“Are you alright?” Matthew’s initial reaction was to check if she was hurt.


    Shaking her head, Ste offered reassurance.


    “I’m alright, but Haley ended up getting punched while trying to protect me.


    ”


    Matthew’s expression darkened.


    “Who were these assants?”


    Ste revealed candidly, “ording to Haley, they are enemies of myte father.


    After his fatal car crash, they pursued my mother.


    ”


    A deep frown creased Matthew’s forehead.


    Something about the situation didn’t sit right with him.


    He found it hard to fathom that someone who had passed away twenty years ago would still have adversaries pursuing vendettas.


    Moreover, the timing and circumstances appeared too coincidental to be merely dismissed.


    With conviction in her choice, Ste dered, “I’ve promised to bring Haley back with us to Seamarsh.


    The mysteries surrounding my father’s life have always haunted me, and I can’t live with regrets.


    ”


    Matthew understood Ste’s resolve.


    She was eager to reconnect with her mother and wanted to spend as much time together as possible.


    Yet, he harbored doubts about Haley’s real identity and the veracity of her ims.


    After a moment of contemtion, Matthew openly shared his skepticism with Ste.


    “Doesn’t this all seem too coincidental? She just found you yesterday and today, you were confronted by these so-called enemies.


    ”


    Despite Matthew’s apprehensions, Ste, delighted by the prospect of reuniting with her mother, dismissed his skepticism.


    She assured Matthew.Content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “I trust Haley.


    She means me no harm.


    ”


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    Realizing he could not alter her stance, Matthew conceded.


    Moreover, keeping Haley close might provide him a clearer understanding of her genuine motives.


    With eptance, he agreed, “Alright, Haley cane with us to Seamarsh.


    But there’s a condition.


    ”


    “What’s the condition?” Ste asked.


    In aposed tone, Matthew dered, “Once we’re back in Seamarsh, both of you will undergo a DNA test.


    ”


    Without a moment’s dy, Ste agreed.


    If a test could alleviate Matthew’s concerns regarding Haley and repair their bond, she viewed it as a positive step forward.


    In the evening, after parting ways with Clint, Ste and Matthew set off to meet Haley.


    Upon seeing Matthew, Haley greeted him.


    “I apologize.


    I’ll have to trouble you for some time.


    ”


    Matthew remained silent but gestured for her to hop into the car.


    Ste and Haley took their seats in the back, while Matthew took the wheel.


    Before driving off, he quickly texted Fernando.


    “Look into Haley’s past.


    I need every detail you can find.


    Also, uncover what happened to Ste’s family twenty years ago.


    ”