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After two days and nights of searching along the river, they ultimately found nothing.
All the rescue personnel withdrew, and in the end, Daniel was left with a hopeless conclusion: Gabriella would never appear before them alive again.
Jerome was so overwhelmed with grief that he cried until he fainted. After being exposed to the cold wind by the river, he caught a chill and developed a persistent high fever, muttering deliriously in his sleep.
Daniel had no choice but to take his son to the hospital, letting the doctors give him an IV to gradually bring his temperature down.
At that moment, he thought of going to Cynthia’s hospital room to check on her–after all, she was still carrying his child.
He made up his mind: after arranging Gabriella’s funeral, he would make things clear to Cynthia. He wanted to break up with her; Gabriella’s place could never be given to her
But just before he knocked, the commotion inside the room made him freeze in his tracks.
Cynthia spoke in a vicious tone: “Jonathan Everett, can you stop coming to the hospital to see me? If Danny sees us, everything we’ve done will be for nothing!”
“Oh, it’s Danny this and Danny that. Cynthia, are you planning to kick me out as soon as you climb up to him? If it weren’t for me giving you pleasure, would you even have what you have today?”
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“Jonathan, I won’t short you on the money you’re owed. Just leave, or if we get caught, there’s no way to explain!”
“Don’t get so worked up. I just want to see my own flesh and blood. You’re carrying my child now, but when he’s born, he’ll have to call Daniel ‘Dad.‘ Just thinking about it pisses me off!”
“What’s there to be upset about? Your son will be the heir to the Durke family, living in luxury. You’ll get your share of the benefits, as long as you don’t ruin things for me.”
“Of course, I’ll behave. You’re the one with the brains–sleeping with me, using my child to please Daniel, and letting him raise the kid for me. I really have to admire your methods!”
Daniel heard the entire conversation, every word freezing his blood like ice.
Now that he knew the truth, he was slowly consumed by the fire of rage.
So that’s how it was—the child in Cynthia’s belly was never Daniel’s at all!
Daniel kicked open the hospital room door. Inside, Cynthia and Jonathan were still locked in a kiss.
Cynthia was caught off guard. She shoved Jonathan, who was pressing against her lips, away and looked at Daniel with trembling fear, ready to strike first.
“Danny, it’s not what you think! This man forced himself on me, assaulted me! You have to send him to jail!”
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Unfortunately, Daniel had already heard the entire conversation.
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“Cynthia, do you still think you can play me for a fool? While you were away from me, you didn’t miss me at all. Instead, you were fooling around with someone like him, and you even tried to use a bastard child to deceive my feelings!”
Daniel kicked a chair, producing a harsh, tearing sound.
Cynthia was terrified. She had gone too far this time. Daniel had never looked at her with such venomous disgust before.
“It’s not like that, Danny, I never meant to lie to you…”
Jonathan, sensing things were going south, tried to sneak away, only to run straight into Daniel’s iron fist.
“Trying to run? After playing me, did you really think I’d let you both walk away unscathed?”
Jonathan immediately dropped to his knees and begged for mercy without a moment’s hesitation, kowtowing to Daniel: “It was all Cynthia’s idea, it has nothing to do with me! She said the kid had no future with me, so she used the child to win you over. It’s not my fault!”
“If you want to take it out on someone, pick Cynthia. I’m innocent!”
Cynthia’s face was as pale as paper. She hurriedly got out of bed and grabbed Daniel’s hand: “Danny, don’t do this, I’m scared. Didn’t you say you’d treat me well for the rest of your life? If you want, we can get rid of this child. From now on, I’ll only have children with you, okay?”
Unable to contain his fury, Daniel slapped Cynthia hard across the face, sending her flying into the wall.
“Cynthia, keep dreaming.”
Daniel thought to himself that he had made a terrible mistake.
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He called for people to take both Cynthia and Jonathan away and lock them up, awaiting further punishment.
He sat in a daze by Jerome’s bedside, listening to his son cry out for his mother in his sleep, hands grasping at the air.
Daniel felt a surge of burning pain in his chest, a metallic taste rising in his throat. Then everything went black, and he collapsed to the floor in a faint.
