Remington was nodding like an excited child, "Yeah, yeah, just now Alaric admitted it himself, he and Hertha have twins, a boy and a girl, over two years old now..." He held up two fingers to show their age, trembling slightly from his excitement.
Beatrice couldn't contain her joy, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go bring our little great-grandchildren back home..." Linking her arm through Remington's, she couldn't help but smile as they headed for the door.
Just then, Angelina strode in with purpose.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Mom, Dad, where are you off to?" Angelina, always one to get ahead of things, stopped Remington and Beatrice in their tracks.
The joyful expression hadn't even faded from Remington and Beatrice's faces when they looked up to see Angelina. Beatrice gripped Remington's arm a bit tighter, smiling at Angelina, "Oh, we're just stepping out for a bit." Knowing Angelina had a bone to pick with Hertha and wasn't her biggest fan, having previously concocted a plan involving a hefty sum to break Alaric and Hertha apart, Beatrice wisely chose not to divulge the real reason for their outing.
Angelina, however, looked gravely serious, "Mom, Dad, there's something I need to cclean about. Juliet just called me, Georgia had Alaric's son! Alaric was in such disbelief, he even went for a paternity test!" Angelina was clearly upset.
Remington and Beatrice didn't look too surprised, Remington asking, "And the results?" Angelina whipped out her phone, pulled up a picture, and handed it to Remington, "Of course, the boy is Alaric's! What he did, does he not remember? Doubting the results now?" The paternity test results on the phone screen showed a 99% father-son match, making Remington step back in shock.
Beatrice quickly steadied him, turning to Angelina, "Let's talk about this when we get back, your dad and I have urgent matters to attend to!" She was stern.
Angelina couldn't believe it, "Mom, Dad, haven't you always wanted Alaric to have kids? Now he does, and you seem to not care at all? What could possibly be more important than Alaric's child?" "Well, what do you suggest we do?" Beatrice asked, frowning.
"Obviously, we should bring Alaric's child back home, the mother too," Angelina insisted.
Beatrice and Remington exchanged a look, knowing all too well Angelina's obsession with Georgia's influential family, thinking that marrying Alaric into it would boost the Falconer Group, securing the CEO position for him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut they knew she never considered what Alaric truly wanted.
With a heavy heart, Remington looked away, while Beatrice pondered for a moment, "You go talk to her family, we'll catch up with Alaric to see what's going on We'll regroup this evening."
"Alright, be safe on your way," Angelina stepped aside letting them pass
Beatrice, supporting Remington, hurried off; their main concernnow was to find out where Alaric's children with Hertha were. Meanwhile, Alaric received a message from Georgia, a picture.
Opening it, he was struck dumb by the paternity test results, disbelief written all over his face. In a fit of anger, he threw his phone onto the couch! X