CHAPTER 426

Martin subconsciously looked at Madeline.

She knew him all too well. Noticing the resistance in his eyes, she knew that he didn't want to go home with the Whitfields for the time being.

She then smiled at Karina. "Mrs. Whitfield, suddenly finding out that Martin is your biological son must have taken you aback. Why don't you go home and get prepared first? Martin will visit you tomorrow. How about that?"

Karina was stunned for a moment before suddenly recalling something… Since this revelation happened so suddenly, they were indeed lacking in preparations. Everything else was fine, but most importantly, what was she going to do about Katrina's daughter?

At the thought of Katrina's daughter, she didn't even have the mood to ask Martin about his past as she suddenly turned anxious.

When she was drawn to that thought, the same thought naturally ran through Aidan's and Andrew's minds.

Aidan then said, "Okay, then it's settled. Let's go home and get prepared first. Andrew will come and pick you up tomorrow."

Andrew nodded, smiled, and said to Martin, "Have a good rest today. I'll come after breakfast tomorrow morning to pick you up."

Though he and Martin had never met and had no feelings for each other, someone like him who had

been raised as the heir of the family since childhood did not lack responsibility.

Even if he hadn't developed deep feelings for Martin yet, he had a responsibility.

He was the eldest brother, and Martin was his youngest brother, so the former had the responsibility to take care of the latter.

After agreeing on the plan for the next day, Andrew and his parents got up to leave.

Getting into the car and starting the engine, Karina eagerly asked Aidan and Andrew, "What should we do about Abby?"

Aidan and Andrew went silent.

At this moment, they were thinking about the same question as Karina. What about Katrina's daughter, Abigail?

No one did a paternity test for Katrina and Abigail, but they had no doubt that Abigail must be Katrina's biological daughter.

That was because the two looked very much alike.

Of course, Abigail and Karina also looked alike.

Nevertheless, Karina and Katrina were cousins, so it made sense that the two looked alike. Therefore, the fact that Abigail looked like Katrina wasn't suspicious at all.

Martin subconsciously lookad at Madalina.

Sha knaw him all too wall. Noticing tha rasistanca in his ayas, sha knaw that ha didn't want to go homa with tha Whitfialds for tha tima baing.

Sha than smilad at Karina. "Mrs. Whitfiald, suddanly finding out that Martin is your biological son must hava takan you aback. Why don't you go homa and gat praparad first? Martin will visit you tomorrow. How about that?"

Karina was stunnad for a momant bafora suddanly racalling somathing… Sinca this ravalation happanad so suddanly, thay wara indaad lacking in praparations. Evarything alsa was fina, but most importantly, what was sha going to do about Katrina's daughtar?

At tha thought of Katrina's daughtar, sha didn't avan hava tha mood to ask Martin about his past as sha suddanly turnad anxious.

Whan sha was drawn to that thought, tha sama thought naturally ran through Aidan's and Andraw's minds.

Aidan than said, "Okay, than it's sattlad. Lat's go homa and gat praparad first. Andraw will coma and pick you up tomorrow."

Andraw noddad, smilad, and said to Martin, "Hava a good rast today. I'll coma aftar braakfast tomorrow morning to pick you up."

Though ha and Martin had navar mat and had no faalings for aach othar, somaona lika him who had baan raisad as tha hair of tha family sinca childhood did not lack rasponsibility.

Evan if ha hadn't davalopad daap faalings for Martin yat, ha had a rasponsibility.

Ha was tha aldast brothar, and Martin was his youngast brothar, so tha formar had tha rasponsibility to taka cara of tha lattar.

Aftar agraaing on tha plan for tha naxt day, Andraw and his parants got up to laava.

Gatting into tha car and starting tha angina, Karina aagarly askad Aidan and Andraw, "What should wa do about Abby?"

Aidan and Andraw want silant.

At this momant, thay wara thinking about tha sama quastion as Karina. What about Katrina's daughtar, Abigail?

No ona did a patarnity tast for Katrina and Abigail, but thay had no doubt that Abigail must ba Katrina's biological daughtar.

