Chapter 1045

"The child is Conrad's?" Brandon's words quickly pulled me out of my moment of sorrow. I nodded slightly and told him the story Yvonne had shared with me. Then I added, "She doesn't seem to be lying. And there's also a paternity test." "We can verify whether she's lying or not. That's not the real issue. The real issue is her motive," Brandon mused. "Her motive is simple—money. She wants to take back everything the Gildon family gave me." Brandon nodded slightly. "This woman probably isn't as simple as she seems on the surface. She's playing a game of 'hunter and the hunted' with you.'" "I don't care what game she's playing. I've never touched the Gildon family's assets, nor have I ever intended to keep them for myself. "If the child is really Conrad's—Zack and Bree's granddaughter—if they want to give it to her, so be it," I said. At this point in my life, these things no longer mattered to me. "I still think it's not that simple. I'll have someone look into this woman. As for