Silly Bride

Chapter 331

in a fit of anger and chased them away. After that, I tried searching for them, but all I got was news of their death. So many years had passed, and that family never came looking for me again. Thus I’m not sure why you’re bringing this up today.”Rufus’ narrative was about the same as the information Winnie found, but he never mentioned the child’s identity.“Grandpa Rufus, is the child you mentioned in your story Xavier’s second uncle, Stuart Fairchild?” Winnie asked.“Yes!” Rufus frowned. “It’s him. He’s the illegitimate child I had out of wedlock!”He sighed. “That’s one of the reasons why I’m biased against Stuart’s family. Greed and pettiness were engraved in their bones just like that family.”Winnie agreed. “Yeah, they are indeed greedy.” With furrowed brows, Winnie looked at Rufus and questioned, “Can I ask you one more question, Grandpa Rufus?”“Sure.”“All right. If that woman reappeared in front of you after all these years, would you still be able to recognize her?”“No.” Rufus didn’t even pause to think before answering, “It had been so long ago. I’d only seen her from afar a few times when I was recovering from my broken leg at their home. Despite the incident that happened between us after, I didn’t get a good look at her.”So that’s how it is. Winnie’s gaze darkened. “No wonder you didn’t recognize her.”“What do you mean, Winnie?” Rufus stared at Winnie with a perplexed look. “Are you saying I’ve already met Stuart’s mother? But isn’t she dead?”Winnie forced a smile. “To be honest, I hope she’s not who we suspect she is. We were nearly done with our investigation, but a crucial piece of evidence was destroyed in a fire. We need some hair samples from you and Stuart for a DNA test. After all, a DNA test doesn’t lie.” Catching the sad look on Winnie’s face, an uneasy feeling rose within Rufus. “Winnie, tell me who you are referring to.”Winnie paused in contemplation before answering, “My granny.”“What?” Disbelief consumed Rufus. “How is that possible? How can there even be such a coincidence?”Winnie said, “Actually, there have always been clues. It’s just that none of us had ever thought to run such a thorough investigation. Granny had wanted to find her grandchild in the Fairchild family at first. In fact, not just her grandchild. She wanted to look for her son too. Grandpa Rufus, can you help us get some hair samples from Stuart? I already got Granny’s.”“Sure!” Rufus was still in shock. “You don’t have