My Fiancé's Scandals Never End, So I Married His Uncle Instead-Chapter 124: Paternity Test

Silas Norwood called Kian Sterling his brother-in-law.

And Kian Sterling graciously accepted.

’What did this mean?’

"So, the woman who tamed the untamable man is Kian Sterling’s precious younger sister, Celia Sterling?"

"Their dream man and their unforgettable obsession have both been claimed by that woman, Celia Sterling?"

"Where the hell is Declan Norwood? No wonder the Norwood and Sterling families have been so quiet. They were just waiting to drop this bombshell..."

"Damn it! What gives her the right? Isn’t she afraid of choking on her own greed?!"

The socialite circles were the first to lose their minds. Within three seconds of Silas Norwood and Kian Sterling’s Weibo interaction, dozens of small groups had been created, and they began to vent their frustrations. Their resentment and unwillingness practically leaped off the screen!

The major and powerful families, however, had different thoughts. Previous marriage alliances between the Sterlings and the Norwoods had involved the less central main branch of the Norwood family. The other families, especially the super-rich ones, had remained calm. After all, at their level, alliances between powerful houses were standard procedure and not surprising. But Silas Norwood was a different story. The union of the heads of the Sterling and Norwood families would have an absolutely enormous impact on the hierarchy of the great families.

And so, while the socialites were heartbroken, the patriarchs of the various great families wore worried expressions and began holding private meetings.

Unlike the great families of Metropia who felt the direct impact, the tens of millions of fans online were mostly just enjoying the show!

While marveling at the two great gods of Metropia becoming one family, they were filled with endless admiration for the Eldest Miss Sterling, who had never shown her face online. They flooded the comments on both men’s Weibo pages, sincerely asking if his wife (sister) had saved the galaxy in a past life.

There were also some who were curious about what Celia Sterling looked like and tried to dig up pictures of the Eldest Miss Sterling online. They quickly found their accounts banned. Immediately after, any posts containing keywords like "Miss Sterling," "Silas Norwood’s wife," or "Kian Sterling’s sister" were all taken down, instantly becoming forbidden terms.

[Sorry, I forgot that The Moneybags and Chairman Sterling are both ultimate bosses. My bad, I apologize! I won’t search randomly anymore, please unban my account. Wishing The Moneybags and his wife a long and happy life together!]

[SOB SOB SOB, I just posted a blurry picture from the Sterlings’ official website that had Miss Sterling in it on a forum, and now I’ve received a letter from a lawyer. NOOOO! I’m sorry, WAAAAH!]

... 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Meanwhile, the men in question, Silas Norwood and Kian Sterling, were drinking together in the garden of Sterling Villa.

They had posted on Weibo while sitting face-to-face. After posting, they both exited the app, set their phones to Do Not Disturb, and paid no further attention to the news online.

"After we get the marriage license next week, I want to take Cece away for a few days," Silas Norwood said faintly. "Kade, if it’s convenient, could you postpone Cece’s work for that period?"

"Where are you planning to go?"

"I’ve recently bought a few quiet vacation spots around the world. I’ll take her to a few domestic ones first, and we can visit the rest after the wedding."

Kian Sterling gave a noncommittal nod. "A vacation is fine. The winds in Port Sovereign are strong. Remember to avoid it."

Silas Norwood’s profound gaze flickered across his face before he replied calmly, "Alright."

The Weibo interaction between the heads of the Norwood and Sterling families, officially announcing their marriage alliance, was a major event.

Over in Port Sovereign, quite a few people saw the post as well.

In the hospital, Second Young Master Sutton watched the back-and-forth between the two titans of the financial world, the corner of his mouth twitching violently. Then, with a look of utter despair, he called for his assistant.

"Prepare a generous gift and send it to Miss Sterling in Metropia."

The assistant instinctively glanced at his arm, which was still in a sling.

"What are you looking at? Forget my arm, even if she had broken my legs back then, I’d still have to swallow this." Second Young Master Sutton’s tone was grim. "One Kian Sterling was troublesome enough. Who the hell would have thought that behind her also stood the head of Metropia’s number one family, the Norwoods’ own Silas Norwood."

He gently closed his eyes. "Fucking rotten luck!"

「Wyvern Bay Villa.」

Summer Sutton saw the Weibo post too.

