The same two people, producing two different DNA test reports. What does Ava want to do again?
Gordon recalled that rainy night years ago when he admitted Ava to the psychiatric hospital.
Through the iron bars of the hospital, Ava, with a fierce expression, swore to him that she would never let him off.
Ava had been discharged from the hospital for many years now. During these years, she seemed to have kept quiet, not causing any trouble again. Gordon didn't pay attention to her anymore because he detested her.
With such a big disturbance this time, does she want to cause trouble again?
Now Evelyn couldn't afford any stimulation due to illness. Regardless of whether Ava came for him or not, and regardless of whether Alessia and Ava were mother and daughter, as long as it had something to do with the Ramirez family, he couldn't let her get close to Evelyn again.
He absolutely would not allow Ava to harm Evelyn again.
Gordon secretly made a vow in his heart. Just as William, whom he had just sent away, came back with a file.
"Dad, this is an urgent document sent to our house."
Seeing William approaching, Gordon casually turned off the screen of his phone and took the file bag from him.
He opened the letter and glanced at it, his expression changed once again.
"Dad, what's wrong?" William asked, noticing Gordon's changed expression.
Gordon cleared his throat and stuffed the letter back into the file bag, pretending as if nothing had happened. "It's nothing, just some work-related matters. Alright, you go and accompany your mom. I have something to attend to."
Gordon walked out of the ward with the file and left the hospital. After arriving at a quiet place, he reopened the file and took out the letter inside.
He carefully examined it again and again. The DNA test report in this file was exactly the same as the one revealed by Alessia on the night of the Ramirez family banquet and subsequently posted online.
In addition to this DNA test report, there was also a note enclosed.
"Gordon, do you want to acknowledge your biological daughter?"
Gordon looked at the note, took a deep breath, and then tore the report and the note into shreds, putting them back into the file bag.
After doing all this, he took out his phone and made a call.
"Find out what Ava has been up to lately. Keep an eye on her. Don't let her get any chance to approach Evelyn."
Gordon hung up the phone, drove back to the hospital, got out of the car, and casually threw the resealed file bag into the trash can, as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile,
After sending Christian home, Alessia went out for dinner with Riley.
They chose a self-service barbecue restaurant for dinner.
Since the laboratory had just been established, there weren't many people. Including Enzo and Tiffany, who had just joined today, there were only ten people in total.
When Alessia and Riley arrived, everyone else in the laboratory had already gathered.
They sat facing each other around a rectangular table.
Enzo was wearing all black with a hat on, sitting in the corner. His gloomy appearance made no one dare to sit beside him.
On the contrary, Tiffany was completely different from Enzo.
Off duty, Tiffany was dressed casually in a green mid-length skirt, her hair tied up, looking refreshing and a bit playful. She became the center of attention as everyone looked at her while she spoke.
"Dr. Sinclair, Miss La Rosa, you're late. Penalty: one drink each."
As soon as Alessia and Riley sat down, Tiffany brought two glasses of wine and placed them in front of them.
Others in the laboratory joined in with teasing, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
After all, besides Dominic, Alessia and Riley were the main responsible persons in the laboratory. When it was a moment of high spirits, it wasn't easy to refuse the drink.
Riley picked up the glass first, but Alessia frowned as she watched him.
If it were any other day, she wouldn't mind him drinking the wine, but his foot injury hadn't healed yet.
As a doctor, doesn't he care about his own body?
Just as the wine glass was about to touch Riley's lips, Alessia directly took the wine glass from Riley's hand and said, "Dr. Sinclair's leg injury hasn't healed yet. Let me drink for him."
"Ah, right, we almost forgot that Dr. Sinclair still has an injury. It's all because Dr. Sinclair usually works too hard," everyone started to discuss in a few words.
Tiffany smiled and pretended to be a good person, saying, "It's all my fault. I just arrived and didn't understand the situation. Dr. Sinclair, sorry about that."
"No need." Alessia glanced at the innocent-looking Tiffany, remained composed, and drank the entire glass of wine in one gulp.
She had a good alcohol tolerance, so two glasses of wine were nothing to her.
However, just as she was about to drink the second glass, the glass in front of her was taken away.
Enzo picked up the wine glass and finished it in one gulp.
Everyone looked at Enzo's abrupt action, and for a moment, no one spoke, their expressions somewhat strange.
Was he trying to protect her? Or was he just stealing her drink?
Enzo seemed completely unaware of everyone's gaze, casually turned his head to Alessia, and faintly smiled, "I was thirsty. Sia, you don't mind, right?"
Sia?
This man called her Sia again, and he didn't get angry again?
Alessia squinted and asked, "Are you still thirsty now? Do you want me to pour you another glass?"
She hadn't touched the wine; if Enzo wanted to drink, she naturally wouldn't mind.
"Let's talk about it later." Enzo put down the glass, picked up his fork, and put a piece of barbecue into Alessia's bowl.
Across the table, Tiffany's gaze fell on the piece of barbecue in Alessia's bowl, her expression changing a few times.
Enzo's attitude towards Alessia was already obvious. The incompetent playboy suddenly turned into a diligent researcher in the dull laboratory, all for the sake of making Alessia smile.
But, she understood people like Enzo very well.
The freshness of pursuing a woman usually lasted only a few months, then it was tossed aside.
However, for her, a few months of freshness from Enzo would be enough.
Tiffany furrowed her brows as she glanced at her phone, feeling a bit restless.
Her text conversation with Dominic was still stuck at noon, and Dominic hadn't arrived yet. The play she had prepared for tonight would not be performed.
Tiffany thought for a moment and quickly came up with an idea. She opened the camera on her phone, found the right angle, and took a photo.
After the flash, her face appeared in the photo along with Alessia and Enzo.
She sent the photo to Dominic and added a message.
[We're having dinner and barbecue. Mr. CEO, are you really not coming?]
After doing all this, Tiffany stared at her phone, but there was no response.
She couldn't help but become absent-minded, subconsciously glancing in Alessia's direction.
Could she have been wrong? Maybe Dominic didn't have that kind of intention toward Alessia at all.
If that were the case, things would get even worse...
While she was lost in thought, she suddenly noticed Alessia looking back at her.
Their eyes met in midair, and Tiffany's heart skipped a beat as she naturally smiled at Alessia.
Alessia looked at Tiffany's sincere and harmless face, her eyes flickering.
Tiffany had a good mental fortitude. After talking behind her back in front of William, she could still smile at her without any change in expression.
However, today, Tiffany had spoken ill of her in front of William, which was actually indirectly helping her. The worse the impression William had of her, the less likely they would be to get involved with her.
Alessia thought about it and then withdrew her gaze indifferently, standing up and walking to the restroom.
Not long after, she had just come out of the restroom when she ran into Tiffany, who had also just come out.
Tiffany washed her hands and said, "Miss La Rosa, I saw you at the hospital today. I was busy with something, so I didn't greet you. I hope you don't mind."
Alessia dried her hands, glanced at Tiffany, and said in a faint tone, "Hospital? Miss Olsen, did you go to the hospital this afternoon?"
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