Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 273

Jensen's bombshell silenced Bob's mother mid-sob. Her cloudy eyes fixed on him, and when she finally processed his words, she leaped to her son's defense. "Dr. Parnell, you must be mistaken. How could it have been my son who infected her?" Her voice trembled, the last few words shattering into near silence.

For her generation, a word like syphilis wasn't just terrifying; it was a stain on the family's honor. She turned to her son, her gaze almost fanatically certain. "Bob, say something! Tell the doctor you didn't…"

Fearing the doctor would misjudge her son, the old woman pressed on. "Vivian went to stay with her parents during her pregnancy. She must have been infected then. Who knows what bastard gave it to her… oh…"

Her tears started flowing again, overcome with pity for her son and injustice for her newborn granddaughter.

Jensen had no intention of wasting more time. He flipped open the file on his desk and pushed the syphilis test report across the table. "See for yourselves. The antibody test doesn't lie. I had you tested yesterday as well," he said, giving the ashen-faced Bob a cool glance.

The implication was clear: Bob was the source.

"But now is not the time to assign blame. This is your family's private matter to sort out at home." He changed the subject abruptly. "The priority right now is the child. The survival rate for infants with congenital syphilis is less than thirty percent. You need to give me a decision quickly so I can proceed."

That night, he had been drinking at a club with friends. He was drunk, and one by one, his friends left. When he tried to go home, he stumbled into a woman. He was too drunk to give her his address, so she took him to a hotel. One thing led to another.

When he woke up, he suspected he'd been set up, but the woman said nothing, asked for no money. She claimed she had also been drunk and couldn't remember what happened. He understood immediately that she didn't want to make a scene.

He had felt guilty, knowing she was the one who had more to lose. He even transferred her ten thousand dollars as compensation.