I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away
Chapter 435: The Real Father

Lucien DuMont was quite surprised. He and Meredith had only met once and had no other interactions. So, when Meredith called out to him, he instinctively wondered what she might want from him. "Okay," Lucien nodded in response.

Meredith asked somewhat boldly, "May I ask what your father's name is? Has he ever been to the capital?"

It was indeed not very polite to suddenly ask about someone's father.

Tessa Granger was also surprised, while Terrence Sterling glanced at Meredith and asked, "Meredith, why do you want to know?"

"I found a photo of my dad among my mom's belongings. Our nanny, Mrs. Lawson, told me his name was Darcy DuMont," Meredith explained. "The moment I saw the photo, I thought Lucien DuMont looked incredibly similar to my dad; they are both DuMonts, so I had to ask."

Hearing the name Darcy DuMont, Lucien was shocked, "Mrs. Sterling, you said your father's name was what? Darcy DuMont??"

"D-a-r-c-y," Meredith replied, seeing Lucien's strong reaction. "Could it be that your father..."

"My father's name is also Darcy DuMont," Lucien said. "I've heard from my family that he did indeed visit this city before."

This information thrilled Meredith, suggesting her father might still be alive.

Lucien shifted the conversation, "However..."

"What is it?" Meredith pressed.

"I don't really look like my father," Lucien admitted. "I resemble my mother more."

How could that be?

Meredith pulled out a photograph, a faded one of her mother and father together. Despite its age, the facial features were still discernible.

Stella and Julian, curious, came over and were also stunned to see Lucien.

Julian exclaimed without thinking, "Who is this young man? He looks so much like Darcy DuMont when he was younger."

"I am Lucien DuMont, French," Lucien introduced himself politely.

Tessa Granger added, "He is also a descendant of French royalty."

"Is your father named Darcy DuMont?" Julian inquired.

Eagerly, Meredith said, "Mr. DuMont, please take a look at this photo, is this your father?"

After looking at the photo, Lucien shook his head, "I don't recognize him; he doesn't look like my dad."

Lucien's response disappointed Meredith; had she made a mistake?

Terrence Sterling suggested to Lucien, "Perhaps it's been too long, over twenty years. You might not remember what your father looked like when he was young. Could you show us a current photo of your father to satisfy my wife's curiosity? My father-in-law was involved in a car accident over twenty years ago and fell into a river. His body was never found."

Most people don't really know what their parents looked like when they were young.

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"Just show Meredith the photo of your dad," urged Tessa Granger.

Lucien hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "Alright."

He pulled out his phone, scrolled through his album, and showed them a recent solo photo of his father taken three years ago.

Stella and Julian peered over, and Meredith, too, was eager, trying to find any trace of her father's younger features in the face before her, but she could not.

Julian shook his head, "This doesn't look like him at all, not even a bit. Even after twenty-plus years, a person's features don't change that drastically."

Stella added, "I don't see it either. Your dad had a long face, this one is oval. Your dad had a mole by his eyebrow; this man doesn't, although the eyes are similar, both light blue." Lucien explained, "In France, many people have light blue eyes. My dad chose the name Darcy DuMont quite arbitrarily."