Snare of Love
Chapter 367 By Mistake

But coincidentally, the result of the DNA similarity between Dolores and Jolene was as high as 99.99. In the medical field, they were referred to as 'mother and son' who were biologically related. It had to be clear that this result of DNA comparison was between Matthew and Jolene in the eyes of Jeffery and Marina.

They had no idea that Dolores had changed the cutlery. So, they thought that the samples they had obtained belonged to Matthew.

The result was passed to Jeffery, proving that Matthew was Jolene's 'son'.

It could be said that it cleared up all his doubts about Matthew's identity.

Then there was only the matter of Marina seeing the close relationship between Dolores and Victoria.

Jeffery still 'loved' Matthew. He couldn't, however, accept Matthew's wife had a close relationship with Victoria.

To put it simply, Jeffery was now sure that Matthew was Jolene's biological child. It was because all of the processes, from collecting Matthew's sample to running the laboratory test, were handled by the person he trusted.

So, he had a lot of faith in the result, and he could be said to be very sure of it.

But he didn't expect that Dolores to notice this first and exchange her cutlery with Matthew's.

Dolores' thoughts at that time were that Jolene had already passed away. The DNA comparison could only be performed with a living person. So, she exchanged her cutlery with Matthew.

It was because they would compare Matthew's DNA sample to Victoria's after they had collected his sample. She knew that Victoria and Matthew were biologically related mother and son. Jeffery would discover this if he performed the DNA comparison.

At that time, she thought that if she exchanged her cutlery with Matthew's, then she was the one who would be compared to Victoria. The results of the tests would unequivocally show that they were not biological mother and child. Then nobody would discover the fact that Matthew was Victoria's son.

However, Dolores didn't expect that the sample that they had collected would be used to perform a DNA comparison with DNA left by Jolene before she passed away.

The test resulted in a 'mother-son' relationship.

That meant the test result using Dolores' DNA sample and Jolene's DNA showed that they were related by blood.

Dolores and Jolene were biologically related.

But this was by mistake. Nobody knew that the truth was like this.

Jeffery only believed that Matthew was Jolene's son.

He hated Dolores now because she was close with Victoria, the woman who had destroyed Jolene's marriage at that time.

Dolores, in his opinion, was indiscriminate, and he disliked her. He even thought that Dolores didn't deserve Matthew.

So, he wanted Matthew and Dolores to be separated. The daughter of one of his colleagues, who was in the same unit as him, caught his fancy.

She was pretty, and he had seen her grow up. He was pleased with her personality and family circumstances.

Hence, Jeffery purposefully asked Matthew to help him take the document to allow him to have a chance to be in touch with her.

Matthew's identity was shown there, and he was in a hidden marriage with Dolores now, except that he had personally announced Dolores' identity to the company employees. But everyone was curious.

After all, they didn't hold a wedding ceremony, and there was no sign that they wanted to get married before.

Matthew was still an eligible bachelor in the eyes of the outside world.

He was the man that many noblewomen wanted to marry.

Despite the fact that Jeffery's colleague's family, the Chambers family, was not particularly rich, it was a powerful family.

The genealogy of the Chambers family was even more impressive than the Harris family's.

Jeffery did not do this for his own benefit but instead for Matthew's. Matthew's future would undoubtedly be brighter if he allied with the Chambers family in marriage.

In addition, the girl was not only thoughtful and knowledgeable but also brilliant. She was pretty as well. But most importantly, she wouldn't be as inconsiderate as Dolores and had a close relationship with Victoria.

She didn't have anything Jeffery didn't like.

Marina took the initiative to replace Dolores this time, which was also Jeffery's strategy.

Marina came to replace Dolores, and Jeffery made an appointment with Matthew. Of course, not only Matthew but also another person, Chloe.

Jeffery's aim was to cause misunderstanding between Matthew and Dolores so that they could be separated.

Jeffery's original plan was to make an appointment with Matthew and Chloe to meet. At the same time, Marina invited Dolores to eat at the same restaurant. Then during that time, he excused himself from leaving and left only Matthew and Chloe there, and let Dolores see this, allowing her to misunderstand the relationship between Matthew and Chloe. This would create a contradiction between them, causing them to separate.

