Chapter 167. Five Years of Lies

Cynthia’s POV

“Stop!” The word tears from my throat before I even realize I’m moving. One step. Two steps. I’m already by their side, my body blocking the space between Alexander and the doctor.

They both freeze, startled. The doctor’s brows lift in confusion. Alexander stares at me like I’ve lost my mind.

I clear my throat and straighten up. “Test me instead,” I say, trying to steady my voice. “I’m her mother. I should be a match.”

This is the only way. The only move left. If Alexander gives his blood, it’s all over. He’ll know. Everything will unravel. The forged results, the buried truth—everything I built will come crashing down.

He can never know. Not about the test. Not about what I did. Especially not him. Not the man who believes Sophia is his child.