Chapter 342 – Second Chance Love of the Missing Groom Novel

That would afford them ease of mind, at least.

Zachary did not answer since the money did not matter to him.

Instead, he cut to the chase.

“Is Rainie really your biological daughter?”

Barbara did a double take, but she said, “Of course.” “You’re lying.” Zachary exposed her right then!

Barbara’s eyes widened. “Why would I lie? Rainie is our daughter… Are you messing with us now?”

Zachary said unhurriedly, “I have proof. That’s why I said that. N

Barbara panicked then and hurried off to her husband, Tobias Lang.

As they conferred with each other in their room, Zachary simply waited outside without hurrying them.

Still, it took a while for them to return, and Tobias asked,” Who are you?”

“I stayed here because I recognized her and came to investigate her identity,” Zachary admitted. “Be honest and I won’t make things hard for you, but if you insist on denying it, you can’t blame me if I get rough.”

Nonetheless, Barbara and Tobias had made their choice after discussing it in their room.

Rainie Lang was not actually their daughter, and they could not hide it any longer now that someone came knocking on their doorstep.

Moreover, the rest of the village knew that, since a stranger suddenly appeared in their house. Zachary just needed to ask around for proof.

“Could you tell me who you are to her?” Tobias asked.

“Family,” Zachary replied.

Barbara sighed then. “We fished her out of the sea, but she had no memories-the doctors claim that she had brain damage from losing too much oxygen.”

Zachary slowly clenched his fists at his side.

“So you kept her here all this while?”

There was no accusation in his words-in fact, he was grateful, because Lulu might really have been killed if not for Barbara and Tobias!

“…Yes,” Barbara said. “She’s forgotten where she’s from or even her name, so we allowed her to stay.

“Actually, we had a reason for keeping her,” she paused, her voice choking with tears as she confessed, “My husband and I only had one child, but he drowned in the ocean when he was twelve. It almost killed us, and even when we tried to have another, the doctor told me after a check up that I was infertile, denying us from having more children in this lifetime… and though we resigned ourselves to that fate, Rainie suddenly came to us.”

“We named her so because it was pouring the day we saved her, and we used our husband’s last name for her. We’ve been caring for her as if she’s our own daughter ever since and we’ve let her stay here with us, but we never called the cops or tried looking for her real family…”

“Thanks for telling the truth,” Zachary said then, “but more than that, thank you for saving her and taking you in. If there’s anything you want. I’ll grant it as long as it’s within my abilities.”

“Oh, we’re fine,” Barbara said. “We’re self-sufficient with this homestay, and we’d never go hungry. What good is getting rich too? We have no children to inherit our fortune.”

Zachary pursed his lips in silence.

Barbara was right, but he could not give them a child.

“You can take her with you. You know where she works, don’t you? You can find her there!”

With that, she and Tobias headed to their rooms.

Zachary put a business card on the front desk.

“Call me if you need me.”

There was no reply, but he could tell that the people inside heard him.

After that, Zachary intercepted Rainie while she was leaving work and showed her a photo of Lulu from university, which he had kept all this while.

Rainie saw it, and she said, “Oh? She looks just like me…”

Zachary said, “That’s because you are her.”

Rainie snorted. “Again with this? I knew you were rotten for the start. I don’t know who you are, and now you’re saying that I’m this person in the photo? You’re crazy.”

With that, she tried to sidestep him and leave, but he caught her by the wrist. “Doubt me all you want, but I can take you to your real father right now and perform a paternity test right in front of you.”

“I don’t need it! Stop harassing me!” Rainie shook his hand off angrily, but Zachary was not about to give in after finding out who she really was.

He had already lost her once, and he would not allow that to happen again.

“Lulu,” he said, keeping his voice as even as possible, “You fell into the sea and lost your memories. Barbara and Tobias aren’t your parents, and your name isn’t Rainie—it’s Lulu Adams.”

“You’re crazy! Stay away from me, or I’m calling the cops!” Rainie doubted him anyway.

Seeing that she was being stubborn and refusing to believe anything he said, Zachary instead said, “I can take you to your best friend-she was our junior.”

“No-just cut the crap already,” Rainie snapped.

Already sick of him, she tried to leave again, and Zachary had no choice but to resort to action and drag her into his car.

She struggled violently even as she cried, “Help, someone! He’s kidnapping me-“

Zachary was forced to clasp his hand over her mouth, but she responded by biting him on the palm viciously.

Though it hurt, he did not let go at all and he managed to shove her into his car, pulling off his tie to restrain her hands before driving off-to his own home, not his family’s mansion.

Even so, Rainie was still throwing a hissy fit, screaming when her hands were tied, and glaring murderously at Zachary when she was gagged.

He had no choice but to sedate her before calling Abigail’s number.

Abigail was just returning with Diarmuid with their second son, and they even did a paternity test to ensure that the child was theirs.

Since the baby was born premature, he was still the size of a newborn, but Sheryl Harris was beside herself with joy anyway.

“We finally meet!”

Diarmuid told her before that the child was born premature and had to be kept in an incubator, and she was naturally happy to see him return.

Tommy’s little eyes were round and blank as he stood nearby, watching as everyone huddled around Abigail to get a look at the baby.

Sensing his stare, Abigail walked up and showed him the baby. “Here, Tommy-come meet your baby brother.”

It was yet another boy-Diarmuid simply did not have the luck of having a daughter.

Tommy was still confused about what ‘brother’ meant, but the sight of another baby amused him and he reached out to touch the baby’s face.

Naturally, toddlers cannot control their strength.

As the baby burst into tears, Tommy flinched and pulled away in fright.

“I think he’s just hungry,” Sheryl said, taking the baby off Abigail’s hands. “Let’s get him some milk.”

At the same time, Abigail scooped Tommy up in her arms. “It’s alright. Your baby brother is just hungry.”

While Tommy nodded blankly, Abigail’s phone rang in her pocket.

She sat down on the couch before taking it out, still holding Tommy as she answered.

Zachary asked from the other end, “Are you free right now, Abigail?”

Abigail replied. “Nope. What is it?’

She was just reunited with her younger son after being put through so much, so she certainly did not want to leave the house without some proper hugs and kisses.

And right now, nothing else mattered more than staying home with her sons.

“I have Lulu in custody, but she’s amnesiac and doesn’t recognize me… It wouldn’t be a far cry to say that she’s very hostile, too. Either way, I’m not getting through to her, but I think you can.”

Abigail actually hesitated then. “Can this wait?”

Her second son just returned home and he was still quite weak. They had to settle him in and be extra attentive when it comes to his care.

“Fine, I just sedated her anyway,” Zachary said. “She will be down for around four hours.”

Hanging up, Abigail put away her phone and carried Tommy to Sheryl.

She did not actually even have to care for her second son- Sheryl had been taking care of Tommy since he was born, and she was naturally up to the task of caring for Abigail’s second son, too.

All Abigail did was stand nearby and watch with Tommy as Sheryl went to work.

Diarmuid was doing the same too.

Though he was silent and impassive, there was a rare look of serenity and tenderness on his face.

This was certainly a moment of peace and tranquility for the family.

“Abigail.”

Abigail looked up and happened to meet his eyes.

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