“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.

electronic report

took a

sweat within seconds,

a wave of disappointment washed

welled up in

no parent-child

phone tighter, bitterness

“Is this accurate?”

Matthew replied in

monitored the

at the report,

disbelief clouding

his arms

“It’s okay.

searching

sank with

nodded weakly, a muffled response escaping

the hope

reality on the screen was

choice but

Bitterness flooded her.

of her own

to burden Matthew, she forced herself to calm

“Good.

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