The Royal Contract

Chapter 713: It was a match

She had been looking for her parents because she and Alex had decided to consult them about their current situation. As a family, she did not want to exclude them in giving them their opinion on the matter.

They had already heard what Alex’s parents thought of the issue. She wished to know what her parents would have to say, too.

She learned that they went into the private room with another guest. She wondered who could be the new guest and what they would be discussing in privacy. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Nov????lFire(.)nᴇt

With Alex following behind, they proceeded into the room, entering without waiting for an invitation. She was surprised to see who her parents were entertaining inside the room.

“Because that is what being part of this family is all about. Whether you want it, accept it, or not, you will always be a part of this family.” Laura spoke up, looking at the guest in the room, unaware that she had walked in and heard what she said.

She was confused by her mother’s word, suddenly turning to her husband, who she believed also heard the statement. But Alex seemed to be as clueless as she was about the current situation.

Why would her mother talk to her boss as if he was part of the family? Why was he here in the first place talking to her parents? That did not make any sense at all.

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“What is going on in here?” Finally, unable to keep silent anymore as she moved further inside the room, looking from her parents to her boss.

Her father was the first to look at her, but he did not speak up yet, only looked at her first. Then, her eyes scanned her mother’s face, who only smiled at her and moved towards her side.

“Shall we all sit down before we continue this discussion?” Laura intertwined her hand with hers as her mother led her to the sofa.

As they moved, the other men in the room also followed them and sat on the available space.

She kept looking at the faces of the people around her, trying to figure out what was going on. But in a way, she had a sense of what might be happening. Somehow, she put the missing pieces in the puzzles in her mind.

“I think we should let Ethan explain before jumping to any conclusion.” Alex interrupted her thoughts, making her look at him.

Her hands entwined with his, looking for support from the thoughts growing in her mind. She believed that she might have an idea of what might be going on, but her husband was correct. She should let her parents tell the story.

“Are you sure about this?” Gerald mumbled to Ethan, but it was loud enough to reach her ears. It was like they had a secret, and she was not on it.

Her father looked at Gerald as if he was reading him, and then his gaze shifted to her mother as if asking for guidance. Finally, his eyes landed on hers.

She also noticed that her mother’s hand squeezed his hand, which rested on his lap. It looked like her mother was giving him some moral support.

“I want to introduce you to your older brother.” Ethan looked at her, and without any more preamble, he told her their secret.

He looked at her father. Surprise or shock must have registered on her face because that was what she felt.

Confusion.

She was unsure if she heard his father correctly. Did his father tell her that Gerald was his older brother? His missing brother? But that was impossible. Gerald was a well-respected member of the community. Her boss.

He could not possibly be the boss of the underground syndicate. He was her friend. He could not be involved with what Nick did to her. He could not have masterminded her abduction.

There were just too many things that did not fit the story. Many pieces did not make sense. But from the look that Ethan and the rest of the people around her were giving, it would seem she heard him right.

“Gerald is my brother.” She mumbled, not a question but a mere statement as if finally accepting the fact but still needed some time to register its meaning.

He felt hands move around her back, and arms enveloped her. She turned around on her right, finding Alex supporting her. He might have noticed her reaction to the news.

“Yes, he is.” Her mother was the one who answered her next. The three seemed to know about this but forgot to inform her. Thankfully, Alex seemed to be just like her, unaware. Or else she would be left out.

“Why did you not tell me?” She questioned her parents, looking from her father to her mother. She still could feel Alex attempting to calm her down, but she was trying hard to be, not wanting to keep blaming her parents for their past mistakes.

“Because I still needed to know if it was all true.” Gerald finally broke his silence and looked at her. He inserted his hand into his pocket and pulled out a folded paper. “I have our test result.”

Gerald raised the paper slightly in front of them all before throwing it in her direction.

“What is this?” She asked, looking at the paper on the table, just a few feet out of her reach. She was not sure why he was giving it to her.

“I took a sample of your saliva and had our DNA tested. If it would match, then we are truly blood-related.” Gerald nodded to the paper, daring her to look at the content.

She was not aware that he had done it. When did he take her saliva sample? She could not think of a time that he might have the opportunity to do so. But then, she remembered the incident that he was in her office recently. Maybe he took it then.

She took the paper, unsure if she should be the one to open it. But who else would do it? Deciding she did not want to prolong the agony of everyone, she opened it and read the content.

“I guess. It was a match.”