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“Yes, you are.”
The words made him uneasy. What did this mean? Had her soul departed from her corporeal body? No. It couldn’t be. “This isn’t a goodbye, is it? Please tell me. It’s not supposed to end this way. I’m doing everything I can to get you better.”
“I know. I thought you might need a little help.”
“Oh?”
Charlotte smiled prettily. “I want to show you something, Daniel.” She went upon tiptoes and kissed him on the lips.
The world around him melted into a kaleidoscope of color and turned into something else…
Daniel woke up with a start.
His first instinct was to check on Charlotte. He stared blankly at the frail body of the woman he loved as he gathered his thoughts.
What just happened? He must have dozed off. Then he dreamed about Charlotte. It felt so real.
“Babe,” Daniel called her hoarsely. “That wasn’t a goodbye, was it?”
In his dream, Charlotte had shown him who was responsible for her accident. His suspicion was confirmed. It was Jeremy all along. He’d paid some thugs to make it look like an accident. One thing Jeremy didn’t anticipate was that Charlotte would survive the attempt on her life.
One way or another, Jeremy would pay. Their agreement was off.
Daniel grabbed his phone and called Liam Ruska. He briefly explained the situation and ordered him to find out Jeremy’s whereabouts. Twenty-minutes later, Ruska reported that Jeremy was still in New York, but he heard rumor that Jeremy was planning to take a yacht to the Bahamas for an extended vacation. Daniel called his chief of staff to prepare his jet for a flight to New York. He planned to confront Jeremy and punish him in person.
What his stepbrother had done to Charlotte was unforgiveable.
Anika flounced in just as Daniel was about to leave the hospital room.
“I have something to tell you. It’s very important, and it can’t wait. This wasn’t an easy decision for me,” she explained.
“What is it?”
Anika gave him a folder.
Daniel sat back on the chair a
nd read the documents carefully. He furrowed his brows as he scrutinized the contents. He didn’t utter a word after he’d finished it. He stared at his stepsister accusingly.
Anika went fidgety.
The documents he’d just read were the results of Anika and Jeremy’s paternity test. It stated that Anika shared the same genetic material from his father and stepmother. Jeremy didn’t. It could only mean one thing: his stepmother was carrying another man’s child when she married his father. Jeremy didn’t have a drop of Addington blood.
“When did you find out about this?” asked Daniel coldly.
Anika didn’t answer immediately. “Eight months ago. It was my insurance agent who discovered it. I was due to renew the policy, and it was an added clause about organ donors that led me to find out that Jeremy has a different father.”
Daniel’s father had type O blood. His stepmother had type B blood. Jeremy had AB negative.
Coincidentally, Jeremy had the same blood type as Charlotte.
“Why did you bring this up just now?”
“I thought Jeremy could save Charlotte’s life.” Anika hesitated for a second. “Also, I beg you to spare his life. And my mother’s.”
“Your mother is an adulterer. She knew very well what she was doing when she married into the pride.”
Anika dropped on her knees. “Have mercy, Alpha. I hope you weigh this revelation as my token of loyalty. I wouldn’t dream of betraying you. I held on to this evidence for my amusement. You know… to see how things played out.”
