The second result changed everything.
No one moved after the doctor spoke.
No one even seemed to breathe.
"The biological father of the child is Mr. Alexander Vale."
The words stayed in the room like smoke.
Heavy.
Impossible to clear.
Vivian stood frozen.
Her arms slowly folded around herself as though she suddenly felt cold.
Sebastian remained beside her, but the distance between them had never felt wider.
Mr. Vale looked like the floor beneath him had disappeared.
"No…" he muttered weakly. "No, that's not possible."
His eyes snapped toward Vivian.
Then Sebastian.
Then Isabella.
"I have never touched your wife," he said sharply, almost desperately. "I don't even know her."
No one answered.
Because the result sitting on the table said otherwise.
Near the doorway, Elara stood unusually still.
Too still.
Her expression had changed the moment the second result was confirmed.
Not shock.
Not confusion.
