Dolly took a sip of water, and after a long while, she slowly stated it.

"You probably don't know what happened between me and Winfred when I was young." She briefly explained her romantic relationship with Winfred and didn't mention Winfred's illness. "I have a child with Winfred, but after Winfred left, the child was taken away by my biological senior brother as a tool to threaten me. For the sake of the child and myself, I had to abandon the child."

Wendy knew that she should be so greatly shocked that she couldn't say a word. So she looked at Dolly in a daze and lost her tongue.

Finally, it was Iris who reacted first and asked, "Yunjin, have you found the child now?"

"In the past year, I've been looking for him. However, I didn't leave any clues at that time. Nor did I know where the child was sent to. I didn't find him until I returned to China from America." Dolly added, "On the day I returned to China to attend Chris's wedding, I found him."

The happiest one was Iris. "Isn't it good to find the child? Where is he now? Whenever you have time, bring him here to us! We will be a family later!"

Dolly showed a smile and paused for a moment before she said slowly, "He's right here."

As soon as she finished speaking, the living room fell into a dead silence.

Apart from Aiden who was just one month old, there were only three men present.

Of course, Brian and Chris were impossibly Dolly's son.

The only man left was Gavin, who was an orphan.

Dolly took a deep breath and added, "That's right. The child I abandoned over 20 years ago was Gavin. I'm Gavin's biological mother."

Brian and Joanne still looked calm, for they had known it for a long time.

Chris and Freya had known Gavin for so long, but they were now informed that they were relatives. It was inevitable that they were surprised.

However, it was Iris who was most surprised.

In the past few years, she had been watching Gavin live alone. The busier he was, the more distressed she felt about his loneliness.

She suggested that Gavin seek his root and know about his biological parents even if he was not going to be reunited with them.

But Gavin replied that he was used to living alone and that it would be better to be carefree.

Iris had no choice but to tell Gavin that she and Brian could be his family in the future.

However, they had been miraculously arranged to be really a family.

Wendy was exactly the one who was in the most difficult position when it came to this sudden news.

Her mind was filled with the thought that the moment finally came and what kind of reaction she should have.

Yeah, she should be stunned!

She should stare at Dolly and Gavin in a daze now, with a look of disbelief and unwillingness.

This was the last scene. She had to put on a nice show.

Otherwise, the effort she had put into the previous scenes would all be in vain.

Freya seemed to be stuck in the throat by something. She gestured for a long time and then squeezed out a question. "So, Gavin is Wendy's... Half-brother, isn't he?"

Two seconds later, Dolly replied, "Yes."

Freya opened her mouth, only to find that her mind was blank and she couldn't say a word.

She could silently utter "fuck" in her heart-Fortunately, the spark between Wendy and Gavin went out, otherwise... She couldn't imagine how terrible it was.

Joanne had been paying attention to Wendy's reaction. Seeing that she was motionless, she walked over to her and asked softly, "Wendy, are you all right?"

She was worried that Wendy could not accept this fact for the time being.

Wendy seemed as if she had just woken up from a dream. She looked at Dolly blankly and asked, "Mom, why... Why didn't you tell me about it? You found him on the first day of your return. Why did you tell me so late?"

"I'm sorry." Dolly walked up to Wendy. "Mom was afraid that you couldn't be able to accept it, so I didn't dare to tell you until now. Wendy, I'm really sorry."

Wendy looked at Dolly as if her mother was a stranger. She shook her head, got rid of Dolly's hand, and turned to run out.

"Wendy." Chris tried to stop Wendy. Seeing that he couldn't stop her, he was about to chase after her.

Gavin stopped Chris and said, "I'll go. I have to talk to her someday so as to let her accept that I'm her brother."

Chris thought about it, nodded, and watched Gavin chase after her.

Freya looked at Joanne curiously. "Joanne, why are you not surprised at all? Did you know in advance?"

"I knew it last night." Joanne tried to ease the atmosphere in a relaxed tone. "I was surprised."

Iris motioned for everyone to sit down and couldn't help sighing. "Speaking of which, it's destiny. I have known Gavin for ten years and always regarded him as my family. I didn't expect that we are destined to be a family."

Dolly smiled. It was undeniable that it was indeed destiny.

"Auntie," Chris came straight to the point. "How's your negotiation with Gavin? Is he willing to..."

