Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 214: There is a parental relationship, coming from the same father (3 updates)

Chapter 214: There is a parental relationship, coming from the same father (3 updates)

Junior President Payne frowned, "Where is the Small Gold Pendant?"

"I took it off."

Since it was gold, how could she possibly let it slip by?

"Where are the things now?"

"They were melted down at the second-hand recycling long ago along with the other gold," Director Hall said guiltily, "What is your relationship with her?"

"That’s none of your concern. Do you remember what was written on the pendant?"

"One side should be a pattern, and I think the other side seemed to say "peace"?"

The nickname Zoe Bell had at the orphanage was Zoe.

Her name originated from this place.

Upon her arrival at the Bell Family, Kevin Bell and his wife named her Zoe based on this nickname.

Director Hall noticed that the man in front of her had an expression that was changing unpredictably, at times serious and at times seemingly about to laugh. She was very familiar with such expressions.

Many relatives who had lost children exhibited such an intense mix of joy and sorrow when they were reunited with their families.

"Mister, is Zoe your... sister?" Director Hall inquired, deducing from his age.

Junior President Payne didn’t say a word and started walking toward the exit.

"Sir, I have told you everything I know. You must keep the promise you made to me!"

Junior President Payne turned to look at her: "When our family sent people to Greenland, it was you who hid her existence."

"I..."

"If it weren’t for you, she wouldn’t have had to suffer so much for no reason."

Send people?

Director Hall looked at the people who came to search for relatives, seeing that their demeanor did not seem noble. If they were indeed looking for Zoe Bell, it would certainly delay her adoption by the Bell family, and as a result, the orphanage’s expected donation from the Bell family would vanish.

How could she have known that those individuals were merely sent over?

"Don’t tell me, the promise you made just now was a lie?" Director Hall became agitated.

Junior President Payne replied with a sneer, "You’ve deceived her for twenty years, isn’t it fair that I deceive you?"

At this moment, he was almost seventy or eighty percent sure that Zoe Bell was indeed his sister.

When he left the detention center, Assistant Law handed him some newly investigated materials, including old group photos of the orphanage, and thanks to Kevin Bell’s penchant for showing off, quite a few visual records were left behind.

Photos of Zoe Bell at every stage existed...

His sister’s face was chubby and round during her childhood, paired with a pair of lychee eyes, she looked very pretty and lively.

But the person in the photos was very thin.

Especially after she started learning to dance, she was tall and slender, yet looked like she barely weighed ninety pounds.

"Junior President Payne..." Assistant Law spoke in a low voice.

"Hmm?"

"The DNA report is out."

"What are the results?"

"The report indicates that you two might share a parental relationship, possibly from the same father," Assistant Law said, feeling completely numb upon seeing the report.

So there actually was a relation.

It was too much of a coincidence.

In an instant, he saw clear signs of emotional relief, excitement, and joy in Junior President Payne’s eyes, a mix of feelings that made his expression extraordinarily vivid.

After regaining his composure for a while, Assistant Law saw that his emotions had eased somewhat and then said with a smile, "Congratulations, Junior President Payne!"

"Thank you, and you’ve worked hard too."

"What do you mean by that, what hardship have I had?"

"Your end-of-year bonus, I’ll triple it."

"..."

Assistant Law was stunned for a few seconds.

Gosh!

Workers dislike when bosses are polite without action; if they really want to reward you, cash is the most solid. He immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Junior President Payne, so are we going straight back to Capital City? To find Miss Bell?"

Now was certainly the time to acknowledge their relationship.

"Don’t rush it."

Initially, he only felt that Zoe Bell’s eyes resembled his sister’s, which is why he treated her specially. She also liked eating lychees, which strengthened his suspicion.

Having these doubts, he wanted a conclusion.

If it wasn’t that, at least he’d be clear-headed and could face reality.

But the trace on the cup had been wiped off.

He even thought he was delusional.

At that moment, the Red String appeared.

The Red String was handwoven by his mother, and the Small Gold Pendant attached to it was personally melted and made by his father when his sister was still young, and she surely wouldn’t remember, but he remembered it very clearly.

After calming himself, he made a phone call.

It took two tries before he got an answer, "Hello, dad, are you busy?"

"I’m with your mother."

"How has she been lately?"

"She’s not in a good state, we just visited a psychologist the other day, and they suggested... that it would be best to arrange for her to get treatment at a specialized institution."

By that, he meant a mental hospital.

Ever since his sister "died," his mother had been in a daze and even got injured, hurting her hand. There were rarely times when her emotions were stable, and his father spent most of his time taking care of her.

"How is mom doing now?"

"She’s asleep." The man stood up, signaled for the servants to watch his wife, and quietly left the room, "If you have time, come home more often to see her, she’s been talking about you a lot lately."

"I know."

"You rarely seek me out, is something the matter?"

"If I tell you, don’t get too excited, try to control yourself first."

"Tell me to control myself?" The man chuckled softly, "Why? Are you getting married?"

Junior President Payne felt a headache coming on, "No, it’s not that."

"Then what is it?"

"I... I’ve found my sister."

Assistant Law distinctly heard that his Junior President Payne’s voice was clearly shaking as he spoke.

There was a long pause before the voice at the other end spoke again, "Tim, anything goes, but you cannot joke about this matter. You know the condition your mother is in, she can’t handle any sort of shock. How sure are you, or is this just speculation?"

"I’ve already done a DNA test."

"..."

"When you’re free, come to Capital City, and I’ll introduce you to her."

**

At Capital City Third Hospital at this time

Zoe Bell was finally able to eat some liquid food. After the anesthesia wore off, the pain in her right leg surged, and she felt uncomfortable. Perhaps also due to exhaustion, she fell asleep quickly.

William Hale wanted to stay by her side but was sent away by Lily Lott.

"Go rest properly." He had already been there for a whole day and night, "With me here, can’t you be at ease?"

Plus, with a hired nurse, there was no need for him to worry so much.

Lily urged him to leave, and only then did William say he’d go back to take a shower and tidy up before returning.

As he left the hospital, Zac Cruz hesitated as if he had something to say.

"Is there something going on at the company?" William looked at Zac.

"It’s not about work."

"Then what is it?"

"I heard from the lawyer hired over in Greenland that someone visited Director Hall today."

Director Hall’s case hadn’t reached the final judgment, and they were still collecting evidence of her crimes. Naturally, anyone who visited or contacted her would become a suspect.

"Who went?"

"You would never guess." Zac was stunned when he heard it.

"Tell me."

"It was Junior President Payne."

William’s expression suddenly turned serious as he vaguely remembered the unusual way Junior President Payne had spoken about his tendinitis flaring up the night before. At that time, he was preoccupied with Zoe and didn’t give it a second thought.

Upon closer consideration now, it really was out of the ordinary.

All he could think of was something his uncle had once mentioned:

Tim Payne once had a sister.

Could it be, she didn’t die?

Does it have something to do with Zoe? Could it be such a coincidence?