Similarly, Celine's words had also gotten to Ralph. "Mom, can it be that the brat, Alexander, isn't a Russell at all?"
“Why are you saying such nonsense?” Margaret slapped his arms and glowered, "Can you stop questioning our bloodline?"
He had been slapped, but from the force of the slap, he knew she was not angry. Therefore, he continued, "Did I say anything wrong? Who knows where Patrick met her?
“They got married behind our backs, and she was already pregnant when he brought her to the house. Maybe she's not even pregnant with Patrick's son! Patrick had always been such a kind soul. He couldn’t have known about it, or maybe he did, but he was just too soft-hearted and protected her. Whatever it is, we don't have any proof right now!”
Ralph suddenly had an idea and said, "How about… we run a DNA test?!"
"How? Your eldest brother has been gone for years, and that woman…" Margaret sighed. She was exhausted.
"Mom, with the technology now, you don't need to test the DNA against your parents' DNA. Even grandparents would work. What if… I'm just saying, what if he's not a Russell? Are we going to let an outsider control our family like this? Dad would not have tolerated it if he was around!"
If Margaret was hesitant just now, whatever Celine had said seemed to have changed her mind.
Celine was right. If Alexander were not born from the Russell bloodline, his threat of kicking them out of the family would be empty words. He would have no control over the Russell family.
Why should he threaten the family as an outsider? He showed no respect to Margaret. She did not want to acknowledge this grandson of hers.
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