✨Chapter 24✨

"What?!" Dylan exclaimed and sat up.

"If this is a prank, just stop it because I'm not in the mood for jokes right now" Dylan added in a serious tone.

"You think I'm that dumb to joke after working tirelessly since morning?" Tony scoffed.

"I'm sorry about that" Dylan apologized softly.

"So what did you say about the result?" Dylan asked.

"I said it's positive so you can come for it if you wish to. I need to sleep now" Tony said.

They bade farewell to each other and ended the call after that.

It was getting late already so Dylan couldn't go to the hospital that night. Instead, he went to Peterson.

"Are you sure that you know the father of Julia's triplets?" he asked Peterson anxiously.

"I told you I know him" Peterson sighed.

"Did you really confirm it from Julia herself?" Dylan asked again.

"Yes and you can ask her yourself too" Peterson concluded and left.

Dylan couldn't go to Julia and ask her about the father of her children so he just decided to wait till the next day.

He got up very early in the morning and headed straight to Tony's hospital after taking his bath.

"Good morning" he greeted Tony.

"Morning. This is the test result" Tony said and handed it to him.

He opened it anxiously and read the content. When he saw that the box stating positive was really marked, he was beyond shocked.

"How is this possible?" Dylan mumbled.

"Whose identity do you want to find out? Don't tell me you have a child outside marriage" Tony teased.

"Are you sure about this result? There could have been a mix up somewhere" Dylan asked instead.

"I did the test myself but like you said, there might have been a mistake. You can do the test somewhere else and compare it but I heard Nicole ran away with your money. Where are you getting the money for a DNA test?" Tony asked.

"That doesn't matter right now. Thank you for this, I will try to get the DNA test done somewhere else" Dylan said and left.

Roy waited outside Julia's mansion in the evening as usual since no one opened the gate for him when he knocked. Unfortunately, Dylan arrived first.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Roy asked Dylan who was also knocking.

"What am I doing here? Are you the new driver or gateman?" Dylan scoffed.

"I'm not any of those. Right! You are Julia's ex husband. What are you doing here?" Roy asked.

"Since you know I'm her ex husband, you should know your place alongside" Dylan said.

"My place?" Roy chuckled.

"Did your ex wife not tell you about the father of her babies?" Roy asked.

"So you are saying you are the father of her triplets?" Dylan asked and stared at him from head to toe.

"I'm glad you got my point right away. Between her ex husband and the father of her triplets, who do you think she will pick?" Roy smirked.

"Did you carry out a DNA test to confirm you are the father of the kids?" Dylan smiled.

Roy's face fell as soon as Dylan said that but he quickly wore a smirk on his face.

"So what? At least I know I was the one that laid with her the last time before she got pregnant" Roy said.

"That doesn't matter. If you haven't carried out a DNA test to confirm that you are really the father of those triplets, then don't claim them as yours. Besides, are you even sure you touched Julia? She definitely wouldn't have let a psychopath like you touch her" Dylan said.

"Of course not! I couldn't touch have touched her if she was in her right state of mind so I had to wait until she was drunk" Roy licked his lips.

"What?! You are saying she didn't get intimate with you willingly?" Dylan asked.

"You're right! I really enjoyed...." Roy didn't get to complete his sentence before Dylan punched him.

"You bastard! How dare you forcefully lay with my wife?" Dylan muttered angrily and punched him again.

"The deed has been done already so even if you punch me a million times, it can't undo what had been done" Roy smiled.

"You bastard!!" Dylan said and wanted to punch him again but paused on hearing what he said.

"Do you know the most interesting part about all these? Her best friend was behind it. She came to me and asked me to spend the night with her after she gets drunk. It's like she knew Julia was going to come to the club that night. She offered me money but I refused it because it's something rare and special that I would be having on a platter of gold" Roy said.

"You mean Nicole was the one that came to you and asked you to sleep with Julia?" Dylan asked.

"Yes and don't get too shocked. She arranged your accident too. She knew you would go after Julia" Roy said.

"What?! That doesn't make any sense! She stayed with me since the and even got married to me" Dylan said.

"It was probably part of her plan. Do you think she just woke up one day and eloped with your money? She must have been planning it for a while" Roy scoffed.

"How do you know about all this? Were you close to her?" Dylan asked.

"No, we only met because of the deal and that deal turned my life around because I'm now the father of Julia's triplets" Roy smirked.

"If you say that gibberish one more time, I will make sure to pull out your tongue before you leave this place. How come you aren't behind bars after what you did?" Dylan asked.

"I have money and connection. It's not easy for anyone to put me behind bars" Roy shrugged.

"Oh really? Just wait and see! I will make sure you rot in jail even if it's the last thing I do" Dylan vowed.

As they were talking, Julia returned from work and got down from her car. When she noticed both of them, she got back into her car and called Peterson on the phone to open the gate for her.

"I want to talk to you" Dylan said.

Peterson already opened the gate and both of them went in, leaving Roy outside.

"We have nothing to talk about" Julia said and kept walking.

"You know we definitely have something to talk about. Why didn't you tell me about Roy? He forced himself on you but you are not doing anything about it" Dylan said.

"What is it to you anyway? I went to the club that night because of you and you can't say you are not the main reason why it happened" Julia said after facing him.

"But I didn't even know about it. I'm sorry that it happened, I know it's entirely my fault but you can't put the blame on me entirely. Did you know that Nicole was the one that set you up? She didn't even stop there, she also planned my accident. Did you know all that?" Dylan asked.

"What are you talking about? Are you trying to put the blame on her because she ran away with your money?" Julia scoffed.

"You think I will stoop so low to that extent? I feel you don't even believe me when I said I lost my memory all these time. Your attitude towards me has changed a lot and you don't even trust me one bit. Roy told me just now that Nicole paid him to sleep with you like she was already expecting you to go to the club. It means she was the one that called you to the hotel that day" Dylan said.

"How did you know I was at the hotel?" Julia asked.

"Andrea told me about it. I'm sorry that you had to go through something as painful as that, I really am. But I just hope you also know that I went through a lot. The company I built for so long with my hard earned money was taken from me overnight and even my house was taken. I lost everything but I'm still trying my best to make it up to you. I just hope you see my efforts and appreciate it a little" Dylan concluded and walked away.

TBC........

© Tricia