Chapter 399

Anastasia was never the one to keep secrets. She believed that if she was blessed with the gift of speech, she should use it to express herself, to clear the air. Otherwise, it would be like a lump in the throat, which was uncomfortable for everyone. Same was for having ears. They were meant to listen to others, not to make unfounded assumptions that would only add unnecessary worry.

Herman gently patted Pattie’s back, looking at Anastasia. “What’s up?”

Anastasia weighed her words before speaking, “My mom saw a birthmark on Pattie’s head today.”

“Pattie has a birthmark on her head?” Herman instinctively glanced and sure enough, there it was. “It looks like a heart.”

Anastasia gazed at Herman and continued, “My mom said the child she lost all those years ago has a heart-shaped birthmark on her head.”

Now, Herman understood what Anastasia was getting at. Herman was astonished. “Pattie is your daughter?”

“Possibly.” Anastasia revealed, “I had a DNA test done with Pattie. We’ll have the results by tomorrow morning. If Pattie turns out to be my daughter, then you…”

Before Anastasia could finish, Herman knew what she meant. He picked up where she left off, “You’re worried that I won’t be able to accept Pattie?”

“Yeah.” Anastasia hesitated, “Adopting Pattie, and her being my biological daughter, they’re not the same thing.”

Herman spoke in a low voice, “You’re right. They’re not.”

Upon hearing those words, Anastasia felt a knot in her stomach, but then he added, “It’ll bring us closer. If Pattie is your daughter, it’s a good thing.”

Anastasia was left speechless. Tears welled up in her eyes. “Herman, no matter what I’ve done or what’s happened, you’re always so forgiving.”

“It’s not something fundamentally wrong, and there’s nothing we can’t forgive or understand.” Herman’s voice was warm and comforting. “As long as we’re not at a point where we need to part ways, there’s no need to let these little things affect our relationship. It’s not easy for two people to be together, and it’s not worth it to let such trivial matters cause strain between us. It’s a waste of time.”

Anastasia was speechless. Who else could see things as clearly as Herman?

Looking at the sleeping Pattie, and the man she loved, Anastasia felt there was nothing to worry about anymore. Anastasia handed over the care of Pattie to Herman and went to rest.

The next day.

As soon as Anastasia woke up, she started to fret over the DNA test results. The results came in at nine in the morning.

There were two sets of results, and she received the news almost at the same time. Anastasia didn’t have time to pick up the DNA test results at the agency, so Herman asked Dailey to help fetch them.

As for the results from the hospital, Anastasia went to collect them herself. When she got them, she was too afraid to look. She returned to the hospital room and waited for Dailey to bring back the other set of results before she started to read them.

Anastasia handed the DNA results of Pattie to Herman. “You read this one.”

Herman took it. “Okay.”

The two of them opened the envelopes as if they were unwrapping surprise gifts, each looking at a set of results.

Anastasia was very nervous and her actions were slightly slow. Herman pulled out the report and immediately saw the results.

Anastasia also saw the results on her paper but she couldn’t bring herself to rejoice. She looked at Herman. “The results show Layna is my daughter.” Before now, Anastasia would feel overjoyed with this result, but now, she felt a pang of disappointment. Because deep down, she had hoped that Pattie was her daughter.

People are selfish by nature. She had spent more time with Pattie and had grown fond of her, while Layna was distant.

Hearing Anastasia’s words, Herman placed the results he was holding on the table. “The results show that you and Pattie are biological mother and daughter.”

“What?”

Anastasia thought she must have heard wrong. She quickly grabbed the report to see for herself. Here were two different DNA results, but they both pointed to the same conclusion.

“How is this possible? I only gave birth to one child, not twins. How could both of them be mine? Is there some sort of mistake?”

Was this a joke?