Seeing Diana relax, Jim didn't pursue the matter further.
"I don’t consider myself a petty person. Inviting you here is indeed to extend my hospitality."
This so-called hospitality, apart from the daily food and drink, was the "gift" he had given her.
Diana's background.
That was the gift Jim wanted to present to her.
"Your mother is your real mother, but James is not your biological father."
When Jim reached this point, he subconsciously glanced at Diana. She sat on the sofa quietly. She held Betty and stayed silent, like a perfect doll.
Suddenly, a strange sensation struck in his heart. He couldn't express the emotion, only feeling a slight pang of sadness.
It was this kind of sadness that made him say the next sentence:
"But I don't know who your biological father is."
James was the only one who truly knew this.
In short, Diana needed to help James recover his memory first. Or rather, it seemed that she needed to keep Jim happy so he would give James the antidote.
James's amnesia shouldn't be a coincidence.
However, Diana didn't bring up the topic for now.
"What about my mom?"
In comparison to the identity of her biological father, Diana was more curious about information regarding Kate.
"You said she's my real mom, but she’s been with James for so many years. Did she..." Diana choked up for a moment. "Did she know that James isn’t my father?"
"She doesn't know," Jim said firmly. "Every time my mom gave Kate medicine, a detailed process was recorded. It includes her thoughts and the information my mother wanted to tell her at that time. Everything is thoroughly documented."
He said this in a particularly flat tone. It was so detached that it made Diana's anger surge again.
At this point, he still only thought about these things. In his eyes, human emotions seemed to be just a part of the experiment.
"Jim." Diana restrained the pain in her heart. "You have no heart."
Jim raised his hand, touched his heart, and then placed his right hand on his left wrist to check his pulse. "I do have one. My heartbeat and heart rate are normal."
Diana couldn't get through to him. "I'm tired."
Regarding Kate's situation, she couldn't listen any longer. Continuing to listen would be particularly draining.
She didn't know what emotions to feel for this poor woman. She also didn't know how to face her mother the next time they met.
"Do you want to meet her?"
Jim wanted to leave. He brought a computer, and there was still data to monitor for the purification of medicinal herbs. He was eager to check the computer in the next room.
At this moment, he saw Diana sitting there in a daze.
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