A Night of Desire

Chapter 365 - 358: Paternity Test Report

Early the next morning, Seth Quinn and Clara Grant left the house.

The moment they drove away, a nearby car immediately began to follow.

Autumn Shelby had just woken up when her phone rang. She casually picked it up, and upon seeing the caller ID, answered at once.

The person on the other end said only one sentence, and Autumn Shelby was instantly on high alert. "Are you sure?"

The person on the other end must have confirmed it, because Autumn Shelby’s expression turned grim. After saying, "Alright, I understand," she hung up.

’Good thing I had the foresight to send someone to The Millennium Grand yesterday to monitor Seth Quinn and Clara Grant’s every move. Otherwise, I would’ve been completely blindsided by this.’

After hanging up, she immediately dialed another number. The phone rang and rang with no answer. Autumn Shelby’s brow furrowed deeper, her face etched with anxiety.

Just as the phone was about to stop ringing, the person on the other end finally picked up. Before they could even speak, Autumn Shelby snapped, "What took you so long to answer?"

Chloe Grant, still sounding half-asleep on the other end of the line, was taken aback by Autumn Shelby’s angry tone. A flash of indignation went through her. ’The Shelby Family may have higher standing than the Grant Family, but we’re supposed to be partners. What gives her the right to talk to me like that?’

But then she remembered she would need Autumn’s help to marry Miles Quinn, so Chloe swallowed her anger.

"Is something wrong, Autumn?"

"Have you gotten your hands on that paternity test document?" Hearing Chloe’s polite tone, Autumn reigned in her temper, her own voice softening a little.

"My dad has been home for the past two days, so I haven’t had a chance to get it yet," Chloe said with a yawn.

Ever since the paternity test results had come in, Cedric Grant had kept them locked in the safe in his study, and he always carried the key with him. Chloe had been trying to figure out a way to get them for the past two days, but she hadn’t found an opportunity to make her move.

"Besides, there’s no rush. As soon as I get a chance, I’ll..."

Before she could finish, Autumn’s voice turned cold again. "What? You still haven’t gotten it? If you’re not going to hurry, you can kiss your dream of marrying Miles goodbye!"

"Autumn, what do you mean?" Chloe clearly didn’t understand.

"Seth took Clara to the Quinn family home early this morning. I’m sure he’s going to formally introduce her to his parents."

"So soon? Didn’t they just go public with their relationship the day before yesterday? And now he’s already taking her to meet his parents?"

"Exactly. If you don’t hurry, they might go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and get their marriage license tomorrow. Once they’re legally married, even if you produce that evidence, things will get much more complicated."

’If they really do rush into marriage tomorrow, then even if the Quinns and Seth himself come to despise Clara, things could get messy. If she stubbornly refuses a divorce, the Quinn Family could eventually handle it, but it would be a huge and troublesome ordeal.’

’The Quinn Family might be able to afford the delay, but I’m not about to let Clara just sit there and occupy the position of young mistress of the family.’

’Besides, the takedown is only truly spectacular when the timing is perfect, isn’t it?’

Chloe glanced toward her bedroom door, then gritted her teeth. "Fine, Autumn. I’ll figure out a way to get it right now. Don’t worry."

Hearing this, Autumn’s tone eased slightly. "Good. Once you have it, go to the area near the Quinn estate and wait for my call."

"Okay."

Chloe hung up, scrambled out of bed, and went to the top of the stairs. She glanced down just in time to see Cedric Grant and Yara Jarvis heading to the dining room for breakfast.

Chloe shouted down to them, "Mom, where did you put the new toothpaste I bought yesterday? I can’t find it! Can you come up and help me look?"