amazing . Anyway , I’m just giving you a heads- up . In three days , the doctor will give you a paper . If it says ‘ 99 ‘ on it , congrats , you hit the jackpot . ”
He continued , “ If not , don’t be sad . It doesn’t matter if Mr. Lynn’s your Daddy or not . You must live well and stay strong .