And Thomas Smith, although now in the Edwards family, still had the last name Smith.
Paul Edwards was determined to have him change his last name to Edwards to acknowledge his lineage and adopt the Edwards name. He had originally planned to discuss this situation with Emma Smith after the will was executed.
When Emma allowed her child to have the last name Smith, she didn't have any ulterior motives. She was simply raising the child, and if the child had Dylan King's last name, King, it would feel very strange. Therefore, she let him keep her Smith last name. Now that Paul Edwards had brought up the matter, she had no objections and nodded her head after pondering: "Alright. Of course."
It didn't matter what last name the child had; what was important was that Thomas could stay by her side.
Thomas was also a bit confused, "Mom, will I have to be called James Edwards later?"
