Chapter 4

I went silent, knitting my brows and chugging my drink.

Cole was still running on overdrive, spitting out wild theories like a man possessed:

"Jason, before marriage... did you ever mess around with escorts?"

"Always use protection, man. What if one of them kept the baby?"

"Okay, okay, another theory."

"Do you watch K-dramas? You had girlfriends before marriage, right?"

"Could one of them have gotten pregnant, refused to accept the breakup, flew to Korea for complete plastic surgery, and came back disguised as Lily?"

"Or... did you ever donate to a sperm bank?"

Cole's wild imagination was boundless.

Only when my glare turned murderous did he finally shut his mouth.

None of those theories made any sense.

I wasn't a saint, but I never slept around.

As for ex-girlfriends:

I had three before marriage.

All three were living normal lives in town. None had vanished into thin air, and none had turned into Lily.

And donating sperm? Ridiculous. I was never that adventurous.

No matter how hard I racked my brain, I hit a dead end.

I was completely lost.

Since I couldn't find answers on my own, I had to confront Lily.

When I got home, she was putting Leo to bed.

Once the boy was asleep, I stepped out of the study.

Lily seemed to sense the tension and sat down on the living room sofa.

I looked at her coldly. "Who is Leo’s real father? Why haven't you ever mentioned him?"

"You never cared about him before. We've been married almost four years. Why ask now?"

She looked at me with what felt like bitter satisfaction. "His father is scum. A monster. He’ll rot in hell sooner or later!"

In the past, those words wouldn't have bothered me.

I might have even felt some dark vindication.

Yet tonight, armed with that DNA report, those words stung like venom.

It felt like she was cursing *me*.

"You didn't answer my question. I want a straight answer," I pressed, losing my patience. "I gave him blood at the hospital the other day. In case you didn't know, I'm Rh-negative. And so is Leo!"

"Everyone says he looks exactly like me. Like a carbon copy."

Lily seemed to catch on.

She gave me a bizarre look, then let out a cold, mocking laugh. "Ha. You think he's yours? Did you forget what I told you before the wedding? I was already three months pregnant!"

"Then explain this!"

Snapping, I pulled the DNA report from my pocket and slammed it onto the glass table.