“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 report from

a

grew slick with sweat within seconds, and her

line, a wave

up in

parent-child relationship between her and

the phone tighter, bitterness laced

“Is this accurate?”

in

monitored the entire

stared at the report, her

disbelief clouding

wrapped his arms

“It’s okay.

searching for

sank

muffled response escaping

she’d clung to the hope that Bella was her

on the

no choice

Bitterness flooded her.

of her own saliva

to burden Matthew, she forced

“Good.

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