His relationship with Kristen had already reached the point where he was taking her child to the amusement park.
Or was that child connected to him all along?
The thought made my chest tighten. I bit down hard on my lips and dialed my brother Chase’s number.
“Brother, help me investigate George and Kristen.”
“Investigate what? Did he cheat?”
“I suspect he has an illegitimate child.”
Chase gasped in shock. “Are you sure? He can even have children?”
I felt all my strength drain away, my throat tightening.
“Kristen said she’s a lucky, fertile woman.”
Even as I spoke, the words felt absurd, a claim with no proof, yet the weight of it pressed down on my heart.
“Brother, hospital directors change every five years; it’s about time for George to step down.”
“These five years under his management, the hospital has lost money year after year. That betting agreement he signed, the penalty should be enough to ruin him, right?”
My brother froze for a moment, then asked cautiously, “Jennifer, are you alright?”
I wasn’t. Not at all. My heart ached as if it were being sliced apart piece by piece.
But I could not allow the slightest impurity in love. If any existed, I would crush it completely.