The information was very detailed and clear, including the date of birth, weight, height, and so on.
Looking it through, Charlie asked, "Was it a premature baby?"
"No! Why did you ask such a question?
Grace’s pregnancy went to full term, and her baby was healthy," the doctor smiled.
A gleam of light flashed across Charlie’s dark eyes, and he couldn't help squeezing the document while saying, "Full term? Are you sure?"
"Of course! I can vouch for it with my reputation. What’s more, I have no reason to lie about it, right?"
Charlie's heart was beating wildly, and his chest heaved up and down greatly. If the doctor did not lie, Grace must have conceived the baby in Santabaca.
The reasoning was very simple. It was a total of nine months from Grace's departure to her return to Estain.
She had held a one-month party for the baby when she had returned to Estain, so if she had been pregnant for about nine months, she couldn't have conceived the baby after leaving Santabaca.
Mark was right. If the baby was premature, it still could be explained. Now that the doctor had guaranteed that Grace had been pregnant for nine months before giving birth, the baby could not be premature!
So, Charlie began to think about it the other way. He speculated that Grace had been pregnant for more than a month when leaving Santabaca, stayed in the UK for eight months before giving birth, and held the one-month party one month later.
The latter speculation was reasonable and accorded with the facts more.
Therefore, Charlie suddenly felt relaxed.
The pressure had made him duller and duller during the past few days, and he had not seen any light of hope until now.
He decided to do another paternity test no matter what. Even though there was only a 1% chance, he would be willing to believe it.
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