Chapter 312



“Miss Poppy is a good child psychiatrist? I think we should also ask other psychiatrists for advice.”

Hayden wasn’t willing to take Amapola’s advice because she didn’t think she was trustworthy enough.

“She would never hurt Noah.” Joseph felt a little uncomfortable, “You should trust her on that.”

“Why, you’ve known her for a long time?”. His words puzzled Hayden. She raised her eyes and looked at Joseph.

After some deliberation, Joseph said quietly, “I have something to tell you about her.”

Hayden was puzzled. “What?”

Joseph paused, “Poppy is Noah’s birth mother.”

After saying this, he looked into her eyes, trying to figure out all the changes in her gaze.

It was the same situation she had imagined when she saw Amapola. She had thought about this numerous times. But when Joseph told her about it, she was so dumbfounded that she felt as if hundreds of flies were buzzing around her.

Seeing that Hayden was silent, Joseph began to explain, “I hadn’t told you before because I was afraid you would misunderstand. I never thought I would see her again after Noah was born, but I happened to know what she was going through.”

Hayden forced himself to answer, “You’re saying her husband has cancer?”

“Yes.” Joseph frowned, “I’ve asked Magnus to arrange for the best treatment for her, but it’s terminal cancer. She doesn’t get my sponsorship either, she plans to study abroad in a year. But before that, she hopes to meet Noah.”

Hayden took a deep breath, shuddering at the situation.

If this was a trap, whoever had set it had planned it wisely. He had gotten Joseph’s sympathy by concocting a miserable story for Poppy.

No man would refuse her request.

The surrogate mother of his child was married to a man who developed advanced gastric cancer that could not be cured. She didn’t want his money, all she wanted was to get out of this town. And before that, she just wanted to be reunited with her son, who was the only relative related to her by blood.

“You accepted?” Hayden asked.

Joseph was unable to understand Hayden’s feelings told him, “My confession is to avoid any misunderstanding. Noah will never contact Poppy again.”

Hayden glared at him, “In fact, you should tell me straight out, what do you want me to do?”.

Anger began to flash in Joseph’s eyes. He was beginning to feel irritated, “I don’t want you to do anything.”

His irritation angered Hayden as well. He clenched his fists again, his fingers growing grayer and grayer.

“Yes, you ask me to do nothing, but instead, you ask me to take no action. You tell me to unconditionally trust a woman who jumps up and down saying she’s Noah’s mother. Do you even want Noah to spend any time with her? What you want is for me to support you and her for no reason, no matter what.”

Joseph was puzzled by her abrupt anger.

“Stop it, you’re being unreasonable.” He frowned, “Hayden, I’ve already told you about him being born to a rent-a-mother. If you care so much about this, then I have nothing to say.”

Hayden wanted to mock him. “Am I being unreasonable, how did you verify her identity, did you run a background check, is she really Noah’s mother?”

Joseph adopted a fixed expression on his face.

Hayden thought he might cut to the chase. But he lost his mind when Joseph showed him a picture of the DNA test on his phone.

“Magnus has taken Poppy to get the DNA test, it can’t be wrong.”

Of course, the enemy would set the trap wisely. While the test result wasn’t incredible, it was the test that would make Joseph trust Amapola.

What could she do to make Joseph doubt the result?

If Noah was not her son, Hayden herself would also believe in the test.

Her face was pale.

“What’s wrong?” It seemed to Joseph that she was acting uncharacteristically.

“Nothing.” Hayden looked away to avoid eye contact with him, trying to assume an air of calm.

“Actually, a DNA test is definitely not accurate. You should think it through. After all, Noah is also implicated. Don’t rush into making a decision. There are many professional psychiatrists, so I don’t think it’s necessary to trust her.”

Joseph looked at her thoughtfully for a while and frowned, “You still care about Amapola.”

Hayden dug her nails into her palm, but she didn’t even feel the pain. He looked Joseph in the eye, “Well, suit yourself. But I think Amapola’s not that trustworthy, you can’t leave Noah to his fate.”

“Where are you going?” Seeing that Hayden was about to leave the booth, Joseph asked him with a frown.

“I’m going home. Enjoy dinner by yourself.”

Touching her coat, Hayden took a deep breath and walked out without hesitation.

She knew it was understandable for Joseph to make such a decision. In fact, it would be fine if Poppy were Noah’s mother. However, Hayden knew that Amapola was a liar. He could not calm down in this situation.

The city was shrouded in darkness.

Hayden was walking down the sidewalk when his phone rang. He thought it might be Joseph, but it turned out to be Edison. Then he answered.

“What took you so long to answer?” Edison asked politely.

Hayden kicked a rock absentmindedly, “I hadn’t noticed the phone, what’s wrong?”.

“Nothing, Alayna told me something about Noah, how are you?”.

Hearing this, Hayden got a little nervous, “She’s a gossip, can’t she keep a secret?”.

“She cares about you and can’t fly back to N City.”

“You shouldn’t come either.” Hayden interrupted him, “Everything is fine and I can handle this on my own.”

“What about the lawyer?” Edison paused for a second, “He’s been waiting for you for almost half a month. Aren’t you going to meet with him?”

Speaking of the lawyer, Hayden frowned deeply and didn’t know what to answer.

She didn’t want to file a lawsuit, she just wanted to maintain her relationship with Joseph. But the situation was causing her anxiety.

Contemplating for a moment, she felt sad and said, “I’ll go meet with him tomorrow.”

“Okay.” Said Edison still in his soft voice, causing her to calm down, “Hayden, remember, no matter what happens, I will always support you.”

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