Oliver couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry when he heard Noah's words.
Noah had always been the goofball of the family. He had the tendency of blurting out whatever he was thinking when he was with people that he trusted.
He did restrain himself while in public though, being a celebrity and all. But he was already letting his guard down with this woman.
Oliver thought to himself, 'I hope Noah doesn't get further attached to her before we can take a DNA test'.
He didn't think that the woman had bad intentions or anything as he trusted his brother's words, but Noah was quite soft hearted and people liked to take advantage of his kindness.
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Elise on the other hand was simply dumbfounded upon hearing his strange request.
Plus there was the fact that he had shouted at her while she was on the rooftop for no apparent reason which had led to her falling down.
She started worrying that she had encountered a weirdo, they were in a hospital after all.
"Y_you want my hair"? She was thinking of just compensating them with some money. Looking at her long and healthy hair, Elise couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.
"Yup" Noah just nodded cheerily and didn't feel as if there was anything wrong with what he said but Oliver quickly realized the problem.
'Does she think we want all her hair'?
Thinking of how his idiot of a brother probably didn't realize how strange his words sounded to others, Oliver quickly added, "Just a strand or two would be enough".
Elise let out a sigh of relief upon hearing that she wouldn't have to completely sacrifice her hair but the request still puzzled her a bit so she asked, "Why do you want strands of my hair in the first place"?
Both Noah and Oliver were a little hesitant to answer this question.
They knew that they had met her through coincidence but they still didn't know Elise well enough. What if she started troubling them like the other girls before her?
Elise saw that they didn't want to answer her question but she didn't want to just give them her hair without knowing how it was going to be used.
"I'm sorry but I won't handover my hair if you don't give me a proper explanation first. I would rather compensate you with money" Elise stated firmly.
Since they had no other choice, Oliver decided to just answer honestly, "We want to do a DNA test".
Now that his brother had already revealed it, Noah didn't hold himself back and added, "We think you might be our sister".
Elise really hadn't expected to hear these answers. It hadn't even been a full year since she had found that she was not the biological child of the Wilsons and she had already met someone claiming to be her family.
Thinking of the Wilsons who had been persistently trying to get in contact with her ever since she left and clearly didn't want to let go of her, Elise started getting suspicious.
Although they didn't look like fraudsters, what if they were hired by Wilsons to scam her.
Elise was about to reject their request when one of the men suddenly spoke up.
Oliver could see the hesitancy and slight suspicion on Elise's face, so he decided to try to smooth things over.
He extended his hand out and introduced himself, "Hello, I am Oliver and this is my younger brother Noah".
Elise shook his hand, albeit a little hesitant and introduced herself as well. But she only gave them her first name as she didn't consider herself as one of the Wilsons anymore.
Oliver then took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to her before he continued, "As you can see, you resemble our mother a lot. We are looking for our biological sister and were wondering if you would agree to do a DNA test".
Elise was left even more shocked upon hearing his words which were straight to the point. She was at a loss as to how to respond.
Noah and Oliver were eagerly waiting for her answer when the nurse from earlier walked into the room. She had her medical reports with her.
The doctor had already left the room so Oliver asked her to just keep the file on the table.
After looking at the photo which didn't seem edited, Elise was still reeling from the fact that she might have possibly found her biological family.
Elise was actually quite curious about her biological family. Ever since she left the Wilson family, she had been wondering about them.
She wanted to know if she had been abandoned or perhaps accidentally separated from her family, if there was someone out there who loved her and was looking for her. Elise wanted and craved the familial warmth that she hadn't gotten all her life.
Looking at Oliver and Noah, they didn't seem like people who would just abandon their sister but Elise didn't want to get her hopes up too much as it was still quite uncertain if she was even their sister.
Oliver and Noah didn't seem like bad people to her so she agreed to do the DNA test.
Upon receiving her agreement, Oliver immediately arranged for the test to be conducted as soon as possible.
The lab was owned by their family so the results would definitely be fast and would not be tampered with.
Elise handed over a few strands of her hair and Oliver got his assistant to call someone over to take it to the lab.
Since it would only take a couple of hours for the results to be out, Noah decided to just stay over at the hospital room with Elise.
Elise also agreed. Chloe wasn't there right now and she was a little desperate for any distraction that might take her mind off of her loss.
Oliver also decided to stay in the end although it was mostly to keep an eye on his brother. He was also a little curious about Elise.
Noah, being the cheerful one, decided to strike up a conversation to ease the slight awkwardness.
Elise didn't seem completely opposed to taking a DNA test which had made him curious if she had a family or not.
She was also alone in the hospital room and no one had come to look for her, so he decided to ask, "do you have a family here"?
Elise looked at the brothers who were both looking at her with a curious expression.
She was not someone who easily warmed up to strangers but she couldn't help but want to answer when she saw their slightly concerned expressions.
'There's no harm in answering their question I guess', she thought to herself.
"I had a family but not anymore".
Her answer really surprised them. Looking at the sadness on her face, they could tell that it was not a happy topic for her.
Noah got even more curious about her and couldn't help but ask again, "What do you mean not anymore? Did you get kicked out"?
Oliver really wanted to smack his brother on the head for asking such an inconsiderate question. Although he wanted to know as well, he didn't have to phrase the question like this.
Looking at his brother's thunderous expression, Noah also realised his mistake, but the deed was already done so he could only apologise.
Fortunately, Elise didn't take it to mind and told them the truth.
They were actually now the only ones beside Chloe who knew the truth.
While listening to her story, Oliver and Noah felt a variety of emotions but the most prominent ones were anger and disbelief.
The sheer audacity of the Wilsons really shocked them.
They were also sad upon hearing just how much Elise had suffered because of them.
Elise entirely skipped the part where the Wilsons tried to sell her to an old man and her pregnancy. The wounds were still too raw for her.
She took a look at the brothers and saw their sad and concerned expressions. For a moment, she imagined what it would have been like growing up as their sister.
Realising that she was getting her hopes up, she shook the thought off her head. She couldn't take any more heartbreaks today.
Looking at Elise who had suddenly gone silent, Oliver decided to change the subject, "I'm getting hungry. Let's get some food".
Elise agreed as she was also quite hungry.
Oliver ordered some light and easy to digest food. They ate in silence but it wasn't awkward at all.
Elise felt really drowsy after eating her fill and slowly fell asleep. Noah and Oliver decided not to disturb her and decided to sit in a far corner of the room.
The doctor also arrived shortly after she fell asleep. Oliver didn't want to wake her up so he stood up and followed the doctor out instead. He also took the reports which had been brought in by the nurse.
Looking at the frowning doctor, Oliver wanted to ask if Elise was okay but before he could do so, he saw his assistant rushing over with papers in his hand.
"The results are out".
Σ(´∀｀;)