Forbidden Passion
Chapter 542 Parent-Child Relationship is 99.99%

In the hospital's underground parking lot, after Madison hit Grace, she freaked out and drove around aimlessly. The more she thought about it, the more she panicked, so she turned back.

She wanted to move Grace before anyone found her.

But when Madison got back, all she saw was a pool of blood in the snow-Grace was gone. She started sweating bullets.

Where the hell did Grace go?

Did she already call the cops?

Were the cops on their way to bust her?

The more Madison thought about it, the more she freaked out. She pulled out her phone and scrolled through her contacts, finally calling Vanessa.

Vanessa showed up at Madison's car and saw the dried blood on the front. Her brow furrowed, and she quickly hopped in. "Madison, what the hell happened?"

"Vanessa, I killed Grace. What do I do?" Madison broke down in tears as soon as she saw Vanessa.

"I didn't mean to." Madison hadn't planned to kill Grace. She was just too emotional. When she saw Grace walking by the roadside, her mind went blank. It wasn't until she hit her that Madison realized what had happened and bolted in a panic. Vanessa's eyes flickered. She hadn't expected Madison to actually go through with it. She leaned over and patted Madison's shoulder. "Madison, don't freak out. I believe you."

Madison was sobbing uncontrollably. "What if she's dead? Will I get arrested?"

"No, you didn't mean to. Where's the body now? We need to deal with it first and then handle the surveillance." Vanessa said calmly.

Madison's crying paused. She stared blankly at Vanessa. "Vanessa."

Vanessa said, "Don't waste time. It's midnight. If we wait any longer, someone might find the body."

"But," Madison sniffled, "when I came back, she was already gone, and there was just a pool of blood."

Vanessa was speechless. "Where did you hit her? I'll find someone to handle the surveillance, and you come up with an alibi to avoid getting caught by the cops." Madison stammered, "Just in the alley outside the hospital."

"Got it. You clean the blood off the car. Be thorough. Don't let the cops find any blood." Vanessa instructed Madison seriously.

Madison's mind was blank as she mechanically repeated Vanessa's words. Vanessa got out of the car to figure out how to clean up the blood and surveillance at the scene. This night was gonna be a rough one.

Grace's condition wasn't too bad. Besides losing a lot of blood, she had a ruptured spleen with minor internal bleeding and two broken ribs, but her life wasn't in danger.

At five in the morning, Lawton got a call from Theodore, summoning him to the hospital. Theodore handed him two samples and told him to take them to the top paternity testing lab in Kedora, instructing him to stay there until the report came out.

Lawton was startled by the urgency.

Lately, the Reynolds family had been dealing with a lot of drama, which made Lawton a bit jumpy. He took the samples and rushed to the testing lab without any delay. Grace was moved back to a regular ward, her body covered in tubes, her cheeks pale, and her veins clearly visible.

Phoebe sat by the bedside, quietly watching Grace.

Phoebe suddenly remembered something and whipped out her phone to call the cops. Grace had been hit by a car, and the driver had bailed. That jerk needed to be caught.

The cops showed up fast, like in five minutes, but they didn't find any blood at the scene. When they checked the surveillance, they found out the cameras on that stretch of road were down for maintenance-no footage. When Phoebe heard the cops say they hadn't found any blood, she rushed to the alley. The road had been cleaned, the snow had melted, and the big pool of blood was gone.

Phoebe looked up at the surveillance camera above her, her gaze heavy. "Is this the only camera at the intersection?"

"Yeah," the cop said.

Phoebe knew that without any evidence, they'd have to wait until Grace woke up to get the truth. After sending the cops away, she walked back to the hospital.

The more Phoebe thought about it, the weirder it seemed. If it was just a simple hit-and-run, why would someone come back to clean up the blood and surveillance?

Back at the hospital, Brandon had already been moved from the ICU to a regular ward. Phoebe went to check on him first. Brandon had just woken up and didn't recognize anyone except Taylor. Phoebe felt that this situation seemed oddly familiar.

Outside the ward, the doctor said, "The patient experienced a stimulus before the cerebral hemorrhage, causing him to erase the most painful memories from his mind after a brief shock. We call this avoidance amnesia." "Avoidance amnesia?" Theodore frowned. "When will he remember?"

"It could be a few days, or it could be never. But if it's an unhappy memory, never remembering it might be a good thing for him."

Theodore let out a cold laugh.

Phoebe glanced at him, thinking that Brandon's amnesia might actually help ease the current tension. She said, "Thanks, doc. Anything we need to watch out for?"

"The patient must avoid stress and emotional agitation due to the brain hemorrhage. The nurses will fill you in on the rest," the doctor said.

After sending the doctor away, Phoebe heard Theodore sneer beside her. "Do you believe him? I think Dad is just being sneaky, pretending to have amnesia to get away with what he did."

Phoebe replied, "If he thought of pretending to have amnesia, it means he still cares about this family and doesn't want it to fall apart. Just say less in front of Mom."

"Do I look like an idiot?" Theodore, though disdainful of Brandon's actions, couldn't deny that it was a way to show weakness.

Phoebe was silent.

After a while, she said, "Dad is fine now. I'll go check on Grace. Her anesthesia should be wearing off soon."

Theodore looked at her, annoyed. "Phoebe, don't get too wrapped up in Grace's situation. What if she deceives you? How will you handle it then?"

Theodore was throwing Phoebe's words back at her from when she was outside the emergency room.

Phoebe said, "If she really deceives me, then it's my own fault. I said before, if the paternity test results show she's not your sister, I'll kneel and apologize to you." "You!"

Theodore's eyebrows almost flew off in anger. He stared at Phoebe, and just then, his phone vibrated. He picked it up impatiently. "Speak!"

"Mr. Reynolds, the paternity test results are out. The parent-child relationship in both reports is 99.99%." Lawton's voice came from the other end of the line. The phone slipped from Theodore's hand and shattered on the ground, the screen breaking into pieces.