Lance felt uneasy after hearing Deanna's words, looking at her with a strange expression. He couldn't help but think that her standards of a father seemed too low.
Thinking about it, Lance couldn't hold back and said, "You ask for too little! No matter what, the children are his. Shouldn't he take responsibility?"
Unexpectedly, Deanna shook her head at his words.
"That's not the point. As I said before, I just want him to spend more time with the child when he has the chance. If it comes to taking responsibility, I don't want someone fighting me for custody."
Although she didn't know the situation of the other party, most men seemed to have a sense of male dominance.
So, she didn't expect him to take much responsibility, fearing he might fight for the child.
If he wasn't willing to spend time with the child, she wouldn't force him.
Of course, she didn't tell Lance this.
Lance didn't know these thoughts but was momentarily speechless after hearing her words, not knowing what to say.
The topic ended there.
Later, after the acupuncture session, Deanna planned to leave.
Before leaving, she reminded Lance again.
"Work is endless. Make sure to rest properly and don't stay up late working overtime. It's really bad for your health."
"I know, I'll make sure to rest properly."
Lance nodded in agreement.
Then, he called Xavier to escort Deanna back.
Xavier made a gesture of invitation. "Dr. Deanna, please follow me."
"Thank you, Mr. Nelson."
Deanna thanked him and accepted Lance's kindness.
After all, it was getting late, and she felt unsafe going back alone as a woman.
For the next two days, they didn't meet again.
On the third day, the test results were due.
Early in the morning, Xavier went to the hospital. After getting the test results, he rushed to Hencard Villa.
"Sir, the results are out."
He handed over the file with a bit of nervousness.
Not only was he nervous, but Lance was also anxious.
Lance took the file bag, feeling more nervous than any multi-billion dollar deal he had ever handled.
With trembling hands, he opened the file bag and pulled out the test report.
As expected, the blood relationship was 99. 9% confirmed.
Those two children were indeed his!
Lance stood there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.
Xavier beside him was also stunned into silence.
It was actually true...
After a long while, he found his voice and looked at Mr. Mercer dumbfoundedly. "Since it's true, are you going to tell Dr. Deanna?"
Hearing this, Lance showed a hesitant expression.
He thought of what Deanna had said before and didn't want to reveal it like this.
Although Deanna wouldn't stop him from getting close to the children, his intuition told him that if he revealed it now, Deanna and the children might not be as close to him as they were now.
Thinking of this, Lance said in a deep voice, "There's no rush."
"No rush?"
Xavier looked at him in surprise, not understanding what Mr. Mercer intended to do.
In his view, since the results were out, they should recognize the children properly.
Besides, those two children seemed to like Mr. Mercer very much; there shouldn't be any issue with acceptance.
Lance didn't know Xavier's thoughts and slowly said, "Although it's clear now, I still need some time."
Xavier understood and remained silent.
Through these two days of observation, he knew that Mr. Mercer wasn't ready to be a father suddenly.
Indeed, Lance planned to give himself some time to accept it and use this period to get closer to the children.
Then Xavier couldn't help but ask, "What do you plan to do next?"
"I plan to learn how to be a good father first. Before that, I need to prepare the children mentally."
Lance didn't hide his thoughts and smiled gently. "At least they need to accept me as their father."
Seeing such a cautious president, Xavier couldn't help but be amazed.
"I think Miss Chloe and Mister Gregory like you very much. They probably won't have any problem accepting you."
"They might not have a problem, but what about Dr. Deanna?"
Lance looked up and asked back.
Xavier was puzzled.
What did this have to do with Dr. Deanna?
But then he remembered what happened to Dr. Deanna five years ago.
Back then, Dr. Deanna's reputation was ruined because of this incident; she was kicked out of the Jones family and suffered greatly. Even now, she was still burdened by those false accusations.
If Dr. Deanna knew that Mr. Mercer was the one who caused her tragedy...
Even though he knew Dr. Deanna might accept Mr. Mercer's presence for the children's sake, there might be some resentment in her heart.
"You are right. If we reveal everything directly, it might backfire. It's better to build a relationship with Dr. Deanna and the children first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xavier felt it improper to say such words.
What kind of relationship should Mr. Mercer build with Dr. Deanna? Love relationship?