I'll Teach You, Marianne.

Before he could answer, suddenly Paul entered and grabbed Christian from his arms.

"Christian is my son." Paul immediately spoke loudly.

"Y-yes, Christian is our child." Linda, who was standing behind Jack, immediately replied to her husband's words and immediately rushed to where Anne was standing.

Jack was silent for a long time, seeing his wife and two friends staring at him without blinking. His gaze continued to alternate from Christian to Anne, and from Anne to Christian and so on for a long time. Finally, a smile suddenly appeared on his face and it was his first smile after three years after Anne's departure.

"Oh so he's your son, but why does he look so much like me?" said Jack slowly, trying to flick Anne's ego.

Paul swallowed hard. "Just ask Christian who Linda and I are."

Jack smiled. Paul had fallen into his trap. "Son, your name is Christian?"

"Yes."

"Can uncle ask a question?"

"Sure."

"Who's carrying you right now?" Jack asked quietly, his voice shaking a little.

Christian pointed at Paul to which Jack gave a quick nod.

"He's my Dad." Christian answered quickly in his slurred voice.

Jack's face immediately went flat. His smile disappeared instantly replaced with a sharp look at Anne. Seeing that expression, Christian looked scared. Anne, who noticed the change in Christian's expression, immediately took the boy from Paul's arms and immediately gave Christian to Linda.

"Come inside for a moment," said Anne quietly.

Linda nodded her head quickly. Without speaking, she went straight into the break room with Christian, who clung like a koala.

After making sure Christian was safe, Anne then returned her focus to Jack.

"Go, your presence is not expected in this place." Anne shooed Jack away fearlessly.

"That's right, you better go, sir. Your presence scares my son, he's not used to strangers," Paul said firmly in response to Anne's words.

Jack chuckled. "It turns out that in the past three years, you have changed a lot, Anne. I didn't think you would be this cruel to me."

"Everyone's changed, not just me," answered Anne quickly.

Jack's laughter grew wider when he heard Anne's words. Jack slowly stepped towards where Anne was standing and immediately moved his hands to try to straighten Anne's messy hair. But his movement was stopped in midair because Anne immediately shifted where she stood, avoiding the touch of the man, who was still her husband.

Jack pulled his hand away and unbuttoned one of his shirt buttons. "Actually my intentions were good at first, but because the response you gave was so unfriendly, I seem to have changed my mind and regarding Christian's matter, I will investigate it immediately. If you have given me false information about Christian, then be prepared to lose, because I will not let my son calling another man Dad."

Thump!

Anne's face paled heard the threatening Jack, and Jack managed to read Anne's face change. Without permission, suddenly Jack landed a kiss on the neck of Anne who immediately made Anne's whole body shudder.

"See you tomorrow! I'll come back after getting Christian's DNA results."

After saying that, Jack immediately turned around and left the flower shop, leaving Anne and Paul who was stunned. When Jack came out of the door, suddenly he extended his hand towards Erick.

"Christian's hair, take it to the lab. I want to know the results tomorrow morning."

"Ready sir," Erick answered quickly as he put a strand of hair that the master had just given him into his handkerchief.

Jack walked with firm steps towards his car. He was still annoyed by Anne's words and Paul's words recognizing Christian as his son. Even though ordinary people could tell that physically Christian was very similar to Jack, starting from the color of the eyes, face, lips.

"Damn, how can he admit my son as his own? It is obvious that Christian inherited all my good looks," said Jack in annoyance as he clenched his fists.

Erick and Nicholas just listened to their master's words, now they both understood why their master wanted Christian's DNA results.

Bam!

Anne fell to the floor shortly after the cars of Jack's men disappeared from the front of the shop. Her legs were unable to support her any longer because she was so weak.

"Anne ..."

"What do we do, Paul? What if Jack takes Christian away ...? Christian is my son. I don't want to lose him," said Anne hoarsely holding back tears.

"Don't panic, Anne, everything will be fine. Don't worry, you are the biological mother. Christian's birth certificate is also clearly written that you are his mother, so you don't have to worry," said Paul quietly, trying to calm Anne.

"Yes, Anne, you don't have to worry. We'll take care of Christian together, you don't have to worry." Linda, who had just joined them, immediately joined in the conversation.

Anne looked down with tears already running down her cheeks. She couldn't hide her immense fear. Anne was aware of how powerful Jack was right now, so she was very worried that Christian would be taken away from her. What was more, Jack had threatened her too, damn it! Anne really couldn't think straight at the moment. The wall of courage she had built up over the years was easily shattered by Jack in one touch.

Unable to bear to see Anne cry like that, Linda immediately approached her best friend and gave her a warm hug full of support. "We've been through some tough times for the past three years together, Anne, so don't worry. We'll get through it again this time."

"I-I'm afraid, Linda, sob... I'm afraid of losing my child."

"No, Anne, I will not let that happen. Christian is ours, don't you worry. You are not alone anymore, Paul and I will always be with you," said Linda quickly.

Hearing Linda's words made Anne's cry louder. She was really more afraid of losing her only son. Anne knew Jack was a man who was always serious with his words. That was why Anne was really scared right now.

Paul massaged his aching head when he saw his wife and Anne cried. As the only adult male in their family, Paul had to stay strong even though he actually had the same fear. Paul would not have allowed the baby he had taken care of since the baby breathed the air in the world to be taken by his biological father. Paul already loved Christian and treated the baby like his own flesh and blood, because of that, he felt the same sadness as Linda and Anne who gave birth to Christian.

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< City Hospital >

Nicholas and Erick immediately went to the largest hospital in Aberdeen. They immediately went to a hospital officials room with the strand of hair belonging to Christian, which was given by Jack.

"We want the results to come out tonight as well," said Erick firmly closing the conversation.

"But that..."

"Mr. Jackson Knight Clarke was the one who requested this, so please cooperate, Doc." Nicholas immediately cut off the doctor's words quickly.

The doctor was silent for a moment. "Clarke, is it Clarke..."

"That's right, it's that Clarke. So please, don't disappoint us," Erick said quietly, interrupting the doctor's words.

To be continued