The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover - Chapter 287

Chapter 287: Your DNA Matches Someone Influential
Finally landing smoothly at Grayenfall.

Usually, this city felt like home, like safety. But today, the city felt distant and huge, as if it were holding something she was not ready to face.

They headed straight to Grayenfall Medical Center.

The ride should have taken fifteen minutes, but the moment their car parked in front of the hospital, Evelyn froze.

She had not left the car for several minutes.

Her heart pounded harder and faster, as if trying to break out of her chest.

Every worst possibility flashed through her mind, gripping her breath tight.

While she was still battling her worry, Axel’s gentle voice pulled her back. “Do you want me to go with you?”

Evelyn turned toward him.

Axel sat relaxed while Oliver sat on his father’s lap, swinging his legs happily, oblivious to the storm in her head.

She wanted Axel beside her, but she also wanted him to stay with Oliver, just in case the conversation inside became too heavy.

Evelyn shook her head with a smile. “No need. Let Lisa come with me. Besides, whoever that person is, he might faint if he sees you.”

Axel chuckled. “I’m not that scary. Right, buddy?”

Oliver gave an earnest nod. “Daddy isn’t scary. Unless he’s upset.”

Axel blinked in surprise.

Evelyn burst into laughter, her anxiety easing slightly. “Have you ever seen Daddy angry?” she asked.

Axel shifted, glancing down at their son as if bracing for his answer.

Oliver nodded seriously. “Yes. Daddy scolded Browny when he almost dropped me.”

“I was not angry. I only reminded him to be careful…” Axel corrected, lifting his chin.

Oliver wrinkled his small face, raising his eyebrows in an exaggerated imitation. “No. You were like this. Your eyebrows went up so high, Daddy.”

Evelyn laughed, covering her mouth. “That is exactly you, Axel.”

Axel could only shake his head, feeling defeated. He never wins against his wife and son.

“Alright. I’ll be right in. I won’t take long,” she said firmly.

Then, Evelyn leaned toward Oliver and kissed his forehead before pressing a quick kiss to Axel’s lips. It was enough to pull strength from him before she stepped out of the car.

Lisa waited outside, silent as always, but Evelyn noticed her stiff posture.

Everyone was tense. Axel’s security team. Lisa. Probably even Axel himself, though he hid it behind his calm expression. They all knew why she came here today.

Evelyn walked ahead, already familiar with the hospital layout. She had come here a few times in the past year, hoping to find even a small connection to her mother’s family.

Today, she would finally get an answer.

They reached the genetics department. The familiar staff member, Diana, greeted her with professional warmth.

Another staff member gestured for her to follow. They guided her to a small meeting room she had never entered before.

The room was surprisingly neat. A rectangular meeting table sat in the center with four chairs facing each other.

One wall was made entirely of glass, offering a wide view of Grayenfall’s skyline. The sky hung clear and bright, the sea stretching endlessly in the distance. Yet it did nothing to calm her.

She noticed another door in the corner of the room, tightly closed, with no sign of what lay behind it.

“Ma’am… After you,” Diana let her enter first, then stepped in after her.

While Lisa remained outside the door, keeping watch silently.

Evelyn sat slowly, her knees feeling weak as she watched Diana take the seat across from her.

“Ms. Diana, please do not make me more nervous. Just give me the result now,” Evelyn said cheerfully, though her voice trembled.

“Ms. Taylor—” Diana paused, her eyes widening slightly as she remembered. The news about Evelyn being Axel Knight’s wife had spread everywhere yesterday.

A smile tugged at Diana’s lips before continuing, “I should call you Mrs. Knight now.”

Evelyn flushed faintly and smiled. It still felt strange to be addressed that way, as if she were suddenly someone important.

“Congratulations, Mrs. Knight. I am very happy for you.”

“Thank you.”

Diana reached into her file folder and placed a white envelope on the table. She gently slid it toward Evelyn.

“Mrs. Knight, this is the result. I have not seen the details myself. Not even our lab analyst saw it.”

Evelyn’s breath wavered. Her hands trembled as she reached for the envelope.

She slowly opened it, carefully.

Her eyes scanned and then perused the paper inside.

Then she blinked.

The confusion hit instantly.

“Ms. Diana,” Evelyn whispered, “why is the name empty?”

Diana sighed softly. “Now I know why my superior said he would come to talk to you about the result himself. If I may guess, your DNA might match that of someone influential in this country. And whoever that person is, their name cannot be printed.”

“But do not worry, Mrs. Knight, my superior or that person himself will be here soon. Please wait a few more moments.” Diana continues.

Evelyn went utterly stunned.

Her mind suddenly fills with so many questions; Influential? Influential enough to hide his identity in a national genetics database? Who had that kind of power?

The thought made her chest tighten. Her pulse thudded painfully in her ears.

Evelyn turned to see Diana again. “Did he know about me?”

“Yes. Your name was written in the envelope he received. But your name is written there, Evelyn Taylor. So, I guess he didn’t know anything about you as Mrs. Knight.”

“I see…” Evelyn feels a bit relieved.

“Alright,” Diana said gently. “I will let you wait here. He will come in through that door.” She nodded toward the tightly closed door in the corner.

Then she stood and left the room, closing the door quietly behind her.

Evelyn was alone.

The silence felt heavy. Every sound in the hospital hallway faded as if the room had swallowed it.

She stared at the closed door. Her fingers still clutched the empty-name paper, the single phone number printed neatly at the bottom.

Her breathing grew shallow.

What kind of man could override the system like this?

Her knee began to bounce. She clasped her shaking hands together and forced herself to inhale slowly.

She tried to look out the large window to distract herself. The view was stunning, but her eyes kept darting toward the door.