The Secret Heir's Return to Wealth and Love novel Chapter 2112

Two weeks later, Hilaria returned. She hadn't been able to reach Wayne for a while, and a gnawing sense of dread had settled in her gut.

Once she was home, she summoned Rosalynn to her room without delay. Rosalynn spilled everything about Wayne's condition, and Hilaria was floored.

"Do you really have to have this man?" Hilaria finally asked, her voice heavy with concern. "You can think I'm cold-hearted if you want, but mental illness like this... it can't be cured! His uncle Ayden was a prime example, and you probably don't know the half of it. Let me tell you..."

"I know," Rosalynn replied calmly. "Grandma, Ayden wasn't Wayne's uncle. He was his biological father."

Hilaria's face twisted briefly in shock. "What are you talking about? Everyone knows that Ayden had been dead for years when Wayne was born. How could he possibly be Wayne's father?"

"Natalie used sperm Ayden had banked before his death..."d2

"Enough!" Hilaria stood up, her voice a mix of alarm and disbelief. In the upper echelons of society where Hilaria resided, beneath the veneer of glitz and glamour, she knew all too well the filth and stench that could fester. She had heard and seen many outlandish things, but this revelation from Rosalynn was beyond anything she had encountered.

Rosalynn sat quietly, saying no more, but Hilaria could guess the rest. "No wonder... no wonder Maddie suddenly turned on Wayne, eager to join his old enemies in bringing him down. She must have discovered the truth."

Rosalynn nodded.

Hilaria's brows furrowed, and she sipped more water to steady herself. "So, that's why Wayne shares the same illness as Ayden... I need to book an appointment with a geneticist, for Cory and Ivy too!" Her voice broke with emotion, "If my babies have inherited this, it would be the death of me!"

"Grandma, they’ve been tested. They're clear," Rosalynn hurried to reassure her, seeing Hilaria's trembling hands.

"What do you mean 'clear'? Cory had an acute bout of leukemia out of the blue. Who's to say it isn't some flawed gene from the Silverman side?"

"Grandma, I didn't tell you before because I was afraid you'd react like this," Roslyn said as she gently stroked Hilaria's back. "You asked if I can’t do without this man, and no, I can't. Wayne is irreplaceable for me, through all the shameful past and the uncertain future."