In the hospital, Paige had just coaxed her little girl to sleep when she sent a message to Huxley.

[She should be waking up in a couple of hours. You guys can come over for the paternity test then.] It wasn't long before Huxley replied with a succinct [Okay.] While Iris snoozed, Paige had hoped to catch some shut-eye too, but her phone buzzed to life.

It was Arthur, the guy Karen had seen at the last party, who had been relentlessly pursuing Paige.

“Arthur, you don’t need to call me anymore. I never had feelings for you. The only reason I went out with you was to make Jeffrey jealous.” “Where are you now?” “That's none of your business.” “I swung by your place, and your folks said you haven't been home for days. What the heck are you up to?” Arthur pressed on, undeterred by her frosty tone.

Paige frowned and decided to lay it all out, “My daughter has been ill, and I'm at the hospital looking after her. Yes, I have a daughter! Can you stop bothering me now?” “Which hospital are you at? General Hospital or the City Hospital?” “It's none of your business!” She hung up abruptly and when she looked up, she saw a tall figure standing at the entrance of the ward.

Jeffrey.

He had come.

in Paige's otherwise dull eyes ignited, “Jeffrey! Are you here to see Iris?” “I'm here to find out whose kid

caused such a rift between him and

refused! You don’t have to keep doubting me over and over! Once the test is done, everything will be clear.” Jeffrey grabbed her wrist firmly, “Fine, if you're so sure, let's do the

test done. They paid extra to expedite the process, and the results would be out in two

there to ensure Paige

kept crying but eventually tired herself out and fell asleep in

Paige was acting now, so open and undaunted during the test, she really didn’t seem to

feeling

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