Webster stiffly turned his head, his swollen cheek throbbing, and locked eyes with Zora. The hatred blazing in her gaze cut deeper than any blade—as if he were her mortal enemy rather than her flesh and blood.
The pain slicing through my chest made the sting on my face feel like nothing. "Mom."
"Don't you dare call me that," Zora snapped, disgust twisting her features. "I refuse to claim a worthless son who can't distinguish right from wrong—someone who'd side with strangers to torment Jill."
Crushing despair flooded through me. "I'm telling you the truth. Sallie is the genuine Noah daughter. Jill's the fraud."
"I have no clue how Jill manipulated those test results years ago, but I personally gathered every DNA sample myself.
"Nobody else knew about the testing—not a soul. There's zero chance of error.
"Just to be absolutely certain, I didn't stop with the original labs. I sent samples to facilities in different provinces, even internationally. Every single result matched."
