Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 385: Yes, We Have a Son

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Once everyone had read it, Ian turned to look at Samantha. Her face was already pale and she was on the verge of collapse. Ian then deliberately asked her, “Do you have anything to say about this, Mrs. Barker?”

Timothy’s gloomy eyes stared at Samantha. His lips parted opened and he practically gritted his teeth when he whispered in her ear, “You’re dead, Samantha!”

He had known for a long time that Samantha had been unfaithful when she did not draw boundaries with Alan and even had an illegitimate son with the man.

However, Timothy was not at all bothered about who Samantha frolicked around with and with whom she bore children.

Since Samantha was still Mrs. Barker, the least she could do was to hide those scandals and avoid letting them be exposed to the public.

She was still careless despite his stern warning, allowing other people to uncover her scandals and making them public.

Her actions were tantamount to giving him a public slap and trampling all over him!

Harmony was relishing the expression on Samantha’s face at that moment. She felt liberated at long last and it had been ages since she felt such delight!

She would have cackled out loud if it was not for the current occasion.

What she felt then was the same as it was three years ago: she had always been confident that Samantha would suffer defeat in her hands!

There was nothing else she needed to do after completing her final move that day. Timothy would kill her and make sure that she disappeared!

The board members who supported Samantha earlier exchanged glances with each other. Their faces became extremely ugly and there was nothing else they could say on her behalf.

They were all helping her out of respect for Old Madam Barker, but Samantha’s own indiscretion had caused all their efforts to go down the drain.

All of them regretted what they said earlier and were very angry with Samantha.

To think that Samantha would do something so humiliating for the Barkers despite receiving the old lady’s affection and trust! It really was a shame!

Samantha looked at everyone.

Everyone took part in the schadenfreude to laugh, mock, and sneer at her. Then, Samantha laid eyes on Harmony standing among the crowd.

That woman was laughing smugly and defiantly.

Samantha looked at Harmony for a few seconds before finally turning to Timothy.

He had a murderous look in his eyes but she spoke up fearlessly. “At least give me a chance to explain.”

“I just need thirty seconds.”

Timothy sneered. “How do you suppose you’re going to weasel your way out of this?”

She could be as eloquent as she liked, but nothing she said was ever going to change her definite demise.

Samantha smiled slightly.

She let go of Timothy’s hand and walked up to the standing microphone.

The fear and paleness of her face had all but disappeared and she opened her mouth to speak in a clear voice. “Yes. We have a son.”

Everyone gasped again as soon as she made that remark.

Everyone thought that she would defend herself, or that she might bawl her eyes out to win everyone’s sympathy either by denying it or admitting her mistake.

Hardly anyone expected her to admit it so bluntly without showing any sign of shame.

Could that woman be so…shameless?

Did she lack even the most basic moral integrity?

Harmony laughed out loud.

She thought that Samantha was going to try and twist the facts, so she was understandably shocked when Samantha admitted it outright.

Harmony thought that Samantha possessed some ungodly power to turn the situation around, but it turned out that Samantha was just an ordinary person!

Samantha took a deep breath and continued, “I’m sorry for not sharing this good news with you. My husband and I had a child three years ago.”

“Our son isn’t very healthy, and since Dr. Sherwood is a close friend of ours, I brought my son to live abroad so he could receive treatment from Dr. Sherwood.”

“Timothy and I, we didn’t announce the news about our son mainly because we wanted to protect his privacy. I didn’t expect this information to be eventually used by unscrupulous people. I sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding this has caused and I’m sorry for disappointing everyone.”

Everyone present was dumbfounded after hearing her explanation.

The tables were turned a little too suddenly and it came as a complete surprise to everyone.

She had a son, that was for sure, but her son’s father turned out to be Timothy instead of Alan!

Was the alleged hanky-panky between her and Alan nonexistent? Did she bring her son to live in Emsteldt just to receive treatment from Alan?

It was too much information to process and everyone was a little confused.

Harmony was also stunned.

She had already shoved Samantha down the depths of hell, where it was impossible to come out of. How was Samantha still capable of escaping from that predicament?

What in the world was Samantha blabbering about? Who was going to believe that kind of an explanation?

She quickly looked at the people around her.

Although no one believed it immediately, many looked as though they did not entirely doubt what she said either.

Harmony could not let that happen.

The opportunity had been served to her on a silver platter, and if she did not end Samantha right then, she would have further troubles to deal with in the future!

Harmony winked once more at Ian and immediately questioned, “You have no proof, Mrs. Barker. I have the registration certificate here which proves that Matthew is Alan’s son. Does your denial automatically make it untrue? Don’t you have to show some evidence before convincing everyone?”

Samantha turned to look at him.

She seemed to have expected that he would say that and smiled as she said, “There’s evidence, of course.”

She opened her clutch bag and took out a piece of paper, which she unfolded and revealed to everyone.

“This is a DNA paternity test. The DNA results for Matthew and Timothy confirm that they are father and son. The institution that produced these results is well-known for their DNA identification services and it’s not their policy to allow falsification of data. Everyone is welcome to verify for themselves!”

The big red seal at the end of the paper was indeed the well-known institution’s seal.

Moreover, a simple check would suffice for anyone to find out whether or not she was telling the truth. There was no point for Samantha to tell a lie that could be uncovered so easily.

That was proof that Samantha was telling the truth...

Samantha smiled again and said, “As for the registration certificate held by Mr. Snell, there is no doubt a seal, but something about that seal just doesn’t seem right. Even if you wanted to frame someone, you should at least learn to edit those photos properly so they look more genuine.”

Everyone looked at the certificate in Ian’s hands.

The official seal did not look quite right, just as Samantha mentioned.

Ian himself was dumbfounded. He had sent someone to sneak into Alan’s home and secretly photograph the certificate! How could it have been a forgery?

Harmony retreated two steps back as if a thunderbolt had hit her. The cause was not just due to Samantha’s clarification, but also because Matthew was actually Timothy’s son!

How?!

That would mean…Samantha’s miscarriage never happened three years ago!

Harmony thought that her game was foolproof, but the fact was that she had been played by Samantha all along!

‘Impossible…’

‘Impossible!’

‘How could the child survive?’

‘No, it has to be Samantha playing some kind of trick again. She’s trying to get away with it by fooling everyone!’

‘The boy was registered under Dr. Sherwood’s name. How could it be Tim’s! Dr. Sherwood is a man too, and he could not possibly do something that would put him at a disadvantage!’

‘No, Samantha can’t be allowed to win!’

Harmony lost her composure and could not control herself from asking loudly, “You’re lying, Samantha! Your child with Tim died from a miscarriage three years ago, and Matthew can only be Dr. Sherwood’s child. Why else would Matthew be raised by Dr. Sherwood all this time? You’ve come back to Tim’s side, but where’s Matthew? If he really is Tim’s son, why isn’t he here?”

Everyone could not help but agree when they heard that statement.

If that three-year-old child was Timothy’s, then he ought to be by Timothy and Samantha’s side. Where was the boy, then? He was nowhere to be seen!