Five years ago, on the night Deanna had her accident, the room she was in belonged to Lance.
Bella finished reading all the documents and leaned back in her chair, her thoughts drifting away. Based on her observations of Lance and his attitude towards the two children, she was ninety percent sure that this man knew the truth. However, it was clear that Deanna did not.
It was even possible that Lance intended to keep this secret from Deanna forever. After all, Deanna's reputation had been ruined, and her own mother had hanged herself because of the scandal.
"Deanna, I want to see if you can still be with Lance after knowing all this!" Bella half-closed her eyes, a sinister smile playing on her lips.
That afternoon, at a high-end private club café, Deanna was led by a staff member to a private room. She pushed open the door and saw Bella sitting on the sofa. With a slightly cold expression, she walked in and sat directly opposite Bella.
Their eyes met. Due to past events, Deanna did not want to engage in pleasantries with this Cody family heiress. She got straight to the point and said coldly, "Miss Cody mentioned having news about my children's father. Is it true?"
"Of course it's true. Take a look at this." Bella handed over a file folder with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Deanna glanced at her before picking up the folder to check its contents. It was a DNA test report. As she opened the file, the report's content made her face change instantly.
"Impossible!" She put down the report in shock and looked at Bella in disbelief. If one looked closely, they could see her hand trembling slightly as it rested on the table.
Bella observed her reaction, her brown eyes filled with mockery and satisfaction. "If you don't believe it, I have more information for you." She handed over another document and then took a sip of coffee before continuing slowly, "Miss Jones, you probably don't know that the hotel where you had a one night stand belongs to Mercer Group. The room you were in is not available to the public; it's reserved for Lance."
Listening to Bella's words and looking at the documents in front of her, Deanna found her mind was in turmoil. She tried to stay calm and not believe Bella's words. This might be Bella's scheme. But a voice inside her told her that it was all true.
After a long while, Deanna managed to regain some composure. She looked up at Bella with slightly red eyes and said coldly, "Do you think I'll believe you based on your words alone?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. You can investigate yourself. Just do a paternity test using your child's hair and Lance's, and you'll know if I'm lying." Bella spoke lightly. She knew Deanna wouldn't immediately believe her, so she deliberately said this.
Deanna remained silent; she would naturally investigate this matter thoroughly.
Seeing the silent woman, Bella pretended to smile bitterly. "If I had known you and Lance were so entangled and even had children, I wouldn't have pursued him."
After saying this, she paused and took a deep breath as if making a decision. She stood up from the sofa. Deanna saw her movement and instinctively tensed up, watching warily.
Bella noticed this and a trace of contempt flashed in her eyes before she sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, Miss Jones. I've caused you a lot of trouble before. It won't happen again. I'm willing to step back and hope you and Lance will be happy together."
Leaving these words behind, she picked up her handbag and left without looking back at Deanna.
Soon, only Deanna was left in the private room. She sat there blankly, staring at the two documents on the table with vacant eyes. Bella's words kept replaying in her mind, causing an immense emotional impact.
It was unclear how much time had passed before Deanna left the café.
Lance had gone for treatment after work that evening and headed straight to Deanna's neighborhood.
When Deanna saw him, she almost lost her composure. Lance noticed something was off with her mood and looked at her with concern. "What's wrong? You look pale."
"Nothing much. I ruined some rare herbs while making medicine today; it's a bit heartbreaking," Deanna made up an excuse to brush him off.
After speaking, she secretly observed his features. Perhaps due to her suspicion, the more she looked at Lance, the more she felt that his eyebrows and eyes resembled those of her two children.
She couldn't think about it anymore; otherwise, she felt she would break down tonight.
Deanna forcibly suppressed her thoughts and took Lance for his treatment. During the process, she discreetly pulled out one of Lance's hairs and carefully wrapped it in a tissue she had prepared in advance.