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Open it,\u201d I replied, my tone even.<\/p>\n
He tore it open, expecting\u2014what? A surrender? Divorce papers? He skimmed the first page, and I saw the color drain from his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese\u2026\u201d His voice faltered. \u201cThis can\u2019t be true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re true, Michael,\u201d I said, my voice clear, carrying to every corner of the table. \u201cThey\u2019re from the fertility specialist you saw six months ago. You didn\u2019t know I found them. You didn\u2019t know I spoke to the doctor myself. And those results confirm you are medically infertile.\u201d<\/p>\n
The silence that followed crackled with intensity. Gasps echoed around the table. My mother\u2019s hand covered her mouth. My uncle muttered something sharp under his breath.<\/p>\n
Sofia stiffened, her face paling as she turned to Michael.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat baby,\u201d I continued, my voice unwavering, \u201ccannot be yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael clutched the papers, as if they might rewrite themselves. \u201cYou\u2019re lying!\u201d he shouted, slamming them down. \u201cThis is some scheme!\u201d<\/p>\n
I shook my head. \u201cNo scheme. The results are definitive. And you\u2019ve known, haven\u2019t you? For months, you\u2019ve known. But instead of truth, you chose to humiliate me. You brought this woman into our home, thinking you\u2019d disgrace me before my family. But tonight, Michael\u2014you\u2019ve disgraced yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sofia\u2019s lips quivered. Tears welled in her eyes as she whispered, \u201cMichael\u2026 you swore\u2026 you promised this was your child.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael turned to her, panic flaring in his eyes. \u201cIt is! It has to be!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n