She was silent for a long time before sighing softly. "The one The Ninth Master personally raised is different, after all. Even her marriage alliance is a grand affair, pairing her with the man at the very top."

She had seen Silas Norwood once, at a Lowell Family conference.

Watching him from afar at the time, she had only felt that Celia Sterling was incredibly lucky. Even her boyfriend was a man of such grace and elegance. But she had no idea his status was this high.

’Then again,’ she thought, ’how could The Ninth Master possibly find a random man for the person he treasures most? It must have been the best choice from a thousand options.’

So good that she couldn’t even muster a hint of jealousy, only disgust for her own adrift fate.

But no matter how much she loathed it, she still had to keep moving forward, step by step.

She put on a hooded trench coat, wrapping herself up completely, and slipped out of the house under the cover of night.

「Private Hospital.」

Evan Rhodes appeared in Kenneth Sutton’s hospital room with a team of lawyers.

Second Young Master Sutton’s tone was enthusiastic. "What brings Assistant Rhodes here? Please send my regards to The Ninth Master and Miss Sterling."

Evan Rhodes was in no mood for pleasantries. He gave Second Young Master Sutton a simple greeting before turning to the haggard-looking Kenneth Sutton on the bed.

"Chairman Sutton."

Kenneth Sutton’s cloudy eyes turned to him.

"I am The Ninth Master’s assistant, Evan Rhodes." Evan stated his purpose with a poised and confident air. "Over the past few days, Chairman Sutton has been pressuring The Ninth Master in conjunction with several powerful families here in Port Sovereign. The Ninth Master understands your demands and has sent me to Port Sovereign to resolve this matter."

"Resolve it?" Second Young Master Sutton looked doubtfully at the team of lawyers behind him. "How will you resolve it?"

"Behind me is the legal team that handled the equity trust agreement for Ms. Lowell and The Ninth Master back then. I believe Chairman Sutton and Second Young Master Sutton are very familiar with them," Evan said, looking at Second Young Master Sutton.

Second Young Master Sutton was indeed familiar. He had even had tea with this legal team in the past two days, but they had refused to discuss what happened back then. Who knew they would now show up with The Ninth Master’s assistant.

He didn’t deny it. "I have indeed had contact with them."

"Lawyer Hollis’s team is internationally renowned. Second Young Master Sutton should trust their professionalism and credibility. They are objective and will not favor one side," Evan said, getting straight to the point. "The Ninth Master has agreed to return the portion of the shares that belonged to Miss Summer Sutton."

Second Young Master Sutton was stunned, not expecting the domineering and ruthless Kian Sterling to agree so readily. "He’ll agree so easily?"

He hadn’t forgotten the supply chains the Sutton Family had lost at Kian Sterling’s hands not long ago, which had only worsened the situation for the family, already riddled with problems from internal strife. How could that man be so accommodating?

Kenneth Sutton’s expression, however, showed neither joy nor sorrow. "What are his conditions?"

"The Ninth Master is genuinely protective of Miss Sutton. To speak of conditions would seem rather impersonal." Evan’s tone shifted. "However, since so many years have passed, standard inheritance procedures require us to re-verify the parent-child relationship between Miss Sutton and Chairman Sutton."

The wealthier the family, the bloodier the inheritance battles. Paternity tests were practically a standard procedure for dividing assets. After all, no patriarch was willing to hand over the empire they had worked so hard to build to descendants of questionable identity.

Second Young Master Sutton breathed a sigh of relief. "Is that all? That’s only right."

Kenneth Sutton had no objections either. He didn’t have many days left and was counting on Summer Sutton to return to the family with her shares to support his several illegitimate children, so he nodded.

"Leaving the shares in The Ninth Master’s hands is not a long-term solution anyway. My time is short, so the sooner this is resolved, the better."

Once he was dead, the paternity test would be difficult to perform.

If that happened, Kian Sterling could refuse to acknowledge Summer Sutton’s identity and swallow the Sutton family’s assets for himself, and Kenneth Sutton’s precious illegitimate children would have nowhere to turn.

Second Young Master Sutton was also undisguisedly anxious. "There’s no time like the present. Let’s get the samples today. My sister Summer is already on her way. Assistant Rhodes, did you bring professional personnel? You can take my father’s DNA first."

Evan Rhodes pointed to two medical personnel holding toolboxes beside the legal team. "I did."