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Werner looked like he was trying to save face . “ Jonathan , don’t think having a little money gives you the right to act all high and mighty . J’en call yo
uncle .
Jonathan didn’t even blink . He pulled out his phone and said , “ Cool I’ll call Grandpa then , Let him come watch this trainwreck in person
That shut Werner up fast . His expression shifted . Jonathan raised an eyebrow . “ Well ? Should I make the call or not ? ”
Sanford jumped in , shouting , “ We’re doing the DNA test . No more delays . I want it done now . I want a doctor here to take the samples in front of everyone . I want proof that I have nothing to do with Werner . ”
Werner’s face turned ghost – white . The doctor had already been called to collect hair samples from both of them . Everyone saw it happen . The samples were taken straight to the lab . Werner couldn’t back out even if he wanted to .
He thought about running . But he didn’t know where he would go . Meanwhile , Irene was already on her way . Jonathan called her with just one sentence . “ Sanford isn’t my dad’s kid . ”
She asked , “ Then whose is he ? ”
Jonathan answered , “ They’re testing him against his real father . We’ll have the results in two hours . ”
Irene came right away . Her heart had been racing the whole trip . Nobody knew how much she’d suffered emotionally these past few days . She’d been trying to swallow the fact that her husband might have had a child with another woman .
The child was only two years younger than Jonathan . And that woman just happened to be Liora , the one she couldn’t stand the most . And now they were telling her the kid wasn’t even Yorick’s .
Outside the DNA lab , Werner sat slouched in a chair . His hands were tangled in his hair , pulling hard . His head hung low . He didn’t know how to face what was coming next .
Right now , he just wanted to go somewhere far away , somewhere no one knew him . But deep down , he knew that wasn’t possible . If he bailed now , no one was going to let this go .
Werner finally lowered his hands and reached out , trying to explain himself to Cathy . He barely touched her arm . His voice cracked with desperation . “ Cathy … ”
Cathy jerked back like he’d burned her . “ Don’t touch me ! ” Her whole body tensed up , like a frightened animal . She glared at him , eyes wide , lips trembling .
“ You better hope to God this test proves you’re not the father . Because if you are … ” Her voice caught . She couldn’t even finish the sentence .
Her throat locked up . She covered her face with both hands . Her body shook as she broke down crying . She hadn’t seen the results yet , but she still held
onto a sliver of hope .
She didn’t want to believe Werner was Sanford’s father , She didn’t want to believe her life was falling apart the same way Irene’s had .
She couldn’t make sense of it . The man she had shared a bed with for years had a grown son with someone else .
She couldn’t even bring herself to look at Sanford . She was so scared that the more she looked , the more she’d see Werner’s face in him . The bone structure , the profile – everything looked too familiar . ‘ No. It couldn’t be , ‘ she thought .
It had to be a mistake . She wasn’t ready to believe it . And she definitely wasn’t ready to accept it .
“ Jonathan ! ” Irene showed up as fast as she could , disheveled and panting . She grabbed Jonathan’s hand tightly and demanded to know what was really going on .
“ Sanford isn’t your dad’s kid ? Then who is his real father ? ” she asked .
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The results are not available now . Calm down , ” said Jonathan ,
“ How am I supposed to stay calin ? You know how much I hate Liora , and now you’re telling me she lied to me ? Whose child is Benton vidcteri going on ? ”
Jonathan stayed quiet. Irene looked around and saw Cathy breaking down in tears and Werner sitting silently with his head down .
Aside from Jonathan and Sanford , Werner was the only man there . Suddenly , Irene put two and two together . She pointed at Werner and shouted , “ So Liora’s son is yours , right ? Werner , you let your dead brother take the blame for you . You’re so disgusting ! ”
Cathy snapped back at her , saying , “ Shut up ! The results aren’t available yet . Don’t say anything right now . ”
Irene pulled back and took a step back , her eyes on Sanford who was leaning against the window sill . From that angle , she could see his profile clearly ,
“ I knew something was off . Now I get it . Look at Sanford’s face . Who does he look like ? He’s definitely someone’s kid . He doesn’t look like Yorick at all said Irene .
She turned away and said , “ Where’s Liora ? I’m going to find her . She dared to lie to me . I won’t let her get away with it ! ”
Jonathan frowned and said firmly , “ Enough . Sit down . Nobody leaves until the results come in today .”
Irene prèssed her lips together and stopped shouting . Werner couldn’t hold it anymore . He stood up and turned to leave .
Jonathan called out , “ Werner , sit down too ! No one leaves without my permission . ”
Werner told Jonathan he was going to the bathroom . Jonathan replied , “ The bathroom’s on the left . Why are you going right ? ”
Werner noticed the security guards on either side and realized escape wasn’t an option . He sat back down . A heavy silence fell over the room .
Cathy quietly sobbed . Werner stayed silent , holding his head in his hands . Irene’s eyes darted around , deep in thought . Only Sanford and Jonathan remained calm . One leaned against the windowsill , the other against the wall .
Sanford didn’t say a single word . He remained still , standing with his back to everyone , one hand gently resting on the cold glass .
Jonathan’s phone buzzed several times , but he ignored all work calls . Like everyone else , he waited quietly for the results . His anxiety matched Sanford’s .
The father Jonathan had always admired , praised by every relative as honest and kind , was once revealed to be Sanford’s half – brother . The news crushed Jonathan inside .
He drank to numb the pain and suffered alone , trying to accept this harsh truth . Now , everything changed . More than anyone , Jonathan needed to know who Sanford’s real father was .
The first DNA test compared Hayden and Sanford , proving Sanford belonged to the Lynn family . No one doubted his Lynn blood . But the Lynn family had more men than just Yorick .
Just then , the testing room doors swung open . Jonathan’s eyes darkened with complex thoughts . The doctor approached Jonathan and handed him the test results first . “ Mr. Lynn . ”
Irene tried to rush forward , but Jonathan stopped her sharply . “ Wait a minute . ”
Irene clenched her teeth , sat back down , and gripped her fingers tightly . Jonathan opened the report and flipped through the pages until he reached the final result .
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