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Hayden answered, “ Jennifer told me everything when I went for my checkup . ”
Werner’s face went dark , anger burning in his eyes .
“ Well , there it is , ” Irene said with a nasty laugh . “ I was wondering how you had a stroke out of the blue . Donald really chose à ‘ good wife . That woman just lives to stir up trouble for this family .”
Werner jumped in , “ Dad , I swear I didn’t know Jennifer was such a blabbermouth .”
Hayden leveled a shaky finger at Werner on the floor . “ If you had nothing to hide , you wouldn’t have to worry about people talking . You’re fifty years old , but you’re still running around with whores , cheating on your wife .
“ Now you got yourself divorced and thrown out on your ass , huh ? You have no shame . Get the hell out of my sight . You’re no longer a Lynn . I don’t have a son like you .”
Werner’s head dropped lower . “ Dad , hit me , yell at me … I deserve it . But I can’t leave . I have to stay here and take care of you .”
“ I don’t want you anywhere near me , ” Hayden snapped , turning his head to look at Jonathan . “ Jonathan , find me two caregivers . I don’t want to see his face again . A son like that is no son of mine . ”
Jonathan had barely stepped out of the room when Gary walked in .
Hayden looked at Gary , a wave of sorrow washing over his face . He thought , ‘ Gary should have the Lynn name . Werner can rot without it . ”
“ Grandpa , we kept it from you so you wouldn’t lose it like this . It’s really not good for you to be under so much stress , ” Gary said .
“ My boy … How could I not get worked up ? Look at this whole mess . ” Hayden couldn’t stop sighing . It was like he’d aged a decade in one night , more white in his hair than ever .
Gary left the ward . He’d caught sight of Jonathan earlier . Now , Jonathan was at the payment counter . Gary walked up to him and said , “ Hey , Jonathan . ”
“ You made it ,” Jonathan said .
Jonathan’s chill response caught Gary off guard . “ Didn’t Teresa say anything to you ? ” Gary asked carefully .
Jonathan raised an eyebrow . “ About what ? ”
Gary’s stomach dropped . He scrambled for words . “ Oh , nothing . I just saw the fireworks . They were beautiful . Hard to believe you two go back ten years . ”
“ Yeah , well , there’s a lot you’d find hard to believe , ” Jonathan said .
Gary stared at him , the pieces clicking into place . He thought , ‘ So he’s still in the dark about Mike . Teresa must have been about to tell him , and then the call about Grandpa came in and ruined everything !
“ Oh , right , Jonathan , ” Gary called out . “ Who told Grandpa all that stuff ? ”
“ Does it even matter ? He knows everything now , ” Jonathan said .
“ But it couldn’t have been Werner . And not Cathy or Donald … ” Gary’s stomach hit the floor . “ Wait , was it Jennifer ? Did Jennifer tell Grandpa ? ”
Jonathan’s blank face told him everything . “ I need to go , ” Gary said .
He took the stairs down three flights to Jennifer’s department .
“ Sir , this is the gynecology department . You can’t go in there , ” a nurse said , trying to block his path .
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Gary blew right past her and slammed open the door to Jennifer’s office .
There she was , sitting at her desk in her white coat , looking completely unfazed . He stared at her , his voice shaking with disbelief . “ Jennifer , what have you done ? ”
Jennifer’s pen stopped moving for a split second . She passed the medical chart to her patient . Once the woman left , Jennifer lifted her head . Done about what ? ”
“ Did
you
tell Hayden that I’m not Yorick’s son ? ” Gary demanded , his voice tight with rage . “ Did you
tell him that Werner and Cathy are divorced ?
Jennifer didn’t even blink . “ And if I did ? It’s all true , isn’t it ? ”
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