Chapter 5

Fortunately, the police stopped Padilla downstairs.

At the police station, Padilla was being interrogated.

I pulled out the picture I had received on my phone.

"This photo is dated '95, but I wasn't even born in '95. How could I possibly be in a picture with her?"

Saying that, I dialed the sender's number, and Padilla's phone rang.

The officer held up the photo and questioned Padilla, "What's the deal with this picture?"

Padilla sneered, "As you can see, it's a photo of me and my husband."

The officer's expression grew increasingly complex. I knew what they were thinking.

They must suspect Padilla has mental health issues.

But as the officer checked Padilla's records, a gasp came from another officer nearby. "Padilla, you were just released from prison last year?"

What? This news from the police made my mind even more chaotic.

Padilla had been in jail.

"I'm telling you, there's no need to question me. I can guarantee that the children in my belly are his."

"If you don't believe me, we can do a paternity test once they're born."

"If you don't believe me now, there's nothing I can do. Why can't we just let science prove it in the end?"

Faced with Padilla's unwavering certainty, the police hesitated and turned to me:

"Sir, do you recall if you might have met before and had a relationship, and you've simply forgotten?"

My eyes were bloodshot. I wanted to kill myself just to prove my innocence.

"If I ever had a relationship with her, I'd drop dead right now!"

But Padilla was calm, even offering me a cup of water:

"Giovanni, don't get so worked up. It hurts me to see you angry. Alright, whatever you say goes."

"The children really aren't yours."

My emotions broke, and I picked up a pen holder, ready to hit Padilla, when she suddenly clutched her belly and collapsed to the floor.

"Oh no, the pregnant woman is going into labor!"

That day, just like in my previous life, Padilla gave birth to quadruplets.

A week later, the police, with complicated expressions, handed me the paternity test results.

"After medical examination, these children..."