Chapter twenty one Philip stared at the black card in Elena's hand. For a few seconds, he didn't reach for it.“What is this?” he finally asked, his gaze fixed on Elena. Elena smiled. “A card.”“I can see that.”“Then why are you asking?”Philip looked at her carefully. There was something about the way she was behaving that made him uncomfortable.“What do you want me to do with it?” Philip asked again. “Use it. It is yours to begin with.” “For what?” Philip looked at her, his brows arched. “Anything you want.”Philip's eyebrows rose gently, he was not sure if this was another trap Elena was setting for him.“Elena, you just froze my account this morning, and now you're giving me another card?” he said She nodded. “Yes. You don't need to remind me about what I did, Philip.” “What kind of card is this?”“A private account. But does it matter?” “It does and whose account is this by the way?”“Yours.” Elena said with a smile across her face. She could see that Philip didn't tru

Chapter Twenty-ThreeMorning came earlier than Philip expected. He had barely slept.The image of the black card kept coming back to him, along with the strange numbers engraved at the bottom. Then there was the contract Elena wanted him to sign and Mark's warning was still fresh in his mind.Don't sign anything.Philip sat on the edge of his bed and rubbed his face.He had no idea what Elena had planned for the day, but one thing was certain. He couldn't afford to let his guard down.After taking a shower, he dressed and walked out of the bedroom.The moment he reached the staircase, he heard voices coming from downstairs.He stopped. He immediately recognised one of the voices.One of the voices was Elena's while the other two sounded familiar.Philip slowly walked down the stairs, and the moment he saw who was sitting in the living room, he froze.Elena's parents.Her father was sitting comfortably on the couch with a cup of coffee in his hand, while her mother was speaking quietly

Chapter 25Philip watched Elena walk toward her parents and the boys, but his eyes remained on her for a few seconds longer.Something was definitely wrong.He had seen the fear in her eyes when the phone rang. He had seen the way her hands trembled when the message arrived. Most importantly, he had seen how quickly she had hidden the phone from him.Whatever was happening, Elena was determined to keep it away from him. And also, she was cool with staying alone.Philip picked up his luggage and headed toward his room.The moment he entered, he shut the door behind him and dropped the bag on the floor.He pulled out his phone and checked if there was any message from Mark.Philip frowned.Mark had promised to keep him updated about Dr. Robert Hayes. He had also warned Philip that things could become dangerous once they started digging into the DNA test.Philip checked the phone again, and still nothing.He was about to put it down when it suddenly vibrated. His heart jumped the moment

Chapter twenty sevenHis gaze hardened as he placed a hand on the key knob but then, he heard something that made his entire body freeze.“Did you bring the documents?”Philip's eyes widened. He slowly pulled his hand away from the door and leaned closer, making sure he could hear everything inside.“Yes,” Elena replied.There was a short silence.“Then give them to me.” a voice said again. Philip immediately pressed his ears closer to the door making sure he could hear them. He occasionally looked back making sure no waiter or waitress was coming. He looked around to check if there was a camera but there was none. “I can't.” Elena said again.The man's voice immediately became angry.“What do you mean you can't?”“I mean exactly what I said. I can't give them to you.”“You promised me, Elena.”“I know what I promised you.” Elena replied with anger. “Then why are you changing your mind now?”Philip's heart started beating faster. He couldn't understand what was happening.Who was

Chapter Twenty-NineThe picnic was already set up when Philip walked outside with Elena and her parents.A large blanket had been spread beneath a tree, with food, drinks, fruits, and several baskets arranged neatly around it.The boys were already running around the grass.“Dad!” Ethan shouted when he saw him.Philip smiled and opened his arms.The little boy ran straight into him.Philip bent down and lifted him up.“There you are,” he said, forcing a smile. “Having fun without me?”Ethan laughed.“No! We were waiting for you.”Philip looked at the other two boys. Ryan was chasing Daniel around the grass while Sophia watched them with a smile.For a moment, Philip almost forgot everything that had happened.Then he remembered Elena's voice behind that hotel door.I made sure he drinks it. Her words rang like a warning bell into his ears again. He needed to understand that Elena was never truly going to tell him what was going on. She was never going to truly tell him who the boy's f