Chapter 13 Impersonation

Mr. Bennet's grim gaze lowered slowly as glimmers of mysterious intent flashed in its depths. "That's right. So you're saying this child is Rachel's and Edward's baby?" Mrs. Bennet approached him with the crying baby in her arms. "That's right, dear. Look at this baby, he has both Edward's and Rue's features!" After knowing the baby as Edward Bluemel's son, even the irritable Mr. Bennet suddenly became cautious around him. He then took the fussing baby from Mrs. Bennet's arms but fixed his gaze on Rue. "How are you going to let Edward Bluemel believe that it was you whom he spent that night with?" Rue's eyes narrowed gradually with her face beaming. "Dad, don't worry, I have an idea." The next morning, Rue appeared in front of the Bluemel mansion with a delicately-wrapped bag. Edward was sitting on his sofa while sipping on his coffee. When he saw Rue and Mrs. Bennet in front of him, he frowned slightly. Gwaa gwaa— A baby's deafening cries echoed in waves inside the mansion. A young assistant leaned toward Edward and whispered to him, "Mr. Bluemel, this is the heir apparent to the Bennet Group. Allegedly, she's here to return the jacket you've been seeking." Upon hearing his assistant's words, Edward's hand made a light jerk, shaking the coffee cup. He raised his eyebrows as he set the cup aside casually. Edward sized Rue up thoroughly, but his brows knitted together unconsciously. "I've been looking for this jacket for ten months, why are you only showing up now?" Rue bit her lower lip and spoke as though Edward was ripping open a closed wound. "Because you're Edward Bluemel." Edward looked askance at Rue while waiting for her to make her point. Rue then looked at the baby in Mrs. Bennet's lap, as if to direct Edward's gaze there. "Because you are Edward Bluemel, so what happened that night can only be a one night stand, there is no reason to disturb you over it." Edward followed Rue's hint and looked over to the baby in Mrs. Bennet's arms. He paused for a while. It seemed like he had a firm grip on what had happened. Facing the eccentric Edward, who made no indication of responding, Rue opened her mouth once more. "Until I realized I was pregnant with your child. However, I was worried that you won't recognize him. So only until I have given birth did I realize that I should give him a complete family, whether you like it or not!" Rue's words took everyone in the Bluemel mansion by surprise. Edward looked up with his cold eyes and exchanged looks with Rue for a long time, yet he did not detect any hint of panic or avoidance. It was strange, the feeling Rue gave him was totally different from the feeling he had ten months ago. The woman had appeared out of nowhere, claimed to have slept with him, and even brought a baby to say it was his. Edward ignored Rue and took the infant from Mrs. Bennet's arms. He did not know how to handle a child, but weirdly, the crying child in Mrs. Bennet's arms stopped the moment he was enveloped in Edward's arms. Edward was intrigued having seen the tiny thing, and his frigid heart was slowly tugged. "Take his blood sample and arrange for a DNA test." Perry nodded quickly before retrieving some rubbing alcohol and other tools from the medical kit. Edward sat quietly on the sofa with the baby in his arms while Rue and Mrs. Bennet waited anxiously. Perry quickly collected Edward's blood samples before he turned his attention toward the baby. Just as he was about to insert the needles into the baby's arm, Edward spoke up with his emotionless voice. "If the kid cries, you can pack your things." Perry's hand began to tremble upon hearing Edward's warning. 'Isn't Mr. Bluemel making things difficult for me?! Are there kids who don't cry while having their blood taken?! Did he think the sharp needles are playthings?!' Perry felt immensely pressured, but he could not bring himself to protest while looking into Edward's eyes. Just like that, the needle slowly sank into the baby's arm, and Perry's heart began to pound. His sight stayed on the baby's face the entire time as his heart threatened to leap out of his chest. The child scrunched up his face as if he would cry within the next second. Perry's heart thudded loudly. 'I'm done for.' Surprisingly, although the baby's face was still crumpled up, his lips were pressed tightly together while he endured the ordeal with an unvoiced determination. It was only when Perry removed the needle that his heart rate slowed down. From the beginning, the baby in Edward's arms never uttered a sound. Edward kept quiet even though his face was admittedly full of satisfaction. Even after Perry had left the Bluemel mansion with the two blood samples, Edward still held on to the infant the entire time without nary a care for Rue and Mrs. Bennet who sat in front of him. Rue was not offended at all. In fact, the more Edward liked the baby, the happier she was. The more Edward cared about the child, the better her chances of becoming Mrs. Bluemel would be. Admittedly, Edward's assistant was very efficient. It took Perry not longer than two hours to call Edward with the result. "Mr. Bluemel, the paternity test shows that the baby has a 99.99% chance of being your child!" Edward hung up calmly and raised the baby. With a serious look, he said, "Josh is your name." Josh blinked innocently at Edward, his curiosity spilling out through his eyes. After having been ignored for so long, Rue could not hold it any longer. "Josh, what a nice name." She crouched beside the sofa and pinched the baby's face with a kind smile. "Baby, you have a name now." Oddly, Josh, who was resilient until just a while ago, cried the moment Rue touched him. His wails then rang throughout the hall once more. Edward squinted slowly and placed Josh beside him. "Alright, the kid is mine, so naturally, he has to stay here. Now let's discuss your terms." Josh stopped crying the moment Rue stopped touching him. His stares were cold, just like Edward's, but tinier.