It was a very contradictory and complicated emotion.
Everly wanted Candy to be her child because she liked Candy. She had planned to treat this child as her daughter, but in this case, she would be a derelict mother who was kept in the dark. When Candy came to her, she did not even find anything wrong. She believed in others by mistake and made herself look like a joke. She couldn't forgive herself.
Everly was pulled by two kinds of feelings. She was full of entanglement, pain, and depression. After handing the sample of the paternity test to Beth, she couldn't calm down at all, so she went to the riverside for a walk and stayed there for a whole night.
The result was, of course, not good, otherwise, she would not go back to her own home now.
She couldn't face herself, let alone Maverick.
"So you came back home today?"
Everly nodded silently.
This was her home. Her family was all here. She could be herself or hide.
"When will the test result come out?" Hendrix didn't comment. As her brother, he just supported her. "If you need any help, just let me know. You are my only sister."
"Nancy helped me find an acquaintance. Tomorrow at the earliest."
The reason why she didn't tell Maverick was that she didn't want to disappoint him.
Everly knew that Maverick was very busy. She didn't want him to waste time on her crazy idea.
She couldn't bear it herself, let alone Maverick's emotions, even if it was just a glance from him.
Hendrix didn't know what to say to comfort her. The result hadn't come out yet. He could feel Everly's hesitation, so he could only sit here with her.
Everly still knew that it was late. She said to Hendrix, "Go to bed early. I'll go to bed too. Anyway, we'll know the result tomorrow."
Hendrix asked, "Are you sure you are fine?"
"I just felt uncomfortable at that time, but now, I feel much better."
Hendrix looked at Everly for a while and said, "Good night."
Everly went back to her room and didn't see the message from Maverick until then. He asked her to rest early.
Was he not at home tonight?
Hendrix was still in the living room. After hearing what was on Everly's mind, he lit a cigarette. Before he finished smoking, he found that Everly came out again.
"What's wrong?" Hendrix asked.
Everly walked up to him and said, "Hendrix, lend me a car. I'd better go back. I don't know why Maverick isn't at home today. I'm worried about the two children."
Hendrix stood up and said, "Wait a minute."
When he came out again, he had changed his clothes for going out. With the car key in his hand, Hendrix walked toward the porch. "Let's go. I'll drive you there."
Everly's lips moved, but she didn't say anything to refuse. Knowing that her brother was worried about her, she was moved and guilty.
However, Hendrix felt a little unhappy, not because of Everly, but because of Maverick. "Is it often like this?"
"What?"
Sitting in the passenger seat, Everly didn't catch up with Hendrix. She had been thinking about something else just now.
"I mean, there are many cases that Maverick doesn't come home at night?"
Hendrix felt that there seemed to be something wrong between Maverick and Everly. Of course, hope was just an illusion.
Even if he was not very satisfied with Everly's choice, he would bless her and hope that their relationship would go smoothly.
As a man, he knew better than women about the weakness of men.
What if...
As an outsider, Hendrix was not so optimistic about Maverick. He knew loyalty was a rare ability for men.
Hendrix didn't have that kind of moral requirement for the people around him, but his brother-in-law must have such awareness.
Everly shook her head and said, "Maybe he has something to deal with today."
She didn't think too much.
Now that their relationship was stable, of course, she wouldn't think too much.
Hendrix didn't ask anymore.
Candy was his sister.
Now, Edmond took Candy as his sister, probably taught by Maverick. After he became an older brother, he was more sensible and took care of his sister, just like a little adult.
Everly was soft-hearted and agreed without hesitation, "Okay."
"Will Dad go with you?"
"Well, we have to ask Dad if he has time. He is a little busy these days, but if he is not free this time, we can go together with the three of us. Next time, let him make it up, okay?"
Edmond was a sensible boy. He felt happy when he heard that Daddy would make it up next time.
"Go to sleep."
Looking at his sleeping face, Everly felt that the depressed feeling in her heart was much relieved after she talked with him for a while.
Anyway, she was lucky because Candy had already treated her as her mother.
It was better to get back what she had lost than to lose it her whole life. Although she would regret why she wasn't with Candy at the beginning.
Everly stayed with Candy this night, waiting for an unknown result. She was sure that she could decide her happiness now.
...
The morning light shone into the window lazily.
Only then did Maverick realize that he was in the car until dawn.
After leaving the sanatorium at the top of the mountain in the middle of the night, Maverick drove the car around the ring road for several circles. Then he drove into the yard of his house and sat still.
He didn't expect that the truth he had been looking for was such a result.
Ironically, he and Everly had already touched the edge of the truth, again and again, but missed it.
MD Zender Hospital and Jack had been hiding the truth from everyone. The plot of the Kamo family...
These people added fuel to the flames. In the end, no one couldn't escape fate. The people destined to be together were finally together!
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