The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back (Paisley)

Meanwhile, as Paisley's car came to a stop, Maria suddenly said, "Huh?"

"Paisy, why is the villa's gate open? I remember closing it when I left." Maria had been checking on the villa occasionally over the past few days, and each time before leaving, she made sure the doors and gates were locked.

"Could a thief have broken in?" Maria tensed up and instinctively held Serena tighter.

Paisley, on the other hand, remained calm. "No, I'll get out and check first."

For one, the residential area had strict security-outsiders couldn't just walk in. And for another, she had installed an alarm system in the villa. If someone had forced their way in, the alarm would have gone off.

Everything looked peaceful-there were no signs of a break-in.

Just then, a tall woman with a sleek ponytail and a hint of wildness in her eyes walked out of the villa, holding a bottle of premium craft wine.

Seeing Paisley, she lazily greeted her. "Paisley, you're back."

"Linna?" Paisley hadn't expected to see her here. She thought, 'Did this girl come here because something related to what I told her before has already been discovered?'

Maria recognized Linna. Seeing that she was the one inside the villa, she finally relaxed and couldn't help but scold her. "Linna, why didn't you let us know you were coming? And how did you even get in?"

Linna glanced to the side. "My sister-in-arms brought me in. She didn't tell you? Maybe she forgot."

Her sister-in-arms was Lucy. But Lucy would never forget something like this.

Paisley knew Linna well. She thought, 'This girl must have sneaked in on her own.'

"Don't worry, Paisley. I walked around the area and didn't see anyone suspicious," As Linna spoke, she opened the bottle of premium craft wine and took a swig straight from it. "Ah, as expected of the fine wine my teacher personally brewed. You can't get this anywhere else."

Paisley didn't blame Linna for barging in. She knew Linna did this to check if her surroundings were safe. After all, someone was already trying to kill Paisley.

"Maria, take Serena inside first," Paisley said to Maria.

Maria had been by Paisley's side for years and knew how to read the situation. Without a word, she carried Serena inside.

As they passed by Linna, Serena adorably waved at her. "Dear Linna."

Linna beamed. "Good girl, I'll come play with you later."

Serena said, "Okay!"

"Speak." Paisley sat down on a wicker chair in the courtyard.

Linna walked over with the bottle, pulled a stack of photos from her pocket, and placed them on the table beside Paisley. Then, she sat down.

"I've been following this person for the past two days. He's very cautious. On the first day, he didn't make any moves. It was on the second day-last night-that he finally met with someone." Linna pointed at a woman in the photo with her slender fingers.

"It's her. Paisley, take a look-do you know her?"

Paisley frowned deeply as she looked at the photo. There were two people in the picture. One was the suspicious crew member Sheela had mentioned that day.

The other was someone Paisley never expected to see.

"It's her..." Paisley murmured, her face darkening.

Linna furrowed her brows. "You really know her? Who is she?"

Paisley let out a cold laugh. "My mother."

"Your mother?" Linna choked for a moment, feeling like this sounded like an insult. "You mean your biological mother?"

"Yes." Paisley nodded. She didn't want to admit it, but it was truth.

found it hard to

"No way!" Linga fo

accept. A mother hiring someone to kill her own daughter was insane in her eyes. Yet Linna understood that the world was full of strange things, so she soon came to terms

with it.

"Do you know what they talked about?" Paisley flipped through the photos. She noticed that the crew member seemed to be handing something to Christina. She pointed at the picture and asked Linna, "What were they exchanging?"

Linna glanced at the photo, then pulled out the one at the bottom of the stack and placed it in front of Paisley. "This-hair and a blood sample. No idea whose it is."

After saying that, Linna suddenly realized something and looked at Paisley. "Paisley, it's not yours, is it?"

Paisley instinctively touched the spot on her head that hadn't fully healed. There was still a bald patch, and she wasn't sure if the hair would ever grow back- especially hair with follicles.

"Follicles..." Paisley murmured, a thought flashing through her mind.

Both hair with follicles and blood

with f

samples could be used for a

paternity test. The only difference was that blood samples had a short shelf life-once expired, they were useless. But hair with follicles could last a long time.

Paisley thought, 'So, does this mean Christina's goal is to obtain my hair and

blood sample, and killing me is just an extra step?'

"Look into this woman. See who she's been in contact with these past two days," Paisley said, her voice slightly trembling.

It wasn't fear or heartbreak-it was a strange feeling, almost excitement.

"Got it." Linna took another sip of wine and continued, "Give me two hours."

*****

Two hours later, Paisley received the information Linna had sent her. It was just a few simple words: [Harrowfell, the Beaumont family.]

When Paisley saw "the Beaumont family," she was even more shocked than when she had seen Christina in the photos.

Just then, her phone rang. The caller ID showed a familiar name-Diana.