Female Novel
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Evelyn excused herself from the engagement party early and went back to the Arnold residence.George handed her an envelope containing a document, saying, “Someone just said Ethan forgot togive this to you. The contents inside require your personal attention.”
Evelyn looked puzzled. “Is he learning to keep secrets from me now? You can all leave; I’ll take a lookat it by myself.”
After the servants had left, only Marta, who had been with Evelyn for many years, remained by herside.
Evelyn sat down on the couch and opened the document. She took out a medical checkup report withMadelyn’s name on it. When she reached the last section, her eyes widened, and her breathquickened. “This…” Even the hand holding the report trembled.
“What’s wrong, Mrs. Arnold Sr.?”
Marta noticed that something was seriously amiss with Evelyn, possibly a sign of a heart attack. Shequickly retrieved a bottle of pills and gave one to Evelyn.
Evelyn’s breathing gradually steadied. Marta picked up the scattered marriage examination report fromthe floor and, upon reading its contents, was horrified. “What? Miss Jent has no uterus?!”
“How is that possible? Does Ethan know about this? Why didn’t anyone tell me such a significantmatter earlier?!” Evelyn said urgently, “Call him! Call him right now. Why wasn’t I informed about thisearlier?!”
To avoid further distressing Evelyn, Marta quickly put away the report. She dialed the phone on the teatable, pressed the buttons one by one, and tried calling several numbers, but no one answered.
Just then, a servant rushed in from outside and said, “Mrs. Arnold Sr., there’s a child outside whoclaims to be looking for his father.”
“Whose child is this, and how did he end up here? Take him to the police station immediately.” Theservant insisted, “You should come and see for yourself.”
Evelyn went outside and found a little boy who appeared to be only four or five years old. He waswearing denim overalls and holding a teddy bear. He looked up at her and said, “Grandma… mymommy said I could find my daddy here. Can you tell me where my daddy is?”
“What’s your name?” Evelyn struggled to speak.novelbin
Marta also marveled, “He looks just like Ethan, like they were carved from the same mold. This can’t bepossible!” Evelyn asked, “What’s your mother’s name?”
The little boy, in his innocent voice, replied, “My mommy’s name is…”
After hearing his response, the old lady suddenly paled and fainted. Chaos erupted throughout theArnold residence.
“Quick, call Ethan!” The little boy stepped away and spoke to a woman. He wore a disappointedexpression. “Mommy… Grandma doesn’t like me.”
“It’s okay, Grandma will come to like you. Let’s go back home for now. In a few days, Daddy will cometo get us.”
“I understand, Mommy.”
The woman held the boy’s hand and walked into the darkness.
Ethan chatted and laughed with the guests in the business setting, and Madelyn had grownaccustomed to such occasions, offering a polite smile as she mingled.
But then, the grand doors of the ballroom swung open, and all eyes turned in that direction. FridaYoung had arrived. A hush fell over the room.
Madelyn glanced nervously at the man beside her, his demeanor suddenly oozing with gloom, his facecontorted in extreme discomfort.
Yvonne trailed anxiously behind Frida. To hide her silver hair, Frida wore a stylish hat, exuding an air ofelegant sophistication. She held a gift in her gloved hands as she made her way toward them.
Facing her, Frida appeared both anxious and teary-eyed, her inner thoughts running wild, ‘My boy hasgrown up. And he’s engaged!’