Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 462

**When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 462**

**Chapter 462**

Seated alongside Diana, Florence caught a fleeting glimpse of the caller ID, though no one else in the room seemed to notice. A tension hung in the air, thick and palpable. Since the decision to separate, the communication between Diana and Leon had dwindled to almost nothing. The silence between them had become a chasm, and now, with this call, it felt as if it could only herald one thing—the long-awaited DNA test results were finally in.

Diana’s gaze flickered to her mother’s face, which had tightened in response to the unexpected interruption. With a gentle hand on Florence’s back, she rose, her heart racing. “I’ll take this outside,” she said softly, trying to mask the whirlwind of emotions that churned within her.

Deep down, she grappled with a tumult of feelings. If Penelope truly turned out to be Vee, the reality of that revelation would be a heavy burden for everyone involved to bear. The Huttons, her family, had spent years searching for their lost daughter, and now they found themselves in a strange position, secretly wishing for the results to be incorrect—that their real Vee was still out there, somewhere, waiting to be found and brought back into their lives.

Stepping into the courtyard, Diana answered the call, her voice steady and composed. “You have the results?” she asked, her tone cool and direct, as if she were discussing the weather rather than the fate of her family’s future.

This was the essence of who she was. Even during their marriage, her demeanor had always been calm, almost clinical. Only her family had ever caught glimpses of the warmth that lay beneath her polished exterior.

Leon, on the other hand, was not taken aback by her tone.

“Yes,” he replied, maintaining his usual measured cadence. “I’ll send you the electronic copy on WhatsApp.”

“Alright.” Her voice remained even, maintaining the distance she had crafted between them. “That’s all, then.”

With that, she ended the call before he could utter another word, the finality of the action echoing in her mind. For a moment, Leon stared at the dark screen of his phone, a sigh escaping his lips as he opened their chat and sent the file along with a brief message.

Leon: [Diana, congratulations.]

He understood the weight of the moment; the Huttons had yearned for so long to find their missing daughter, and now, it seemed, that wish was about to be fulfilled.

“The test confirms it,” Diana finally admitted, her voice steady despite the weight of the revelation. She couldn’t conceal something of such magnitude, not from her family.

After a brief pause, she continued, her tone shifting slightly. “Still, I think relying on a single test is too hasty. Once the case settles, we should arrange for another. Quietly, just to be sure.”

Megan’s heart skipped a beat at the suggestion. “Diana, wouldn’t that be too cruel? She’s been gone for years. Now she’s finally home, and we’re questioning her again?”

Diana’s gaze, cool and sharp beneath her polite facade, shifted toward Megan. “That’s why I said it quietly.”

“Quietly” meant without Penelope ever knowing. If the blood tie was genuine, they could confirm it without causing unnecessary pain.

Megan felt a knot tighten in her stomach. If that were to happen, Penelope would be blindsided. How could someone like her compete with a woman like Diana, who had carved out a name for herself in both the military and politics at such a young age? It was an unsettling thought, one that lingered in the air like a storm cloud, ready to unleash its fury.