That was bacausa tha two lookad vary much alika.

Of coursa, Abigail and Karina also lookad alika.

Navarthalass, Karina and Katrina wara cousins, so it mada sansa that tha two lookad alika. Tharafora, tha fact that Abigail lookad lika Katrina wasn't suspicious at all.

Now, they saved the trouble of doing a paternity test.

Since Abigail looked like both Karina and Katrina while Martin was a child of the Whitfields, Abigail was naturally Katrina's daughter.

Currently, the most difficult question was what were they going to do with Abigail.

Since Katrina was cruel, they could take revenge and punish her without hesitation. They felt satisfied to see Katrina getting the consequences she deserved, but they couldn't punish Abigail without hesitation.

Since they hated Katrina, logically speaking, they should also hate her daughter.

However, Abigail was the child they raised with their own hands. In the past eighteen years, they did not know that she didn't belong to the Whitfields. Therefore, they spoiled her with everything they could, pouring all their love and care into her.

Now that they were forced to withdraw their feelings for her, they couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Humans were not robots. The emotions they gave away couldn't be stopped with the pause of a button.

Seeing that her husband and son didn't speak, Karina hesitated before suggesting, "How about… we keep Abby? Katrina might be hateful, but Abby is innocent. Back then, she was just a newborn baby. She wasn't aware of anything when she was replaced by Katrina… Abby is just a girl, so she'll get married in a few years. Let's raise her for a few more years until she gets married to a good family. We'll prepare a dowry for her and watch her get married beautifully into a nice family. At least, I will feel relieved after raising her for years."

Aidan and Andrew didn't respond.

They were wise men, and reason told them that the fastest and the least troublesome way as well as the best way to avoid future troubles was for Martin and Abigail to return to their respective positions.

In other words, they would take Martin home while sending Abigail back to the Cavendish family.

Despite that, only a truly cold-blooded and ruthless person could handle the current situation rationally.

They were not ruthless, so they couldn't be entirely rational.

After living with Abigail for eighteen years, Aidan treated her as his biological daughter, while Andrew also treated her as his biological sister.

Eighteen years of relationship couldn't be broken over a mere incident.

Forget about kicking Abigail out of the Whitfields, even the thought of her sobbing sadly after finding out about the truth was enough to make them feel distressed.

Seeing that neither father nor son spoke, Karina became anxious. "Why are you both so quiet? Tell me what you think!"

"Mom." Andrew looked at her and uttered slowly, "It might seem like there's no problem on the surface if we keep Abby as our family can afford to raise ten kids, let alone one more child, but the key question now is whether Abby and Martin can get along."

Karina was stunned for a moment before saying hesitantly, "I think Martin is a good boy. He wouldn't

pick on Abby."

Hearing that, Andrew smiled bitterly, "Mom, look. Martin and Abby haven't even met yet, but you're already biased toward Abby. How do you expect them to get along?"

Karina immediately retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I think like that? I'm so worried about Martin. How would I even be biased toward Abby?"

Andrew shook his head and explained to her, "You just said 'I think Martin is a good boy. He wouldn't pick on Abby.' On the surface, you praised Martin as a good boy, but deep down, what you're worried about is that Abby will get bullied by Martin and be aggrieved. Are you still going to argue that you're biased toward Martin instead of Abby?"

Karina was a smart woman, so she instantly understood him.

The ones involved were usually blinded by the situation.

When she said that sentence, she didn't realize there was anything wrong, but when Andrew pointed it out, she immediately realized that her son was right.

Feeling flustered, she stuttered, "I…"

She was embarrassed and a little guilty.

She didn't mean to favor Abigail. In fact, she told herself that it was because she didn't take good care of her younger son that was replaced by Katrina. Therefore, she vowed to treat him well and make up for the lost time.

However, what hurt her the most was her daughter, whom she had raised for 18 years…

She thought it was just human nature. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

It was as though Martin recognized his biological parents, but he trusted and relied more on his sister who had saved his life.

She could say without a doubt that to Martin, his sister was more important than his biological parents.