Chapter 99: Birth of the Truth
"This is the DNA test result," he said, his voice steady but laced with the vulnerability of his confession. Kiara gave him a final, searching glance before peeling back the folds of the paper, her heart racing as she prepared to face the truth.
As the reality of the DNA test result sunk in, Kiara's mind reeled, her thoughts tumbling over each other in a dizzying rush.
Suddenly, everything made sense. The coldness of the man she had thought was her father, his unrelenting criticism and blame, it all fell into place like pieces of a puzzle.
"So that's why," she whispered to herself, the truth like a knife twisting in her gut. "He wasn't my father at all".
The weight of the revelation pressed down on Kiara's shoulders, the truth like a heavy cloak she couldn't seem to shake off.
