Chapter 2: The Other Test
James's hands were shaking.
He read the document again.
Then a third time.
"Mom." His voice was low.
"What is this?"
Margaret straightened her dress.
"It's a mistake.
A clerical error.
Throw it away."
"It has Lily's name.
Her birthdate.
Our address." He looked up.
"It has YOUR name listed as biological mother."
The room hadn't moved.
Sixty guests stood frozen, champagne glasses still raised.
Margaret's lawyer — who had been seated at the head table all evening — suddenly stood and began walking toward the exit.
"Stop him," I said.
James looked at me, confused.
"James, that man has been at every family dinner for three years and you've never once introduced him to me.
Stop him."
James stepped forward.
"Gerald.
Sit down."
Gerald stopped.
He turned slowly.
His face was pale.
Margaret spoke first.
"Gerald has nothing to do with this."
"Then why is he leaving?" I asked.
Lily tugged my sleeve.
"Mommy.
That man was talking to Grandma before she pushed me.
I heard him say my name."
Margaret's eyes moved to Lily for just a moment — not with anger this time.
With fear.
Gerald reached into his jacket.
He pulled out his phone, glanced at the screen, and said four words that made my blood go cold.
"The other test matched."
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What does Gerald know — and what is the "other test"?
The truth behind Lily's birth is darker than anyone in that room expected.
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