"Of course I believe in y'all." Seeing Venus sobbing, old Jombo's heart softened. Directing his anger at Zayn, he explained, "I just don't trust this rascal…"
"He's not a rascal. He's our Daddy." Josh hurriedly defended Zayn, even running over and spreading his arms in front of the latter, as an act of protecting his precious father!
"Grandpa, Daddy wasn't lying to you, " Randy earnestly explained. "I was allergic to kiwi. Daddy felt that something was wrong and took me for a DNA test. Through that, he found out I was his child."
At this moment, old Jombo finally believed. After all, Zayn himself was allergic to kiwi fruit since he was still a child. This information was never revealed to anyone as a protective measure so enemies would not be able to cash in on such a weakness.
No one knew about this except for those in the inner family circle.
Also, Randy was a mere three-and-a-half-year-old boy. Surely it would be impossible for him to fabricate it. Even though Randy was the most mentally independent amongst his siblings, it was still a tall task to fool both old Jombo and Zayn with this prank…
"Gracious heavens! I've thought I won't be able to see the fourth generation of the Giblo family with my own eyes in this lifetime…" Old Jombo was so touched that he burst into tears of joy. "Such a great surprise to greet me just as I open my eyes! Good Lord!"
"It's great that you're so happy." Zayn finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"Such nonsense. How could I be unhappy? Those countless moments when I fantasized about such a scene… I've hoped for ages that these three would turn out to be the real flesh and blood of our Giblo family. Ain't expecting my dream to be real…" Trailing off, old Jombo tremblingly stretched out his arms to the children and called out, "Children, come ‘ere! Give yer' Great-grandpa a hug!"
"Grandpa… Great-grandpa!"
The three children rushed over immediately and dived into the waiting arms of old Jombo.
"Aww, my good kids!"
Moved to tears, old Jombo hugged the children tightly. The dream that he had for a long time finally had come true…
Witnessing the touching scene at the side, a smile crept across Zayn's lips. As long as old Jombo was happy, everything else would be easy.
Even Thompson who was the sideline spectator found his eyes uncontrollably wet.
"Great-grandpa, we've all moved to Daddy's house now. Let's live there together when you're discharged from the hospital, " Randy invited as he tugged old Jombo's hand.
"Aye, for sure." Old Jombo stroked Randy's little head and said, "Good boy. Study hard, and you'll achieve great things in the future!"
"Of course, I will!" Randy nodded excitedly.
Not wanting to be left out, Josh interrupted, "Every night, Daddy has been teaching us lots of knowledge. As a result, I've improved my self-defense skill. Randy's scientific and tech knowledge have improved by leaps and bounds too…"
"Really? Such great prowess?" Old Jombo was happy to hear.
Venus chirped in, "I'm not learning. I'm the one teaching daddy how to sing…"
"Hahaha, your Daddy's singing has been straight-up awful since young. Can he really sing now?"
"He's still quite dumb…"
As the three children chatted merrily around old Jombo, Zayn signaled everyone else to leave the room.
Upon stepping out of the ward, Thompson had a worried look on his face, yet he chose to remain silent.
"Mr. Thompson, do you have something in your mind?" Zayn asked.
"I'm only afraid that…" Thinking for a moment, Thompson tactfully chose his words, "If Mr. Giblo knew that the children's mother is Miss Wigston, would he perhaps…"
"After all the sacrifices she has made to give birth to these three children, in the end, her identity and social status still matter?" Raising his eyebrows, Zayn stated, "At worst, she lacks an influential family background. Nonetheless, it's still miles better than Shelley's twisted nature, am I right?"
"Aye, this I concur." Nodding repeatedly, Thompson proceeded to caution, "But you must know that the Benday family is still crucial to us at this juncture. If your relationship with Miss Benday sours, the Bendays will turn to the Lierger family. That, I believe, is something totally detrimental to us…"
"Sorry to disappoint you, " Zayn interrupted Thompson mid-sentence and revealed, "But the damage has been done." As Thompson gaped at the revelation, Zayn summarized the incident earlier, "I've told her everything. Straightforwardly. She threw a huge tantrum in my office, threatening to kill herself. I did not relent to her drama. Ah, yes. Did you know that she slashed her own wrist? And oh, as she was bleeding, I chased her out."
"…"
Thompson could barely manage to stand, stunned beyond words.
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