"She is awake, Edward, Jennie is awake." Grandma Mayfair rushed to Jennie's side.
Luke pulled Andre outside. "I know that you were about to open your big mouth yet I told you that this is a sensitive topic, you cannot just drop the bomb in an already tense situation. Please take control of your emotions."
Andre raised both of hands and placed them on his brother's shoulders. Facing him with urgency in his eyes, he shook his brother slightly.
"Did you not hear Dad threatening to put charges on her! I will not sit back and allow our sister to come to harm because everyone is jumping to conclusions. There must be more to the story than meets the eye." He marched away with determined steps.
Luke watched his brother walk away in fury with heavy eyes knowing that Andre couldn't be stopped anymore. Even though they had only met Phoebe once, it was obvious that he was already attached to her. What worried him was that Andre was an erratic person and anytime from now he was going to spill the secret out whether everyone was ready to hear about it or not.
He followed Andre back into the room. They were not allowed to see Ruth for now, so Jennie's room was a temporary gathering place for them. He could hear his mother's cries before even opening the door.
Jennie Mayfair was still inconsolable which worried family especially her husband. In the bid to calm his wife down and fulfil her demands, he pulled his phone from his pants and called the commissioner.
"There is a person that I need you to arrest immediately for attempting to kill my child. Her name is Phoebe Gabriel or Hopkins whatever, just lock her up and throw away the key. Shuffle her through the system if you must to prevent her from calling for help. I will repay this favor greatly." Edward hung up and moved to sit beside his wife who suddenly wiped her tears, smiled and hugged her husband.
"Thank you honey, that girl deserves no mercy at all." She sniveled.
Luke glared at his father, the veins in his neck pulsing visibly. "You people are insane! You have no idea what you have done father. Call back the commissioner or whomever you just gave those orders and rescind your order now." He clenched his jaw.
"Young man are you out of you mind! How can you talk to father like that. Apologize now, see the way his flexing his muscles like he wants to fight." Collin laughed sarcastically.
"Yes Andre Apologize to your father and what's gotten into you? Why are you defending this girl like she's something to you?" Jennie blinked rapidly.
It was in that moment that Luke knew that Andre was at his breaking point so he ordered Ophelia to leave the room. She was Ruth's spy in the house and she would relay everything to her the moment she opened her eyes which they didn't need.
"But i...I was making chamomile tea for Mrs. Jennie, she needs to calm her nerves." Ophelia hesitated, she suspected that something serious was going on here because Andre was behaving strangely and whatever it was Phoebe had something to do with it.
"Go now!" Collin barked at the woman who dashed out. "Now spill it." He ordered Andre.
Luke moved to the door and further shooed Phelia away. She was also good at eavesdropping but he wouldn't let her do such a thing today.
"She's our sister and I won't let you harm her." Andre made a vow but his words confused his family further.
"Child what do you mean? Your sister! How do you mean?" Grandma Mayfair stared at him. In her opinion the boy had to be running insane.
"Luke check his temperature, in fact check him into rehab. It's obvious that he's doing hard drugs because none of this makes any sense." Edward scratched the back of his neck.
The order was loud and clear but Luke only folded his arms and sighed deeply. "I am afraid that I cannot do that father and Andre is right Phoebe Gabriel is your daughter."
Jennie shoved her husband away from her, without wasting any time she gave him a hot slap on the cheek. "You bastard! Have you been cheating on me? You have a love child! Am going to kill her in fact both of you."
She was already teetering on the edge, between tears and anger so she reacted without thinking.
Grandma Mayfair let out a shocking cry. "Jennie! How dare you smack my son? And you Edward, how can you do such a thing?" She gave her daughter in law an icy stare briefly before a look of dismay took over. "An affair, a secret love child, oh good heavens! This is all too much for me."
She sat down and lowered her head, not knowing how to proceed. The atmosphere in the room was grimmer than before and Jennie was sobbing broken heartedly once more. Somehow, she had quickly turned pale, appearing completely sick.
Edward meanwhile was startled as he stood and watched his wife condemn him for something he had no idea about. He then turned to his mother who was disappointed in him. "Mother I....i...." The poor man was at a loss of words, he glared at his sons that had just accused him and started all this.
Luke had been asking the elders to calm down but none of them was listening to him so he kept quiet and waited for the dust to settle. When his father looked at him Luke resumed to speak. "Mom, dad didn't cheat on you. Phoebe is your child too."
Jennie gasped and covered her lips with her hand. "What...what do you mean?" Her voice was shaky.
"How is that shameless woman our sister!" Collin was in total shock and he hoped that his brother's were pulling a prank.
"Can't you see that she looks a lot like grandma? I don't blame mother and father for being clueless but you met her, so how could you not you see the strong resemblance she has to us, especially grandma." Andre accused. "The only different thing about her is that she has red hair." Andre was miffed that a smart man like Collin didn't suspect a thing.
"Me?" Grandma Mayfair was shocked.
"Yes! She's like a doppelganger or clone whichever one you choose. If you were her age then you two could be twins. Grandma, you need to see her." Andre pulled out his phone and showed the elders a picture of Phoebe, they were all shocked by the strong resemblance.
Edward's eyes flew wide open. "Red hair? She has red hair? There are ancestors in our family that had red hair so if she has it then....but hold on, how did you find out, is this just a suspicion? No, how is this possible?"
Luke raised his hand and told them about the DNA test. "It confirmed that we are siblings, I just don't understand how it's possible for her to exist unless..."
"This Phoebe is the same age with Ruth too." Grandma Mayfair clapped once, cutting off Luke. "What if Jennie had twins and one was stolen? That's the only explanation I can think of that makes sense since Luke says she is your child, both of you."