Chapter 455 The Final Truth
Aaron shook his head as he retrieved a piece of paper from his jacket and handed it to Cherise. âWeâve
conducted DNA tests with nearly twenty organizations, and these are the results.â
Aaronâs eyes gleamed. âYou donât need to doubt us. Youâre a Tanner.â
Cherise accepted the fluttering piece of paper from Aaron, but to her, it felt like a heavy burden.
How could this be? Does that mean Beckham is my father? Beckham Tanner, the man known for his
love and devotion to his children?
Aaron sighed. âYour father was out of town on a business trip when your mother left us. She also filed
for divorce. You were only two months old, so your facial features hadnât fully developed yet. She left
another girl in your place. Meanwhile, she kept the truth hidden from you.â
âYou must be joking.â Cherise laughed incredulously. âHow is this possible? Uncle Shaw saidâ¦
âYour Uncle Shaw used to be a bodyguard for your mother-in-lawâs family from her second marriage.â
Aaron shook his head slowly before adding. âThatâs why Zachary Miles didnât charge your uncle in
Adania, which would have exposed the case. Your uncle wasnât a child abductor or an arsonist. His
greatest mistake was taking you away from the Miles family and then refusing to send you back home.
Beckham sighed. âHowever, I believe Elvis took excellent care of you. If you had stayed with the Miles
or had been returned to them when you were six, you would have become another Kareen Miles.
Cherise stared at the older men and felt a laugh well up from within her. She felt bewildered and, at the
same time, amused.
âAre you sure you havenât made a mistake?â This must be a mistake.
âYes, weâre certain.â
Aaron smiled wryly. âWeâre not trying to deceive you.â
Cherise frowned at the Tanners.
She heard and understood them, but it seemed too good to be true.
How could I suddenly become a Tanner? How could Uncle Shaw suddenly become a kidnapper? How
could I belong to both the Tanner family and the Miles family? How could I have parents of noble
heritage? And why did I have to endure insults and scorn from others when I was a child? They called
me a peasant and a fool.
âI know this is difficult for you to accept.â Aaron took a pained breath through his teeth as he retrieved a
stack of DNA reports from his bag and handed them to Cherise.
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âThese reports are from internationally recognized familial DNA organizations.â
âYou excelled in school, and youâre a medical student. You should understand what it means when all
these tests yield the same results. If you struggle to accept it emotionally and relationally, I hope you
can accept it intellectually Aaronâs voice resonated throughout the room, clear and resolute like a
judgeâs gavel.
Yet Cherise felt as though she was enveloped in a warm blanket of love and concern.
She gripped the stack of papers so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Why did they go to all these organizations to verify my identity?
As if reading her thoughts, Aaron spoke up. âI know you, and I know your father. Itâs difficult to change
your mind once itâs made up.â
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