ry's

. I kept replaying the sight of the shattered vase a

as brilliant. Jenna's lie w

nged for over twenty years. Madisyn, the girl I had rai

mple with Madisyn's hair that I had sent for testing

ance of the testing center. Dr. Peterson

my shoulder sympathetically. "The probability of

her, paying for her skating lessons, watching her gro

a crying Jenna, while Madisyn sat on a s

"Dad, I'm sorry... I was just so sca

ure skating as a long-term malicious rivalry against her. "She's always been b

ken, hugging Jenna a

I needed to end this before th

t loud, but the living ro

threw the DNA report on the

nything, just

seemed to understand something. Her slender fingers t

ed up, meeting my gaze. There was no shock

in such a hurry to get

and her steady gaze made m

ding, asked eagerly, "

d crying, looking

taking the report back. "Just a

his house can't accommodate you anymore. Pack your thing

"real family," but I pushed the hes

ing to finally understand what was in the report. He

s lit up with ir

n't make a scene, not e

t me calmly. "My 'real family'

nted, straight to th

at the same time as us from the hospital records bac

d her question. "I'll take care of everyth

suspicion and inq

rned and walked up the stairs, her back straig

r, I rubbed the back of my neck, wondering

was no sadness on her face, only a cold