At that moment, it seemed like a dark cloud cast its shadow on Charles' face. Soon enough, his face was ghastly pale. Because Howard was serving in the army, he went to the military camp early in the morning. Charles felt nervous and uneasy. He suspected that it was a set up. However, there was no doubt that it was his dead mother's handwriting. Only three people knew the exact times of birth of Howard and Hailey, and they were Sue, Mavis, and him. But Sue and Mavis were already dead.

"Father, what happened? You don't look very well," Harper asked with so much confusion in her voice.

Charles raised his head and looked at Harper with conflicting emotions. After a while, he ordered everyone to leave except for her. When they were finally alone, he asked, "Harper, do you know how to test if two people are biologically related?"

"That's easy. All you need to do is mix the blood of the two people in question to identify if they are

ng in the front hall as if they had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Father, why haven't you gone to bed? It's so late already!" Instantly, Howard glared at Harper. He couldn't help thinking about the possibility that something must have happened while he was in the military camp. He assumed immediately that Harper must have done something to upset Charles.

"I was thinking about something and couldn't fall asleep, so I decided to wait for you." Charles kept staring at Howard with a complicated look in his eyes. For the first time, he was trying to see if Howard resembled his physical features. If he did, then perhaps he didn't need to use such a ruthless way to prove their relationship.

"Harper, did you annoy Father again?" Howard immediately looked at Harper and instantly scolded her. "Harper, you've got married already. You shouldn't make Father worry about you. After all, a married daughter is like splashed water."