CHAPTER 606: CHAPTER 606: SERENA’S ILLNESS IS SAVED

"That guy Peng is lying, you are her biological son." Leon’s father stated firmly.

Leon Keane looked at his father. The expression on his father’s face was serious, with no intention of deceiving him. However, Leon knew very clearly that his mother was not his biological mother, because no real mother would curse her own child so viciously, wishing for his terrible death.

"Take a look at this first."

Leon took out a yellow talisman and handed it to his father.

His father found it strange, took it, and upon closer inspection, was startled: "Why does this have your birthdate on it?"

Although he didn’t know what kind of talisman it was, seeing the death method depicted below the talisman made him feel terrified, especially since it bore Leon’s birthdate. This was not a good talisman.

How could his birthdate be on there? Is there even a need to ask? Someone wants him dead!

"Maybe they think I’m a bother while I’m alive!" Leon said self-deprecatingly.

"Who is this person?"

His father had just asked when an image of his mother flashed in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. If it wasn’t her, why would Leon ask him about his biological mother? And why would he bring out this vicious talisman?

"You probably guessed it by now."

Leon said, looking at his father’s expression.

His father’s hands trembled as he suddenly tore the yellow talisman into pieces: "That woman Peng is crazy?"

How could there be such a vicious woman? To curse her own son?

His father looked troubled, unable to comprehend why Leon’s mother would do such a thing. Could it be that Leon wasn’t really her son? But apart from Serena, there was no other woman. Leon couldn’t be Serena’s son.

His father’s head throbbed: "Before you were born, apart from her and Serena, I wasn’t with any other woman."

Leon’s mind exploded with a roar, the woman in the house... had she been with his father before he was born?

Was it possible he was her son?

As Leon recalled the scene of Serena holding the fake baby, his heart began to ache. She had lost a child, and he might just be that lost child!

Leon turned his gaze towards the house and, almost involuntarily, started walking towards it.

His father stopped him: "You promised not to disturb Serena. Don’t overthink it. You’re not Serena’s child. When she was seven months pregnant, that poor child was lost, I..."

He paused, then slowly said: "I saw with my own eyes the nurse holding the child’s body."

Leon looked at his father with dark eyes: "Have you thought about it? Maybe that child’s body was arranged by my mother, and the real child... didn’t die?"

At that time, Ian was taken away by Leon’s mother, leaving Ivana and Timmy. After this happened, even Ivana didn’t know she had given birth to twins.

So it was no surprise that he was taken away; it was just his mother’s usual trick.

His father was shocked. He hadn’t thought of that, but Leon’s reminder made him recall the events when he sent Serena to the hospital. The child was indeed premature; the doctor said the child was not breathing and took the child away. But at that time, he was only worried about Serena’s safety and had only glanced at the child without personally checking whether the child was truly not breathing.

The pregnancy of that woman Peng was discovered after Serena’s pregnancy. Leon was born a month later than Serena’s due date, but during Leon’s birth, his father wasn’t with his mother. Even when she called to say the child was born, he didn’t go back.

Could it be that Peng was never even pregnant? Had she planned all along to take Serena’s child? She knew the woman he loved was Serena. Even if her "child" was born, he wouldn’t go back to take a look.

His father’s hands trembled as he gripped Leon’s hand, tears welling in his eyes: "Son... you’re right. You... you might very well be Serena’s child."

This was great. If it truly was so, then Serena’s illness... Serena’s illness could be treated.

His father wanted to immediately bring Leon inside to tell Serena that her child was still alive.

But he desperately told himself to remain calm. In the past, to cure Serena’s illness, he had brought children back to pretend to be Serena’s child, but had failed.

With this "record," it would be hard for Serena to believe him again.

Therefore, this time, they had to prepare thoroughly and present absolute evidence to prove that Leon was Serena’s child.

"Leon, wait here for a moment. I’ll go to your mother’s room to get a strand of hair. You take it to the hospital for a paternity test. Once it’s confirmed, you come back with it." His father’s voice slightly trembled: "Leon, don’t misunderstand. I’m not doubting you; it’s just that given your mother’s current situation, as you’ve seen, she won’t believe it without any evidence."

Leon nodded. He didn’t doubt his father; in fact, he felt his father spoke exactly his own thoughts.

A moment later.

His father took out a strand of Serena’s hair, sealed it in a small transparent plastic bag, and handed it to Leon.

Driving to the hospital, Leon waited for three hours. When the paternity test report landed in his hands, although Leon had anticipated the result, seeing the English words confirming the parental relationship, his heart was still jolted.

Leon brought the paternity test result back to his father’s house. By then, Serena had already woken up, still holding that fake baby.

Her gaze rested on the fake baby, humming a lullaby, lost in her own world, not even noticing his entry.

Now knowing Serena was his biological mother, Leon’s heart felt completely different from a few hours before; his heart ached, wanting to open his thin lips to call Serena "mother" and tell her that her child hadn’t died back then, and was now standing alive right in front of her.

But Leon couldn’t do that; he was afraid of frightening this woman who seemed mentally unstable.

His father walked over to Leon briskly, asking in a low voice: "Give me the paternity test report."

Leon handed it to his father.

His father quickly opened it. Upon seeing the result, tears welled up in his eyes, some uncontrollably spilling out.

"I’m so damned." His father deeply regretted and blamed himself, wishing he could slap himself twice: "All these years, making you take a thief for your mother. I wronged Serena, and I’ve wronged you too."

This was the first time Leon saw his father cry and show remorseful, loving eyes in front of him.

He would always remember how rare it was to see his father when he was young, how cold his father’s expression always was, with no affection in his eyes, and even occasionally showing disdain towards him.

Back then, Leon didn’t understand why his father didn’t like him; he was his son. Other fathers loved their children, but his father did not cherish or love him.

Now, he finally found the answer because the person his father truly despised was his mother, that vicious and selfish woman.