Chapter 127 - Consent
"So what brings you both here?" He interlocked his hand as he asked, and Adrik glanced at Leia.
"Um, we are here because I want to have a DNA test," Leia replied, and Dr. Robert slowly nodded his head.
"Okay, who do you want to take the test with?" He adjusted his glasses that were slipping off the bridge of his nose and fixed his gaze on her.
"My dad." Leia nodded and shoved her hand into her backpack to grab the packet of hair.
"Your dad? Where is he? " Dr. Robert's eyes fluttered, and he glanced at the door, expecting someone to walk in, but no one did.
"Oh, um, I didn't... come with my dad." Leia shook her head, and the expression on her face became awkward.
"What? Um, Mrs. Avalanzo I am very sorry, but we need your father's consent for this paternity test to take place. "
"What do you mean?" Leia's face darkened instantly, and she gazed intently at Dr. Robert.
"Mrs. Avalanzo, it's is a rule in every hospital, that before a DNA test is done, the consent of either the father or mother must be provided." Dr. Robert explained, with a pleading look on his face.
"Well, I don't have my father's consent and I can't get one even if I wanted to, so you have to do it without his consent." She said, with a displeased look on her face.
"What about your mother? Your mother's consent is still-" He was yet to finish his sentence when Leia slammed her fist on his table and glared dangerously at him. "Don't you dare mention my mother ever again!" She emphasized every word, and Dr. Robert swallowed hard.
Adrik, who sat beside her, sighed softly and pulled her down to sit back on the chair. He turned to Dr. Robert and slightly nodded at him. "Mr. Robert, I do understand what you mean, but for some reason, I will prefer it if you go on with the test without the consent of her father or her mother. If my consent is better than nothing, I can give mine. "
Dr. Robert fluttered his eyes and took a deep breath, then slightly nodded. He pulled out a fresh document from his drawer and handed it to him. "Please sign here and there." He pointed to some blank space and Adrik filled it.
Dr. Robert took the document and turned to stare at Leia. "How do you want to take the test?" He raised his brow as he asked, and Leia rolled her eyes at him, then grabbed the packet of hair from her backpack.
She handed it over to him, and Dr. Robert examined it. "Well, this will work." He nodded and raised his head to stare at them. "I will begin the test right away. Please follow me, Mrs. Avalanzo." He stood up from his chair and gestured to Leia.
Leia nodded and gave her backpack to Adrik, then stood up from the chair and followed behind him outside.
Adrik's eyes fluttered, and he held onto the backpack and stood up from the chair. He walked to the door, pushed it open, and stepped outside.
He glanced to his left and then to his right and saw Leia following behind Dr. Robert.
He shrugged, and without any delay, he walked up to them and caught up with Leia.
Leia's heart skipped a bit when she noticed him beside her, and she punched him on the shoulder. "Don't startle me like that!" She glared at him, and Adrik pinched her arm.
Her lashes trembled, and a painful hiss sound escaped her lips. She glanced at him and wickedly smiled at him.
Adrik laughed softly behind the mask on his face and hung her backpack on his left shoulder.
They finally arrived at a ward with the number "A66" written at the top and halted. Dr. Robert pushed the door open and gestured to Adrik and Leia.
Leia walked in, to the bed and sat down, while Adrik took his seat on the sofa.
Dr. Robert glanced around the room and grabbed a new set of syringes. He set it up and walked over to Leia, then asked her to fist her hand. Leia did just like he asked, and he grasped her arm firmly, then proceeded to insert the needle through her skin. However, a yell from Adrik caused him to halt.
"Hold on!" Adrik hurriedly stood up from the sofa and ambled to them. He grabbed the syringe from Dr. Robert, threw it to the floor, matched it, and crushed it into pieces.
Dr. Robert's eyes fluttered in confusion, and he glanced down at the syringe and then at him. "Why..."
"Please don't use her blood. Pluck a few strands of her hair and use it." He said and walked back to the sofa, then sat down.
Leia, who was also confused by his actions, tilted her head and gazed at him with a questioning look on her face. "Why?" She lip-synced at him, and Adrik shook his head.
"I will explain when we get home." He took his mask off and lip-synced to her, then put it back on. Leia nodded at him and returned her attention to Dr. Robert, who stood in front of her with his eyes gazing down at the shattered syringe.
Dr. Robert cleared his throat and strolled to the table inside the room where he picked up a scissor, then walked back to her.
He handed the scissor to her, and Leia received it from him. She carefully cut a few strands of her hair and gave it to him. Mr. Robert collected it and stored it inside a transparent packet.
"Alright, there is nothing more. Please come back in two days for the test result." He said, and they nodded at him.
Leia stood up and walked to Adrik, and he interlocked his hands with hers. With one last glance at Dr.. Robert, they walked out of the ward and proceeded to make their way out of the hospital.