CHAPTER 6: CHAPTER 6: HOW COULD THINGS TURN OUT LIKE THIS?

Aiden Grant is clearly Daisy’s biological father!

As she held Daisy in her arms, Tiana Linden picked up the paper with one hand, reading it repeatedly...

[Exclusion of Aiden Grant as Ginny Linden’s biological father]

The line ignited a rush of blood to Tiana’s head.

Her limbs went weak and numb.

Her thoughts were in chaos.

The Linden and Grant Families gathered around, each picking up the paternity test results and studying them.

The clamor further muddled Tiana’s mind as they all eyed her and her daughter with mixed intentions and began to accuse them.

"Vivian and Aiden are about to get married, isn’t your stunt disgusting?"

"This little girl is obviously the illegitimate child you had with Hector Chaucer, and now you want to pin her on Aiden. Are you trying to ruin Vivian and Aiden’s relationship?"

The Daisy in her arms grew even more uneasy.

Tiana quickly lifted her daughter and glanced at Aiden with eyes filled with disdain and hatred.

"Aiden, the result shouldn’t be like this. Daisy is obviously your daughter."

"Daisy, like you, loves grapefruits, is also allergic to peanuts, and has a sharp mind with a photographic memory like yours. You love painting, and she does too. She started drawing simple sketches at two and now even does live drawings. She dislikes onions and cilantro just as much as you do..."

"The result must be wrong; please get it redone somewhere else. I’m begging you..."

Her mother’s desperate plea was fully taken in by Daisy.

Beneath her long lashes, tears welled up.

Her tiny hand wiped away her mom’s tears, "Mama, don’t cry. Daisy can do without a dad; Daisy only wants Mama."

This resolute Daisy made Tiana plead even more with Aiden.

Her desperate plea was then abruptly interrupted by a fierce yell.

"Enough!"

Tiana quickly covered Daisy’s ears.

Fearing that her ears would hurt again.

Angry, Aiden looked at her in utter disappointment.

"A few days ago, when you came looking for me, I still reflected on my actions, fearing I had misunderstood and wrongly accused you."

"I even felt guilty towards you."

"To avoid any mistake, I didn’t even tell Christopher; I personally took Daisy’s hair for the test."

"Moreover, I went to several testing centers, fearing any error."

"But every center returned the same result."

"Daisy is simply not my daughter."

"Having cancer, forced without choice?"

"This is just a trick to continue colluding with The Chaucer, deceiving me for pharmaceutical secrets."

"Tiana, acting so despicably, aren’t you afraid of truly getting cancer as your karma?"

The accusations deeply tore at Tiana’s heart.

Yet she still tightly covered Daisy’s ears.

Luckily, Daisy hadn’t heard Aiden say she was using cancer as a ruse.

She pleaded with Aiden in her eyes:

"Mr. Grant, Daisy’s ear is damaged, and her hearing aid amplifies sounds more than normal decibels."

"Could you please lower your voice? And could you refrain from saying these things in front of the child?"

Aiden found it laughable, "Now you know how to care for your daughter?"

In hatred, he lost his rationality.

He spoke the coldest, most hurtful words:

"Tiana, your daughter’s hearing loss is a punishment and karma from above for all your despicable acts."

With that, he tossed a stack of photos out.

One photo landed in Tiana’s hand.

Upon closer inspection, it depicted a bespectacled man with a large belly, someone from Chaucer Pharmaceuticals.

Photos of him visiting her had been secretly taken?

At that time, he did say he wanted to collaborate.

Pestered her for several days.

She refused every time.

She felt more wronged than Dou E, "They wanted to collaborate with me, but I didn’t agree, I never thought..."

Smack!

The person who stepped forward and slapped Tiana was Daniel Linden, elder brother of The Linden Family.

"Tiana, you ungrateful traitor."

"Just now, seeing you and your daughter lead such a harsh life, Dad said he wouldn’t hold a grudge, fearing you and the child would suffer outside, wanting to take you home for care."

"Is this how you repay The Linden Family?"

Seeing his once-beloved sister slapped until her cheeks turned red, Daniel’s heart ached.

But recalling her collusion with The Chaucer post-prison, intent on harming Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals, Daniel’s hatred grew.

His arm raised again.

At that moment, Aiden, who once vowed to protect Tiana forever, held back the rushing Vivian Linden.

It was Christopher Grant who held back the impulsive Daniel, quickly urging:

"Daniel, don’t hit anymore, what if there’s a misunderstanding involved."

"What misunderstanding could there be? Tiana returned to Veridia with a scheme to continue harming the Linden and Grant Families. She even wants to compete with Vivian for a man."

While Christopher and others argued about possible misunderstandings.

Tiana picked up the frightened Daisy again.

Though afraid, Daisy kept comforting her.

"Mama, does it hurt?"

"Mama, Daisy will blow on it."

Daisy blew a warm breath onto the mark.

Seeing Daisy holding back tears, wanting to cry but unable to, choked Tiana up.

Her throat produced a difficult sound:

"Mama doesn’t hurt. Daisy, don’t be afraid; Mama’s okay. Does your ear hurt?"

Little Daisy didn’t understand the adults’ argument; she only heard the piercing sound rising higher.

Her ears throbbed painfully.

But Daisy shook her head in denial, "No pain, Daisy isn’t hurting. Mama, Daisy will blow on it."

"Mama, can we go home?"

"They’re all scary here; Daisy doesn’t want to stay."

Tiana gently nodded, wiping her daughter’s tears, "Okay!"

Five years ago, no one believed her.

Now, with the paternity test showing non-biological, no one believed her even more.

She didn’t know where the paternity test went wrong, but before leaving, her gaze landed on Vivian.

There was no evidence proving Vivian’s mischief.

Yet Tiana had a strong intuition.

This suspicious look made Aiden hold Vivian tighter.

Nearby, Daniel angrily warned her:

"Tiana, don’t even think about targeting Vivian."

"This time, your return, no matter what you do, won’t change the fact of Aiden and Vivian’s upcoming marriage."

Tiana never intended to alter their current relationship.

If not for Daisy, she never wanted to see Aiden again in her lifetime.

Enduring the pain, she firmly declared:

"To me, Aiden is nothing more than a discarded old item."

"I don’t care if he marries or who he marries."

"I merely..."

Thinking of Daisy, she paused.

It seems her hope to entrust Daisy to Aiden is utterly lost.

Heaven hasn’t left her much time.

She must quickly consider other options.

"Aiden, please act as though I never came." She was long disillusioned.

Thankfully, Daisy was still in her arms.

That small, soft and endearing body connected heart to heart with her.

As long as Daisy was with her, losing the whole world didn’t matter anymore.

Because Daisy was her entire world.

"Daisy, Mama will take you home."

All the pain, upon seeing Daisy’s cute face, instantly healed.

"Mama, let’s go home!" Daisy clung to her neck.

Her soft voice was immensely comforting.

Tiana wasn’t sad anymore.

She held her daughter and turned away to leave, as Aiden announced to everyone:

"Vivian and I will move our wedding forward from the original National Day to May Day."

The proclamation seemed specifically directed at Tiana.

Holding her daughter, Tiana continued walking towards the booth’s door.

The server opened the door; she didn’t turn back.

That decisive silhouette stirred complex emotions in Aiden’s heart.

He stared at the figure coldly warning, "Tiana, don’t you dare conspire with The Chaucer against Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals, or I won’t hold back."