But Marina regretted it now. She missed Dolores' gaze, "I'm already old. How can I still wear this kind of clothes?"

Dolores smiled while saying, "You're not old. Just leave the matter of clothes to me."

Dolores had already made up her mind. She was not fawning Marina, but because Marina treated Matthew well.

Dolores was willing to treat Marina and Jeffery as her family members.

She had no rights and was not in the position to investigate what was right or wrong in the past.

The current situation was the best.

It was also the one that Victoria and Jayden always kept up.

Marina's smile on her face became more unnatural, and she grabbed Dolores' hand, "You..."

Marina was about to say something, but she came to a halt. She couldn't say it out.

She finally sighed, "Do you know the relationship between Matthew and Victoria?"

Dolores became nervous suddenly and nodded seriously, "Yes, I know."

"Why do you want to be close to her if you know the relationship between Matthew and her?"

Marina was quite satisfied with Dolores.

Except for the fact that Dolores had disappointed her on the matter of Victoria, she couldn't think of anything else that she didn't like about Dolores.

If Jeffery hadn't had a knot in his heart about Victoria for so many years, he might not have made such a resolute decision to separate Dolores and Matthew.

Dolores was very flustered. Could it be that they had already known this?

She restrained her fluster and forced herself to remain calm, "I don't have a close relationship with her..."

Marina sighed again. If she hadn't seen for herself that Dolores was together with Victoria, she would definitely have believed Dolores.

Marina said sincerely and earnestly, "Matthew was born by Jolene, and he is the only heir of the Nelson family. His identity is indubitable. However, he is also Jeffery's only nephew, the only child of Jeffery's sister, who was born by the same mother as him. Jeffery's concern and love for Matthew were also undeniable. But you are different..."

Dolores came from the Flores family, which had already been ripped apart and broken up. Dolores was the only one left. She had no advantage from her family already.

She had a close relationship with Victoria, which meant she was not in the same boat as Matthew.

This was the most disappointing thing for Marina and Jeffery.

If Dolores could distinguish between right and wrong, she couldn't be close with Victoria.

Dolores had the weight off her mind. According to Marina, did she mean that she was already certain that Matthew was born by Jolene?

As long as Jeffery didn't replace out the truth, it was not a big deal for her.

"I know." Dolores could vaguely understand the meaning behind Marina's lines.

Matthew's position was noble, but Dolores was different.

The Flores family had suffered a setback. Dolores could be said to have no one to rely on. She was nothing if Matthew didn't take her under his wing.

She was well aware of it.

But she didn't get the underlying meaning.

"I suddenly remember that I have other things to deal with. I'll treat you again for the meal next time."

Marina couldn't bear lying to Dolores and let her misunderstood Matthew.

She was aware that she was impulsive and that Jeffery might get angry, but she still couldn't separate Dolores and Matthew.

Marina left in a hurry, and Dolores didn't have a chance to ask her to stay. She could feel that Marina didn't just come to replace her for dinner, but she seemed to have another purpose.

She had no idea if Marina's aim had been achieved.

Anxiety erupted from her heart. She was flustered in her heart, and it was stuffy to the point where it was difficult for her to breathe.

She covered her heart with her hand and stood in front of the French window. She lowered her head and gazed out the window at the people on the street.

She went over everything she and Marina had said to see if there was anything wrong.

There were only a few sentences they had said, and they all seemed to have nothing wrong.

However, her mood remained inexplicably depressed.

It had not been a year since she had returned to the country. However, a lot had happened around her, and almost everything that happened had something to do with her. Everything that happened was out of her expectations, including the good, the bad, and the uncontrollable.

She slowly closed her eyes and tried to calm herself.

She even could hear her heartbeat clearly in the quiet room. Lub-dub, lub-dub...

Suddenly, there was a warmth that slowly surrounded her from her back. She opened her eyes abruptly and turned around her head...☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