"Of course, but before that, I still have a story to tell you."
Ronny said. He then continued to recount in an unhurried way.
"Initially, Lady Winnie and Mr. Hodds were delighted to have Mr. Alex, but Lady Winnie was not welcomed by the elders. And with the issue regarding genes, the elders had more excuses to use.
"They began to make things difficult for Lady Winnie and often bullied her when Mr. Hodds was not around."
I knew this happened everywhere, not to mention in a prominent family like that.
"It was precisely because of that that Mr. Hodds treated her even better, but Mr.
Hodds’ adoration for her was not enough to dissuade the elders and garnered even more dissatisfaction. Lady Winnie knew this must not go on, so she decided to study genes to correct Mr. Alex's genes."
Coffee was served, but neither of us picked it up.
"Isn't there a certificate from the hospital?" I was puzzled.
"Is that not enough? The Hodds is such a major enterprise. They can't be lacking in private hospitals, can they? If they don’t trust the doctors out there, they could totally get private hospitals to perform a DNA test for Alex."
Ronny shook his head. "You can never wake up a person who's pretending to be asleep. Similarly, it’s impossible to reason with someone who's deliberately trying to pick a fight with you."
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