Back at Alex's house, the tension was thick in the air. Alex remained silent, his gaze shifting between Jake and Claire. Claire's piercing stare fixed on him.
"What do you mean by Jake trying to tie you down with his mistress?" she asked again, her voice sharp. "Are you, by any chance, referring to Vanessa?"
Alex sighed heavily, rubbing his temple as if the weight of the situation bore down on him. "I didn't plan to reveal it like this," he admitted. "But you've all left me with no other option."
He looked Jake directly in the eye. "Jake is planning to use Vanessa to take everything from me, and on our so-called date, they both drugged me, wanting me to sleep with Vanessa so he could impregnate her and have her pass their child as mine," Alex said, and Claire's eyes widened in shock as she turned to look at Jake.
