I was hoping you’d never find that,” he said, voice hoarse.
I sat across from him. “I need to know.”
His eyes glistened as he looked at me.
“Claire… I’m not just your father-in-law.”
The silence pressed in around us.
“I’m your biological father.”

My heart stopped.
“I was young. Evelyn and I fell in love, but her family arranged for her to marry another man. Someone wealthier. More acceptable.”
He swallowed hard.
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