When Mitchel emerged from the conference room, his office had already been combed through by a professional, and all his documents and stuff had been taken.

Surprisingly, Luciana was there waiting.

At that moment, Luciana was supporting Katie, her gaze toward Mitchel somewhat evasive. "Mitchel, why don't you just listen to me for once and treat Katie well..."

Even at this point, Luciana naively believed things would be much better that if Mitchel and Katie teamed up.

Katie, her hands clenched tight, looked at Mitchel with eyes full of sadness. “Mitchel, I swear I had no idea why Henley would say that. I'll do whatever it takes to make things right." There was a catch, though. If Mitchel accepted her help, he'd need to be just as earnest in return.

Luciana chimed in, trying to smooth things over, “Mitchel, Katie was in the dark about this. She cares about you."

Mitchel couldn't help but laugh. “So, this is what you all wanted?"

“Mitchel, you've got it all wrong, I..." Katie stated.

Mitchel cut her off. “Katie, I thought you had some sense, but seems like you're not any smarter than Henley.”

Katie frowned, visibly upset. Then, her eyes brimming with tears, she implored, "Mitchel, I had no clue about any of this. Please believe me. And right now, I'm your best shot at help, aren't I?"

Mitchel just scoffed. "You couldn't be more wrong."

Katie started to panic, beginning to doubt the effectiveness of Henley's schemes.

As Mitchel walked away, Katie desperately sought Henley out for the next step.

Luciana hurried after Mitchel, trying once more to convince him, “Mitchel...”

Mitchel stopped in his tracks.

Luciana pleaded, "Mitchel, can't you be a bit more understanding? I'm not getting any younger and I really want a grandchild. Katie is great in all aspects, and she seems to be quite supportive of your career. Haven't you noticed the company doing better these last two years? You..."

"Mom!" Mitchel cut her off. "That kid has nothing to do with me."

Luciana was stunned. There didn't seem to be any reason for Mitchel to lie, especially since the paternity test used samples were collected by her. She went through the test with Katie herself. It seemed impossible for it to be wrong.

"Mitchel, don't be too quick to dismiss this. If it turns out you're wrong, you're going to regret it..." Luciana stated.

"I'm absolutely certain I'm not wrong." Mitchel looked at Luciana firmly, insisting, "Katie is not what you think."