While Lilia was relaxing in her hotel room, she got news from Louis. There would be a meeting to discuss the film script at seven in the evening, in the meeting room on the second floor. All actors were expected to be present on time.
After reading the contents of the message, Lilia glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only half past six. There's still half an hour before the meeting. With nothing else to do, Lilia decided to reread the script for the film.
Lilia's scenes in this location focused on turning her character into evil. She had to be able to show a completely different side to the character she had been playing.
Even though Lilia's eyes read the lines of dialogue in the script, her mind wasn't there at all. She repeatedly glanced at her cell phone, waiting for word from Julius. The DNA test results should have come out today, but Lilia had not received any news until now. She began to worry that there was a problem in carrying out the DNA test.
Lilia sighed and put away the script. Right now, she couldn't concentrate on reading at all. Lilia opened her chat with Julius and sent a short message to remind the man. She sat on the sofa while continuing to watch her cell phone screen.
Fifteen minutes had passed, but there was still no reply from Julius. Lilia was so tense that her palms got sweaty. She tried to convince herself that Julius wouldn't break his promise, but the thoughts of bad possibilities kept popping up in Lilia's mind.
Just as Lilia decided to call Julius, there was a new message from the man on the Other app. She found a file in her chat with Julius. Her uncle said nothing and only sent a file.
Lilia's fingers that were moving towards the file were shaking violently. For a moment, fear returned to her heart. Was she absolutely sure that she wanted to know the answer?
Suddenly, Lilia was reminded of the warmth of Mellisa's hand when she held her hand. She had promised that she would help her sister find an answer to this case. Knowing Lilia's blood relationship with Sylvia was the first step she needed to take!
Lilia steeled her resolve and opened the file. Her heart skipped a beat as she skimmed over the beginning of the document. Lilia couldn't understand the various technical terms used in the analysis report, so she jumped straight to the last page.
'Final Conclusion'.
When she found the part, Lilia bit her lip and gripped the phone tighter.
'Thus, it can be concluded that the probability of Sylvia Pangestu being the biological mother of Lilia Pangestu is 0%.'
Lilia read the sentence over and over again until the meaning completely sank into her mind. She let out the breath she had been holding without realizing it. A feeling of relief began to flood into her body as the questions she had been harboring for years were finally answered.
Sylvia wasn't her real mother and Lilia wasn't the daughter of the Pangestu Family.
She had prepared herself to receive this answer, but when she did receive it, Lilia's heart still shook.
Suddenly, Lilia's cell phone vibrated several times. She saved the document to her cell phone before opening the message from Julius.
[Julius]: "Lilia, I promised you that I won't hide the truth from you."
[Julius]: "So you have to promise me that you won't be sad!"
[Julius]: "Actually, the results of this test came out yesterday. But I didn't want to surprise you, so I'm sending it today according to our promise."
A faint smile crossed Lilia's lips as she read Julius's message. She could feel her uncle's worry and concern.
[Lilia]: "Thank you, uncle."
After sending that, she hesitated for a moment before adding, "Doesn't matter what happens, I'll always think of you as my uncle."
There was no reply from Julius for a while. Finally, the man just sent a hugging sticker. It looked like Julius didn't know what to say to Lilia either.
The model put her cell phone on the table and leaned back on the sofa. She closed her eyes, then took a deep breath. Even though Lilia tried to stay calm, various emotions were stirring in her heart. There were feelings of relief, sadness, anger, and disappointment.
Lilia shook her head to get rid of her negative feelings. She got up and walked to the window of her room. Seeing the beautiful natural scenery helped her to calm down. As she fell silent and stared out the window, all the memories of her interaction with Sylvia flashed through her mind.
During the 24 years of her life as Sylvia's daughter, never once Lilia saw the woman's soft face. Sylvia seemed to be wearing a mask that was cold and distant whenever she faced Lilia. But now she knew why. That woman never thought of Lilia as her daughter.
Lilia smiled sadly and said goodbye in her heart, "From today on, I will no longer live as your daughter, Mother. Thank you for raising me so hard all this time. Even if we're not the real mother and daughter, I wouldn't be who I am without you."
"Goodbye..." Lilia whispered, "…Sylvia Pangestu."
She turned away from the window and picked up her cell phone, then sent the report to Jean. Lilia added a message, "I miss you, Jean," before sending it off.
*****
At seven o'clock sharp, Lilia and her assistant Dina arrived at the second floor's meeting room. Lilia saw the film crew were busy passing by in front of the room. The model wore a bohemian and honey-colored overalls, which stood out among the uniforms of the film crew.
In the hallway leading to the meeting room, a long table filled with various small pastries, tea and coffee was spread out. Seeing that, Lilia raised her eyebrows in surprise. Did they need a long time for this meeting that they prepared a coffee break?
Lilia entered the meeting room followed by Dina. She looked around before selecting one of the empty chairs at the back of the room. A long table was placed at the front of the room, next to a small podium. About thirty folding chairs were neatly arranged facing the podium and the long table.
Even though Louis had told them to arrive on time, there were still many empty seats in the room. Lilia lost interest in her surroundings and chose to play with her cellphone. Dina stood behind her chair looking around with a sharp gaze. Sometimes, her assistant's gestures reminded Lilia of Clifford.
Lilia opened her chat with Jean, but there was still no reply from the man. She didn't know how the man would react after reading the results of her DNA test. Would Jean feel cheated because he didn't marry the daughter of the Pangestu Family? Or was this what he expected?
If Jean didn't tell Lilia beforehand that he planned this wedding, maybe Lilia would still be grateful to the Pangestu Family. She still thought that it was Robert who allowed her to marry Jean. However, after hearing that her father intended to marry her to a man twice her age, that gratitude completely disappeared. All that remained was hatred and disappointment.
Lilia sighed and closed her cellphone again. There's no point thinking about that now. She now knew that she was not the daughter of the Pangestu Family and that she was married to Jean. As that man had said, Lilia's current identity was Mrs.. Widjaya. Nothing could change that fact!
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