A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

At the thought of Lucas’ obedient appearance, Matriarch Sanchez couldn’t help but whisper:

“That kid is really too smart. I hadn’t noticed this when I took care of him in the past. I think he’s even smarter than you when you were young.

When Vincent heard Matriarch Sanchez’s words, he slightly lowered his gaze. He didn’t want to remember his childhood anymore, because apart from pain and discomfort, there was nothing else.

“Lucas is a smart kid. Our Sanchez family line should not be left out. If we hadn’t insisted on letting him out at the time, he wouldn’t have been autistic and wouldn’t have refused to communicate with us. Since he has already returned home, shouldn’t we consider letting him recognize his ancestors?

Vincent understood what Matriarch Sanchez meant. He pursed his lips and lowered his head silently.

…

Lyana returned to the bedroom. She looked at the document in her hand and immediately opened the seal.

She removed the folder from the folder.

In the middle of the first page of the white document were the words “Paternity Test”.

She frowned slightly. She remembered how Julie looked at her defiantly in the Royer family home. His expression changed slightly.

No, at that time Doctor Li had told him that the evaluation results were unrelated.

So why had Julie given him another appraisal report?

Could it be because she knew she had already given birth?

This shouldn’t be possible. Few people were aware of his incident.

Lyana was filled with doubts. When she opened the first page of the document and her gaze fell on the second page, her expression changed.

She felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured over her from head to toe. She was so cold that she couldn’t move. She remained pinned to the ground, dazed.

The paternity test report she was holding in her hand fell to the ground.

How was this possible?

How could Lucas be Vincent’s biological son?

She must have seen wrong.

In the past, Vincent had an aversion to women, and he had never been intimate with any woman. How could he have such a tall son for no reason?

Lyana’s heart was beating faster and faster. She could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

She remembered what Vincent had told her about Lucas’ father.

Lucas’ father was sick and lying on his bed, so he didn’t have time to take care of him.

Lyana’s mind races. Was Vincent referring to himself?

He was in poor health and didn’t have many years to live. It was common knowledge.

Also, although Vincent’s expression was calm now, his health wasn’t good either. He could collapse at any moment.

Could Lucas really be Vincent’s child?

Lyana frowned. Maybe Julie was trying to sow discord between her and Vincent.

At that moment there was a knock on the door.

Lyana came to her senses. She squatted down in a hurry and put the paternity test document back in the folder. Then she put the entire file in her bag. She calms down and pretends nothing happened.

When she was ready, the door opened.

She looked up and saw Vincent’s dark eyes staring at her.

Vincent’s eyes were deep. With just one look, she couldn’t help but immerse herself in it.

Lyana looked away and tried to calm down. She flashed a relaxed, happy smile and asked:

“Why did Grandma call you just now?”

Vincent looked at Lyana with a complicated expression. Without a word, he unbuttoned his suit jacket and laid it casually on a hanger.

He tugged at his tie, loosening the top two buttons on his shirt collar. The shirt hung loosely over him, making him look like a cartoon nobleman.

‘She asked what happened at the Royers’ today.

Lyana looked Vincent in the eye without blinking. His look was sincere, and he didn’t look like he was lying.

At the thought of Vincent and Lucas’ relationship, she frowned slightly.

She wasn’t sure Vincent was lying to her.

Her gaze fell on Vincent’s face. If Vincent and Lucas were father and son, they must look alike.

She had never thought about how Vincent and Lucas looked in the past, but at that moment she noticed that Vincent looked 60% like Lucas.

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The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Vincent and Lucas were most likely father and son.

She didn’t know how Julie had discovered this.

Lyana couldn’t believe Vincent had lied to her.

Vincent sensed that something was wrong with Lyana’s expression. He looks at her with confusion and asks her:

– You do not feel well? Do you want me to ask the family doctor to come?

– I’m doing well. I’m just a little tired.

Lyana said casually. She swallowed nervously and looked away.

– I’m going to go to the pharmacy first. I just remembered a medicine that can cure your insomnia. I will try it.

Speaking, she headed for the bedroom door.

Vincent watched Lyana leave. He stood up and quickly walked over to her, grabbing her arm.

“Are you really okay?” If you’re not feeling well, just say so.

Smiling, Lyana pushed Vincent’s hand away from her arm. A trace of loneliness shone in her eyes as she said:

“I’m doing really well.

She pushed Vincent’s hand away and walked out without hesitation.

His heart was in shambles. She didn’t know how to deal with Vincent. She descended quickly.

She and Vincent had returned by car. She walked over to the cabinet by the door and took the car keys they had placed there when they got home.

When they went to the Royer family house, she and Vincent sat in the back seat of the car.

His hair was a bit yellow, but Vincent’s was completely black.

Lyana quickly walks to the car, opens the back seat door, and gets in. She carefully searched the back seat and finally found Vincent’s hair.

She quickly wrapped Vincent’s hair in tissue paper and put it in her bag.

When Lyana got out of the car, she realized that Vincent was standing ten meters away from her.

Lyana’s heart was in her throat. Had Vincent seen everything she had just done?

At this thought, she felt uneasy.

“Why did you come down?”

Lyana pretended to be relaxed and happy.

When Vincent heard Lyana’s words, he calmly walked to the driver’s seat, opened the door and said:

– I left my phone in the car. I’m here to get it back. Were you looking for something just now?

Lyana placed her hands behind her back and pulled the buttons on her jacket. Smiling, she said:

– I just realized that the buttons on my jacket had fallen off, so I came to get them. I didn’t really expect to find them.

Speaking, Lyana walked to her car.

Seeing that Lyana was about to leave, a trace of concern shone in Vincent’s eyes. He asked :

– Where are you going?

Could it be that Lyana intends to meet Julie?

Otherwise, why would she have chosen to go out at this hour?

Lyana did her best to act normal.

– A friend called and asked me out for afternoon tea.

Vincent nodded and couldn’t help asking:

“Have you read the documents Julie gave you?”

He sensed something was wrong with Lyana, so he followed her.

When Lyana heard Vincent’s words, her expression froze. She grabbed her bag nervously and said:

“She just wanted to tell me that you’ve hidden things from me in the past.

Vincent approached Lyana step by step, looking at her without blinking. He asked seriously:

“So you believe her?”

She hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.

It’s not that she didn’t want to believe her, but she couldn’t.

Vincent approached and took Lyana’s hand. His eyes were deep, and his voice was a bit low.

– Do not trust others easily.

Lyana’s heart skipped a beat. She looked down, not wanting Vincent to see the expression in her eyes.

Don’t trust others so easily.

Vincent was right.

Even if Lucas was Vincent’s child, that didn’t mean anything.

She herself had many secrets.

For example, she had no intention of telling Vincent that she was the eldest daughter of the Royer family.

Also, that night, five years ago, she accidentally lost her virginity.

This question might not be a big deal in today’s society.

Later, she gave birth to two children, but neither of them survived.