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2024-10-29 19:42:56Stephen couldn’t focus on work the entire day, he kept thinking about what would happen after Friday.
Every time he looked at this team, he couldn't help but wonder what they would think when they learned the truth.
Would they hate him for the lies?
Or would they welcome him with open arms, more than happy to accept the positions he had prepared for them.
"Stephen?" Michael called out as he knocked on Stephen's door.
Stephen took a deep breath and leaned back.
"Come in!" He told Micahel as he moved away the documents on his desk.
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“Ah, I see you’ve noticed it.” Stephen said as he saw the confused expression on some of the reporters' faces.Not everyone had seen a DNA test in the past. Normally when businessmen and actors were trying to prove they were not the father of a child, the match would be much lower compared to what was flashed on the screen.“Allow me to explain for those who are seeing a DNA test for the first time.” Stephen said with a smile. “The report you are seeing behind me says that I am somehow related to Gabrielle Ong’s child. Now for those that are familiar with the genealogy of the Ong and Cho families, we are not in any way related.”The members of the media nodded as they slowly absorbed the information that Stpehen was telling them.Most were genuinely surprised at how kind Stephen sounded and at how willing he was to explain the situation to them.Normally, leaders in the same position as Stephen had little to no patience to explain trivial thing such as these, but Stephen took his tim
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