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Jonathan reached out and gently scratched Teresa’s nose . “ Smart , ” he said .
Teresa’s face grew complicated . She asked , “ Does Donald know about this ? ”
Jonathan said , “ No , he doesn’t . I only found out after running the DNA test for Sanford and Werner .”
Teresa said , “ So right now , only you and Werner know . Cheryl doesn’t know either , right ? And Grandpa ? He still thinks Sanford is your dad’s son
Jonathan nodded . “ Sort of . There’s one more person who knows — Cathy . ”
Teresa’s heart sank . That had to be a huge shock for Cathy . Secrets never stay hidden . If Donald finds out the truth about Sanford , Jennifer will too . Teresa wondered if Jennifer would still want to be friends with Sanford after that .
She snapped back to reality and asked Jonathan , “ So you called me out this late just to tell me this ? ”
Jonathan said , “ I just got back from Shaville . I stopped by the office to take care of some things . Tomorrow morning , I have to fly back to Shaville . The situation isn’t settled yet . ”
Teresa quietly said , “ Okay . ” She didn’t know what she was feeling . She frowned . Jonathan reached out and smoothed the crease in her brow , pulling her into his arms again with a deep sigh .
“ You know , the first person I wanted to tell when I found out Sanford isn’t my dad’s son was you ,” he said .
Teresa was silent for a moment , and then asked softly , her voice a bit hoarse , “ Why ? ”
Jonathan said , “ I want you to know everything about me . I get that my dad’s generation has grudges that hurt a lot of innocent people .
“ On the surface , Sanford is innocent . He’s not my dad’s kid , but his mom gave him that name and caused him years of pain . ”
Teresa stayed quiet and just let Jonathan hold her . Her voice grew rough and heavy as she said , “ Yeah , you’re right . Adult grudges shouldn’t drag kids into it . Kids don’t deserve that . ”
Jonathan slowly let go of her and noticed the light in her eyes shift . He raised his eyebrows and studied her face carefully . “ Do you want to tell me something ? ” he asked .
“ Nothing important . Let’s wait until you finish handling your family stuff , ” she said .
“ What is it ? Tell me now . ” His gaze burned even hotter as he stared at her .
Teresa hesitated for a few seconds . It wasn’t anything urgent . She decided to wait until Jonathan finished dealing with his family stuff .
“ Okay , then let me ask . Does it have something to do with me ? ” Jonathan asked .
“ Kind of , ” Teresa replied .
Jonathan frowned . “ Alright . Sounds like it’s not good . Maybe you shouldn’t say it now . ”
Teresa sighed quietly . Jonathan had an early flight the next day . He said he wasn’t going to sleep tonight and planned to nap at the airport for a few hours . Teresa said she would drive him , but Jonathan said it wasn’t necessary .
Teresa insisted on driving him anyway . After all it was just a few hours before dawn . “ Wait for me . I’m going to lock the door , ” she said .
She went upstairs and found Michael still asleep in his room . She covered him with a blanket and kissed his forehead . “ Honey , give me a little more time , okay ? ”
Teresa gently closed the door and took Jonathan to the airport . His flight was at 5:30 a.m. , and he had a first – class ticket . They got to the airport around
Teresa asked if he wanted to wait inside the terminal , but Jonathan said , “ Let’s wait in the car . I don’t like those waiting room chairs for hele ka and adjusted the seat . “ You can stay here with me and rest a bit . ”
Teresa said , “ Okay , you get some sleep . I’m not tired . ”
Jonathan said nothing . He held her hand and quickly fell asleep . Holding his hand made her a little uncomfortable , but she didn’t want to move and has waking him .
He had been rushing between flights and looked worn out . She felt sorry for him but kept quiet . She just quietly cared for him . After Jonathan boarded Teresa left . She was also tired .
When she got home , she collapsed onto her bed . If she hadn’t felt the baby kick , she probably wouldn’t have eaten at all . She ate a little to keep the baby fed and then fell asleep again .
At the hospital , Liora hadn’t slept for more than a day . She kept waiting for Sanford to come back . Time blurred . Dawn finally broke when Sanford showed up .
He sat on the edge of the bed and held Liora’s cold hand . “ Mom , have you eaten ? Your hands are so cold .”
Liora gently touched his face . She could see he looked worn out after just one night . “ I can’t eat when you’re not here . You’ve got the DNA test result ? You know now , don’t you ? ”
Sanford took a deep breath and nodded slowly . He had stayed by the river all night . During that time , he saved Cathy when she tried to jump . He had been soaked and changed into clean clothes early that morning .
It felt like a whole year had passed . Yesterday was the hardest day of his life . He went from being confused to deciding to face the truth like a man , but only after Liora told him the truth .
Why am I Werner’s son ? Why did you say the man you liked was Yorick ? Why did you name me Sanford ? When did Werner “ Mom , I want you to tell me . find out I was his son ? ” Sanford needed answers .
Liora was quiet . Actually , Irene came to see her alone the night before , Irene wanted to know why Liora lied about Sanford being Yorick’s son . Liora had told her nanny to lock the door and refused to see Irene .
Today , Sanford was back . Liora knew her health was failing . Now that the truth was out , she no longer feared Irene .
She had made up her mind . “ Call Irene and Jonathan . Bring them here . I want to tell the truth face to face . Everyone should know . ”
“ What about Werner ? Should we call that coward , too ? ” Sanford asked .
Liora sighed weakly and looked at him with disgust . “ No need . It was just a one – time mistake with him . ”
“ A mistake ! ” Sanford smiled bitterly . “ So , whether my dad is Werner or Yorick , I’m just the result of your mistake . ”
“ Sanford , no matter who your father is , I love you . I carried you for ten months and raised you all these years . You’re everything to me , ” Liora said .
It was because of Sanford and wanting a better future for him that Liora chose to be honest . Sanford casually wiped away his tears and said , “ I get it . won’t say anything else . I’m calling Jonathan now . ”