Please Come Back, My Love novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264

The words hit me like physical blows Pregnant with another man’s child. So he’d known all along. He’d known Lila wasn’t his, and he’d let me believe

otherwise for three years.

“Lila isn’t yours,” I whispered, the words barely audible.

His face went pale, the color draining from his cheeks. “What?”

I pulled the crumpled DNA report from my pocket-the one Julian had shoved into my hand before I’d fled the café. The paper was wrinkled and slightly

torn from where I’d gripped it too tightly, but the results were still clearly visible.

Julian did a paternity test. Lila is his daughter. Not yours.”

Alexander’s expression didn’t change. Instead, he calmly reached into his jacket and pulled out his own folded document. His movements were precise,

controlled, like he’d been expecting this moment.

“I know,” he said quietly. “Because I had one done too.”

My heart stopped. The world seemed to tilt sideways, and I had to grip the doorframe to keep from falling.

“What?”

He handed me the paper with steady hands. “The day after Julian contacted you, I suspected he might try something like this. So I had our own test

conducted.

I unfolded his report with trembling fingers. Official letterhead from a different fab, technical jargon that made my head spin, and at the bottom: Probability

of paternity: 99.97%.

“I don’t understand,” I whispered, staring at the conflicting documents. My vision was blurring again, and I had to blink several times to focus on the words.

“One of these reports is fake,” Alexander said, his voice steady and matter-of-fact, “The question is-which one?”

I looked between the two papers, my mind reeling. Both looked legitimate. Both had official seals and lab signatures. But they couldn’t both be true.

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“Julian’s been planning this for months,” Alexander continued, taking a step closer. I could smell his cologne now, that familiar scent that usually comforted

me but now made my stomach turn. “Ever since he found out you were alive. He’s desperate to get you back, Elena. Desperate enough to fabricate evidence.”

“But what if yours is the fake one?” I shot back, though my voice lacked conviction.

Alexander’s jaw tightened, and for a moment, I saw something dangerous flash in his eyes. “Then prove it. Have another test done. Use an independent lab.

But Elena-” He stepped closer, close enough that I could see the flecks of gold in his dark eyes. “Ask yourself who’s been there for you. Who’s raised Lila. Who’s given you a life worth living.”

I stared down at the reports again, my vision blurring. The words swam on the page, meaningless symbols that held the power to destroy everything ! thought I knew about my life. I couldn’t think straight. Couldn’t process this.

The weight of everything-Josephine’s death, Julian’s reappearance, these conflicting reports-crashed down on me all at once. My knees felt weak, and I had to lean against the wall to stay upright.

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Chapter 264

Ineed to lie down,” I whispered. “I can’t do this right now.”

Alexander nodded, his expression softening. For a moment, he looked like the man who’d held me through nightmares, who’d taught Lila to ride her bike,

who’d made me believe in love agam

“Of course,” he said gently. “We’ll figure this out tomorrow.”

But as I climbed the stairs to our bedroom, my legs heavy and my heart heavier, one thought crystallized in my mind: I couldn’t trust either of them

anymore. Not Julian, with his desperate pleas and convenient DNA results. Not Alexander, with his careful manipulations and edited truths.

I needed the truth. The real truth, not whatever version either of them was selling me.

And the only way to get it was to do my own test-secretly, without either of them knowing. Tomorrow, I would take Lila to an independent lab. One that

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