Be hesitated, unsure whether her feelings from the dream influenced her desire to keep her rtionship with Ste hidden from Kristian.


    But with Kristian standing before her and directly asking about the DNA test report, she couldn’t evade the question.


    Unsure where to begin, Be remained silent.


    Ste, equally uncertain, mirrored Be’s silence, unsure how to respond to Kristian.


    Amid the tense silence, Matthew entered the room.


    Sensing the tension, Matthew broke the ice.


    “What’s going on here?”


    He greeted Be with a nod.


    “Good to see you awake.


    How are you feeling?”


    Kristian looked at him calmly, havinge in just after hearing someone greet Matthew in the elevator.


    Be smiled softly, saying, “I’m fine.


    Sorry for worrying you.


    ”


    Matthew quickly assessed the atmosphere in the ward.


    He approached Ste, setting down the breakfast he’d brought.


    “I got some Light food.


    The doctor said you could have some when you woke.


    ”


    Be replied to him with a faint smile, “Sorry to trouble you.


    ”


    Turning to Kristian, Be took a deep breath and confessed, “I just found out that Ste is my daughter.


    ”


    With a mix of relief and apprehension, she handed him the DNA test report.


    Kristian had already noticed the report, so Be knew she couldn’t keep it hidden any longer.


    Kristian’s shock was palpable; tears welled up in his eyes.


    Clutching the report tightly, he approached Ste with deliberate steps.


    Taking her hand, he murmured, “You’re still here.


    Thankfully, you’re still here…”


    Ste remained stoic upon hearing Kristian’s emotional outburst, feeling a slight difort with his touch.


    Expressionless, Matthew gently removed Kristian’s hand and reassured him, “Please calm down.


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    ”


    Be, eager for answers, confronted Kristian directly.


    “What’s going on? Why was Ste kept from us all these years if Ste was our daughter? Why didn’t you mention her before?”


    Still overwhelmed by emotion, Kristian wiped tears from his eyes and replied solemnly, “There’s a lot to exin…”


    He paused, avoiding the specifics of the past car ident, and continued with a heavy heart, “That ident nearly took you from me, and Ste disappeared.


    You were so fragile that I couldn’t bring myself to mention her.


    I thought she might not have survived, and since you had forgotten everything, I didn’t want to see you in pain again.


    ”


    Kristian’s sincerity was palpable, his face etched with sorrow.


    “So many years have passed, and I’ve missed our child daily.


    I never imagined that child would be Ste…”


    Kristian paused, his gaze turning to Ste.


    “You’ve grown up.


    I didn’t even recognize you.


    Thank God you survived that ident.


    Otherwise, I would have carried that guilt forever.


    ”


    “What exactly happened that year?” Be was insistent, her curiosity unsatisfied.


    “Tell me everything that happened.


    It might help with my treatment.


    ”


    She was also desperate to understand the meaning behind her dreams.


    Why did her heart throb painfully every time she thought of the man named Kori?