“Thank Alissa for me.

Just then, Matthew entered, looking grim.

Her stomach lurched, fearing the situation had escalated.

“Doreen, I gotta go.

We’ll chat later, okay?”

Stella ended the call abruptly.

Turning to Matthew, she asked, “What’s wrong? Did the situation worsen?”

Nothing else explained Matthew’s serious expression.

Matthew shook his head.

“It’s unrelated.

The paternity test results are here.

Stella froze, and then her anxiety intensified.

He handed her the phone.

was an electronic

a

with sweat within seconds, and her

line, a

welled up

no parent-child relationship between her

she clutched the phone tighter, bitterness laced her

“Is this accurate?”

replied in a low

the entire testing

the report, her vision

it, disbelief

wrapped his arms around

“It’s okay.

searching for your

heart sank

nodded weakly, a muffled

clung to the hope that Bella

the reality on the screen was

no choice but to

Bitterness flooded her.

taste of her own saliva seemed

burden Matthew, she forced herself to calm

“Good.

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