David lowered his head.
I never knew.
Never knew what?
That the clinic used my genetic material.
David looked at Esther.
I thought my records had been destroyed.
They weren’t.
Then why did you disappear?
Because your father wanted me gone.
Michael’s jaw tightened.
My father told everyone you died.
David nodded.
He wanted the family secret buried.
But now it was impossible.
The DNA had exposed everything.
David looked at the baby.
And that’s my grandson?
Michael looked at his son.
Yes.
David began crying.
I never wanted any of this.
Neither did we.
For a long moment, nobody spoke.
Then David said something that made Michael turn toward him.
There is still one thing you don’t know.
Michael frowned.
What?
David reached beneath his pillow and pulled out an old envelope.
Your father left this for you.
Michael stared at it.
He opened the envelope.
Inside was a letter.
The first sentence made his heart stop.
“If you are reading this, then the truth about the boy has finally been discovered.”
PART 5 — THE TRUTH THAT CHANGED THEIR FAMILY FOREVER
Michael read the letter slowly.
Every sentence revealed another piece of the secret his family had carried for decades.
