Chapter 454

While Jane was missing her mother, Vivienne sat by Walter's bedside, clutching a paternity test report in her trembling hands. Her lips quivered uncontrollably, and after a moment, she covered her mouth with her aged, wrinkled fingers. Tears rolled down from her clouded eyes as choked, stifled sobs escaped her throat—each one carrying such heartache that even Jeremy, standing beside her, had to turn away to compose himself. It took Vivienne a long while to calm her overwhelming joy. Finally, she held up the report to her unconscious husband, her voice thick with emotion. "Walter, do you realize? Jane truly is our granddaughter. I’ve finally found our daughter... though it’s too late to see her again. But she left us six remarkable grandchildren. When you wake up, you must see Jane—she looks just like our daughter. So beautiful, so clever, so..." Her words dissolved into quiet murmurs as she wiped her tears, lost in bittersweet memories. Then—unnoticed by her—Walter’s fingers twitched.