Chapter 175 Bethany Confronts Evander
Bethany picked up Juniper's phone and listened to it several times.
"What is this guy saying? Did I hear that wrong?"
How could he not understand!
Juniper blinked, unable to break free from the huge amount of information in the recording for a moment. What did he mean she was Evander's child?
Charles walked over to Juniper. "Dad, I remember Evander never got married. How could he have a child?"
Could Jacob have remembered it wrong?
After all, there were so many children at the orphanage, it seemed possible he got it mixed up.
Bethany shook his head. "This is all ancient history. I heard his fiancée died young in an accident, and they never had a wedding. That's not important!"
The point was this whole thing was just too unbelievable!
Aurora looked at Juniper with concern. "Juniper, what do you think?"
Meeting the family's expectant yet careful gazes, Juniper slowly shook her head.
"I don't know. Let's get a DNA test with Evander first."
Bethany slapped his forehead. "Right, right, let's do a DNA test first! What if this Jacob guy was just making things up!"
Alexander sent the audio file to Evander's phone at the same time.
He picked up his phone and listened to it many times!
Whether it was Angel's Haven Orphanage or Vinehill Hospital, Evander had privately investigated them many times!
Jacob's words were somewhat jumbled, but Evander still didn't want to miss any details.
The Windsor family came to Evander's office in full force.
Knowing that Evander might be Juniper's biological father, Bethany looked at him with mixed feelings and got straight to the point.
"Evander, give us a few strands of your hair!"
Evander looked up at the Windsor family members in front of him, especially Juniper who hadn't said anything.
"You all heard that recording too?"
"We did. Let's verify whether what that person said is true first."
Evander let out a long sigh, reached up to pull out some of his hair, put it in a sealed bag, and handed it to Juniper.
"Galactic Aurora Collective Lab has DNA testing equipment, faster than ours."
Juniper frowned slightly. "You don't seem surprised at all?"
Did Evander already know about this?
Evander pulled out a pocket watch from inside his lab coat collar. Opening the watch cover and looking at the photo inside, he reluctantly handed it to Juniper.
Just seeing this photo, the entire Windsor family was stunned!
The woman in the photo looked so much like Juniper, you could say she was a perfect copy of her beauty.
Evander smiled bitterly.
"She looks like you, right? The first time I saw you, I thought you looked alike! Juniper, let's do the DNA test."
Charles frowned. "Evander, since you suspected Juniper's identity before, why didn't you say anything?"
Evander's hand clenched into a fist, his voice filled with deep sadness.
"What could I say? I didn't even know I might have a child! Angela is dead, no one can tell me the truth, and even if she is my child, should I have said something?"
His gaze moved between Bethany and Aurora.
"You all love her so much, and I can't even tell her how Angela left! I'm a failed father. What right do I have to destroy Juniper's existing happiness?"
Everyone in the Windsor family loved Juniper.
They video called her every day, constantly sent good things from Tranquil County. When they heard Juniper was wronged, Grace and Samuel practically wanted to tear down the research institute.
And him? He was just someone with nothing.
Juniper looked at the woman in the photo smiling so gently, tears welling up in her eyes too.
"When did you know I was your child?"
"Last year. Remember when the institute collected DNA from all researchers? I used my authority to copy it and did a DNA test."
Just looking alike wasn't enough to make Evander believe he had a child!
The moment he saw the DNA report, he felt like a huge joke.
Bethany said angrily, "Since you already did a DNA test, just show us the report! Why waste Juniper's time?"
He got angry just looking at Evander.
Bethany grabbed the paternity test report that Evander had pulled out and sneered.
"Our family does love Juniper. When we got married, Aurora said she was an only child and hoped the kids would be lively together, wanting to have five children. But that's no excuse for you to know Juniper is your child and not acknowledge her!"
"When I found out Catherine was our child, I brought her home right away. You could see Juniper but not acknowledge her? How could you bear it?"
"Evander, let me tell you, Juniper has never been the type to look down on the poor and favor the rich. Even if your wife died young and Juniper can't see her own mother and feels sad, she wouldn't blame you."
"Do you know how understanding Juniper is? She was afraid Catherine wouldn't be happy about her existence, so she didn't even dare go home! You have no idea how good Juniper is!"
"You're the one who didn't choose Juniper. You're just a coward! I don't even want to give you my child. What kind of person are you!"
Bethany slammed the paternity test report heavily on the desk, so angry that the veins on his neck were bulging.
Juniper stared at Bethany in a daze.
She thought the Windsor family didn't know about these things she had done.
Aurora hugged Juniper, touching her face with heartache.
"Juniper, if you don't want to acknowledge him, from now on you'll always be the Windsor family's child. You and Catherine are both my daughters, and we're all family together."
Bethany snorted coldly.
"We're going home! What laboratory? Since you already knew Juniper was your child, fine if you didn't acknowledge her, but you let her be bullied too. I'll make sure your lab gets shut down sooner or later!"
Charles coughed and quietly said, "Dad, that's going too far. Phoenix Lab is state property."
Bethany took Juniper's hand, looking at Evander coldly.
"Juniper, let's go home. Your grandmother has wanted to get you a different lab for a while now. If you want to do experiments, the Windsor family will invest in a bigger lab for you. My daughter doesn't need to put up with anyone's attitude."
Aurora agreed completely. "Right, let's go home!"
The family came together in full force and left together, leaving behind a grief-stricken Evander.
He looked at the pocket watch Juniper had left on the desk when she left, his heart filled with sorrow.
Had he really done wrong?
As soon as they left Tranquil County, Aurora video called Catherine.
"Catherine, what that person said was true, but we're not acknowledging him."
Aurora told her what happened at the lab. On the other end of the phone, they could still hear Bethany cursing, clearly finding Evander's behavior quite shameful.
"What does Juniper think? As long as Juniper is happy, nothing else matters."
Hearing her say this, Aurora was also moved.
Look how understanding and lovely Juniper was!
Juniper leaned in to look at Catherine on the screen. Her eyes were red-rimmed, but when she saw Catherine, she smiled warmly.
"Catherine, thank you. I know a big reason you went to Ironclad Jail was for me. I really love you so much!"