Marcus slowly turned toward Angela. “Tell me this isn’t true,” he whispered. She couldn’t answer. Instead, she looked at Nathan, and that single glance said everything.
Nathan stepped forward with tears in his eyes. “I’m the baby’s father,” he admitted. “Angela and I have been together for almost two years. We never meant for things to go this far.”
Marcus slammed his fist onto the conference table. “You let me believe that child was mine?” His voice echoed through the room as board members looked at each other in complete disbelief.
Angela broke down crying. “We thought if everyone believed the baby was yours, the family would accept him without asking questions. We never imagined Emma would demand a DNA test-
