NovelEnglishIt didn’t take long before Saturday arrived.
Ralph got up early that morning. He put on his crisply pressed suit, meticulously combed his hair, took a long look in the mirror, and sprayed cologne all over his body. This would be the most critical turning point of his life, and he would usher in a new life from that day onward.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe elders in the family would not arrive so early. The person he was most worried about was his mother. Margaret agreed to his plan, but he could not be relieved until everything was over.
He went to the kitchen to get her breakfast and personally delivered it. He knocked on the door of his mother’s room.
"What is it?" Margaret's voice sounded from behind the door. It looked like she had woken up.
"Mom, it's me. | brought you breakfast," Ralph eagerly said.
Margaret replied, "Leave it downstairs; I'll eat it later." "It's too much of a hassle for you to go down. I'm already here. Can you please open the door?" He paused for a moment and added, after noticing his mother did not reply, “I also have something | want to say to you." There was another moment of silence before the door opened. Margaret stood at the door and looked at him calmly. "What do you want to say?" "Mom, you should letin before | continue, right?" He smiled and bent down to get into the room. He placed the breakfast he had brought on the table and looked around.
Margaret's bedroom was big but looked empty as there were not many things in it. She helplessly shook her head as she turned and walked back into her room.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe continued applying skin care products on her face and said, "For you to be so obedient and courteous, there must be something you want again!" Ralph awkwardly laughed and denied, “You're wrong, Mom. There's nothing | want. I'm just performing my filial piety." Margaret was amused by him and gave him a doting look, saying, “You're so good at sweet-talking." When he saw her smiling, Ralph saw that his mother had reverted to her old self. He hurriedly said, "You love my sweet words the most, right? Only | can make you so happy!" Margaret let out a long sigh. For sreason, her smile gradually faded.
Ralph was nervous. He could not grasp Margaret's thoughts recently but could not allow any mistakes today. “You can enjoy your old age in peace and no longer have to worry about my future. Today's meeting is simple, Mom. | will succeed as long as you help me.” "Are you sure?" Margaret slowly sat on the chair and then combed her hair.
"Of course, I'm sure, Mom! | have the DNA report!" Ralph glanced around and saw the document folder that Margaret had placed on the desk. Within the folder was the DNA report he had given her.
It was a fake report he had made. "It doesn't matter whether he admits it since there's the report and your testimony. Moreover, you are Russell's grandmother and the most authoritative person. Everyone will believe what you say!” That was why he urgently needed his mother's testimony. With Margaret's assurance and the DNA report, he could prove that Alexander was not a blood relative of the Russell family. He needed to make the family’s elders believe it to remove Alexander from Russell's family tree.
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