Will You Marry Me, My Ex-Wife? novel Chapter 2027

"Yes, Sir!"

With that, Jim's assistant left the room.

As he left the room, he bumped into the butler, who was carrying a tea tray for Jim.

The butler took one look at the bag the assistant was holding and immediately knew what it was for.

There were a few strands of hair contained within that bag, and it was clear that they were meant for DNA cross-matching.

Considering that Harvey and Shelly had just returned to Merchant City the day before, it was obvious who Jim wanted to perform this DNA test on.

As soon as he thought of this, the butler quickly arranged for a man to keep an eye on the assistant.

After that, he brought the tray into the study as though none of this had happened.

Inside the study, Jim was leaning against the back of his chair, the muscles on his face waning in exhaustion.

"Master Landry." The butler smiled after putting the tray down. "Aren't you going to spend some time with Young Master Harvey and Little Miss Shelly? It doesn't seem good to let them stay in a separate house after they had flown back just last night... The children will grow distant from you because of this."

Jim sneered but did not even lift his head to look at him. "Do you think we'll somehow grow closer because I spend more time with them?"

Jim lifted his face and fixated his bloodshot eyes on the butler. "Harvey already hates me, so do you think he'll change his mind just because I spend a little more time with him?"

The butler fell silent.

A split second later, he sighed and replied," But Master Landry, you can't keep this on forever. Harvey is your son, and you can't possibly be distant with him for the rest of your lives..."

He shot Jim a tentative glance and added," Why don't I summon Young Master Harvey and Little Miss Shelly here?"

Jim sneered. "Whatever."

As he walked toward the door, he could not help lamenting, "You never used to be like this, Master Landry. In the past, you and Young Master Harvey were the closest father-;a(