Chris didn't go on, but Dolly knew what he wanted to ask.

Dolly smiled and said, "I owe Gavin too much. As a mother, I never accompanied with him when he needed me most. Now that he has grown up and become a promising young man, I suddenly appeared and told him that I was his mother, which is too selfish.

"It's not easy for an ordinary person to accept such a fact, not to mention that Gavin is a young man with such strong self-awareness. Therefore, it's normal that he doesn't want to call me mom for the time being.

"However, whether he's willing to call me mom or not, I have to make it up to him. I may stay in the country for a long time."

Not until now did Freya recover her ability to speak, and she reminded Chris. "Auntie is still staying in the hotel, which is not very convenient. The apartment you previously lived in is vacant, isn't it? How about asking someone to clean it up and letting Auntie stay there? Auntie, what do you think?"

Dolly nodded and said, "Okay."

Chris soon arranged that, and Dolly could move into his apartment at noon tomorrow.

The people in the room had accepted the fact that Gavin was their cousin, but this matter had the biggest impact on Wendy. Who they were most worried about was Wendy.

Joanne slowly rubbed her hands together. "I don't know if Gavin can persuade Wendy..."

Gavin was very confident about dealing with Wendy. However, the damned girl ran away so fast that he didn't see her until he got out of the hotel.

Wendy had already arrived at the garden and was walking toward the gate of the hotel.

"Wendy!" Gavin shouted at her in a commanding tone. "Stop!"

Wendy looked back at Gavin, turned her head and walked faster as if she didn't want to see him.

Gavin tutted, ran after Wendy and caught up with her.

Wendy screamed. "Let me go!"

"Doh!"

Gavin bent his fingers and knocked on Wendy's head. "You damned girl, who are you yelling at? I am your brother!"

"I have no brother!" Wendy was very excited. "Before coming to Arlington, I never even heard of you, let alone saw you! Is there anyone who suddenly has a brother in her twenties?"

Gavin had seen Wendy be angry before.

But this time, she was not angry, but hysterical.

Only then did Gavin realize that the fact that he was Wendy's brother had shocked her even more than he had imagined.

"All right." Gavin said in a gentle tone, and touched Wendy's head. "Let's talk, okay?"

Wendy unwillingly patted Gavin's hand. "Go away! We don't have anything to talk about!"

The damned girl didn't cooperate, so Gavin had to come straight to the subject. "At first, I couldn't accept that you're my younger sister. I have known Brian, Joanne, and your cousin and cousin-in-law for too long, and I have always regarded them as friends. But one day, someone suddenly told me that they were my family."

Gavin chuckled and continued, "I was then so shocked that I even doubted my life. But later, it was proved that I was indeed your mother's son. You can be surprised and lose your temper. Also, you can slowly accept this fact."

Wendy opened her mouth. Without guessing, Gavin knew that she would say something rebellious, so he decisively interrupted her.

"But you can't reject this fact."

"Why?" Wendy almost jumped up. "Rejecting is citizens' basic right, isn't it?"

Gavin thought for a moment and said, "Well, you're right. You can reject it." Then, he added, "But it's useless even if you reject. Even if you've rejected it one hundred times, I'm still your brother."

Wendy went crazy. "I will never call you brother!"

"It doesn't matter." Gavin touched Wendy's head, with his movements and tone being particularly gentle. "The fact is undoubted. It doesn't need to be verified by your calling me brother."

"...Ahhh!" Wendy looked as if she was going crazy. "Gavin, don't go too far!"

This time, Wendy was not acting. She's really angry.

What could Gavin rely on to act as her elder brother now? Did she admit that he was her elder brother? Did she?

Gavin felt that if he went on, Wendy would be driven crazy by him.

He took back his hand and looked at her seriously. "What's wrong with having an elder brother? If someone will feel you up or bully you in the future, I can help you beat him."

Wendy said with no expression on her face, "Then you should beat yourself up first."

Seeing this, Gavin said, "I allow you to beat me up. But the premise is that you can do it."

"Gavin, you're really narcissistic!"

While speaking, Wendy was about to hit Gavin, but she suddenly found that Gavin was right-she can't do it.

It was not because she was loath to do it, but because she suddenly remembered that she was far from being a match for Gavin.

In the end, Wendy dejectedly put down her hand and lowered her head.

Gavin then asked, "Are you done?"