Chapter 139

Kate POV

I should have known something was wrong the moment I stepped inside the room. The atmosphere felt different, heavier in a way I couldn’t immediately explain, like the air itself was waiting for something to happen. Kelly was sitting at the head of the table, perfectly still, her expression unreadable in a way that made my confidence flicker for half a second before I pushed it down. Susan was beside her with her arms crossed, watching me like she already knew how this was going to end, and that smug calm of hers only made my irritation sharper.

And then I saw it. The envelope.

DNA results.

My pulse spiked immediately, but I forced myself to stay composed. This was it. The moment I had been pushing for, the moment that would finally settle everything between us. I stepped forward slowly, letting my confidence settle back into place, a smirk forming as I closed the distance between us.

“Well?” I said lightly, almost enjoying it now. “Are y