"After discovering information that was deliberately kept from us."
Ethan slowly shook his head.
"No."
Gerald's brows tightened slightly.
"No?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You expect us to believe that?"
"Because it's the truth!"
His voice rose, but his weakened body immediately betrayed him. The effort left him breathing heavily, and he sank back against the pillows as exhaustion spread through him.
Miriam reached for his arm.
"Ethan, calm down."
He pulled his arm away, his eyes remaining fixed on Gerald.
"Cooper is my son. I raised him. He has been with me since he was born. I watched him grow up. I took care of him."
"That does not make you his biological father," Liam said.
Ethan looked at him sharply.
The statement cut through the room with a cold finality that Ethan could not accept.
"Then whose child is he?"
Silence settled over the room.
