From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea ) novel Chapter 117

Anthea slid into the booth across from her new lab partner and extended her hand with a friendly grin. "Hey there, I'm Anthea Yeager. We're gonna be deskmates for a while. Let's make the best of it, okay?"

Her deskmate looked up, clearly taken aback by the gesture, but quickly recovered and shook her hand with a grip as delicate as a whisper. "I'm Tanya," she squeaked.

Meanwhile, across town in Capital City within a stately villa.

"Boss, the results from the DNA tests you ordered are in." The assistant handed out two envelopes to Jonah Lindsay.

Jonah trembled his hands as he tore open the envelopes, his eyes searching for answers amidst the typed letters. As he read, the light in his eyes dimmed rapidly, and the papers slipped from his grasp onto the floor.

Just then, footsteps approached from outside. Before Jonah could scramble to collect the fallen papers, the door swung open and in strolled Janet - Jonah's mom. She bent down and picked up the DNA test results. "You had tests done abroad? Do you think I would deceive you? In your heart, do you see me as a liar? If Rebecca is indeed your daughter, wouldn't I acknowledge her?"

Janet was beside herself with frustration.

Even now, Jonah still harbored illusions about Carole.

Janet had vehemently opposed Jonah's relationship with Carole from the beginning. The social chasm between them was, after all, immense.

When Carole gave birth, Janet knew nothing of the twins. She had taken the firstborn child and it wasn't until seventeen years later that she accidentally discovered Carole had been pregnant with twins.

But upon seeing the other child, Janet thought the child looked nothing like Jonah, nor like his twin brother.