I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 507

But what if she was telling the truth?

Then there was a real possibility that Ian wasn't his son.

It had been over a dozen hours since he received Ethan Montgomery's message.

He had suddenly become a father, only to be immediately rejected.

After months of zero contact, she had transformed into someone completely unrecognizable.

"He really isn't mine?"

His gaze was bone-chillingly cold.

Zoe pulled the blanket up higher, meeting Hayden's stare head-on without flinching.

"What do you think, Commander Thorne?"

She threw the question right back at him.

Hayden lit his cigarette, stepping over to the window to take slow, deliberate drags.

If the timeline hadn't matched perfectly, he wouldn't have rushed all the way here in a frenzy to confront her.

She claimed the kid wasn't his, but she had no proof.

By the same token, he had no proof that the boy was his.

"Then a paternity test is our only option."

It was the only logical next step.

She couldn't just deny his paternity and brush him off on a whim.

Zoe chuckled in exasperation.

They had argued in circles, only to end up right back where they started.

But why on earth should she cooperate?

"Mr. Thorne, I really don't think that's necessary. I'm not getting in the way of your romance with Sienna Winters, so let me go. Lily is your biological daughter, yet you let her take my last name anyway.

Zoe didn't care in the slightest.

"You're wrong. It wasn't infidelity; I went to an IVF clinic. After I had my daughter, my husband decided to go play father and lover to another woman.

"As a single mother, am I not allowed to want a son of my own? I'll explain all of this to Command HQ perfectly clearly.

"I'm just curious how Commander Thorne plans to explain his inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law. And Holden Thorne calls you 'Second Father.' Didn't you hate it when Lily called you Dad?

"Don't worry. Ian is part of the Kendall family now, and so is Lily. They'll call Garrett their father. Commander Thorne, no one is going to steal your precious Sienna's man, and no one is going to steal Holden's daddy.

"You should be thrilled. Putting on this massive show today... anyone who didn't know better would think you actually gave a damn about your wife and kids."

Zoe wasn't done ripping into him.

"Oh wait, I forgot. The entire elite circle doesn't even know Commander Thorne is married with children. Every time the truth threatened to leak, you used your connections to bury the news."

She watched Hayden's face grow darker by the second, but she showed no mercy.

"It's perfect timing. Once my recovery is over and Command HQ finishes their visit, we can officially declare our divorce. Then you can finally marry your sister-in-law properly and give her the title of Mrs. Thorne."