Chapter 135


    hapter 135


    TIMOTHY POV


    Aweek had passed since Timothy had reluctantly agreed to take the paternity test, and the anticipation had gnawed at his every


    waking moment. He had spent countless hours tossing and turning in his small, dimly lit apartment, dreading the oue of that


    test. He had never imagined that he would find himself in this situation, tied to Ste in a way that left him conflicted and


    resentful.


    As he paced back and forth in his living room, the phone rang, breaking the oppressive silence. He snatched it up, his heart


    racing as he answered, “Hello?”


    Ste’s voice on the other end of the line was monotone. “Timothy, | have the results. Can youe over?”


    He hesitated for a moment, the weight of the impending revtion pressing down on him. He had hoped that the test would


    absolve him of any responsibility, that he could cut ties with Ste once and for all. But now, as he contemted the gravity of


    what she could potentially tell him, he knew there was no turning back.


    “Okay, I''ll be there,” he finally replied, his voice tinged with resignation.


    Minutester, he found himself standing outside Ste’s door, his heart pounding in his chest. He knocked, and she opened it


    with a solemn expression. In her hand, she held an envelope that bore the weight of their uncertain future.


    “Come in,” she said quietly.


    He followed her into the apartment, his eyes avoiding the gaze of the woman who had brought him so much turmoil. They settled


    on the velvety sofa, and Ste gestured for him to sit. She hesitated for a moment, as if gathering her thoughts, before finally


    handing him the envelope.


    “The results are in there,” she said.


    Timothy tore open the envelope with trembling hands, his heart pounding in his chest. He unfolded the document, his eyes


    scanning the words that would either release him from this entanglement or bind him to it forever.


    “Probability of paternity is 99 percent.”


    The words hung in the air, heavy and irrefutable. Timothy’s mind reeled as he


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    tried to process the implications of what he had just read. A mix of emotions. surged within him—anger, frustration, and a sense of


    betrayal.


    Ste watched him, her eyes filled with a mixture of hope and fear. “Timothy. | know this is difficult for you, but we need to talk


    about whates next.”


    He clenched his jaw, struggling to contain the anger that threatened to spill over. “Whates next?” he asked breathlessly.


    Ste’s eyes welled up with tears, but she didn’t back down. “We have a child on the way, and that child deserves a father.”


    Timothy could barely catch his breath. It was as if someone dropped a barbell on his chest, crushing his insides on impact. He


    ced a hand on the wall and began counting his breaths.


    Ste’s shoulders slumped. and she looked down at her hands. “I know you hate me, Timothy. | can’t change that right now, but


    we have to put our differences aside for the sake of our child.”


    He couldn''t bear to look at her any longer, so he turned away, his gaze fixed on the wall in front of him. “What do you need me to


    do?”


    She hesitated for a moment before responding, “I want you to ept the responsibilities of being a father.


    Timothy''s heart sank. He had thought about this moment many times over the past week, and he had always imagined that he


    would walk away. But now, as the reality of the situation settled in, he found himself torn.


    The child was his flesh and blood, and while he had yet to see it born, he couldn’t abandon it. However, thinking of Evie, the


    woman who was his everything, made it feel like a tragedy. If he wanted to care for any child. it would''ve been hers without


    question.


    He tried to think about what Evie would have wanted in the moment. She believed in doing what was right, even if it hurt her. She


    had even helped him with his case, despite all he’d put her through.


    Abandoning this baby would’ve been an injustice to her.


    With a heavy sigh, Timothy finally nodded, the pain didn’t subside in his heart. “Fine.”


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    Ste’s eyes brightened with a glimmer of hope, and she reached out to touch his arm. “Thank you, Timothy. That means more


    to me than you''ll ever know.”


    “I''m doing it for the kid. Not you,” he stressed, moving his arm away from her grasp.


    She brushed this off, already shedding her hesitant demeanor for the usual self- involved smirk. “You know, Timothy, I’m going to


    need your support soon. | can’t afford to be stressed out during the pregnancy.”


    Timothy raised an eyebrow, puzzled by her statement. “Why would you get stressed?”


    Ste hesitated, as if debating whether to share her troubles. Finally, she spoke, her voice tinged with faux sincerity. “I’m being


    sued by my sister, Scarlett, and Evie is thewyer representing her.”


    The revtion hit Timothy like a thunderbolt. He had heard about the tensions. between Ste and her sister, but the fact that it


    had escted to awsuit was beyond hisprehension. And the fact that Evie was representing Scarlett in the legal battle left


    him feeling conflicted and torn.


    “Why is Evie involved?” Timothy asked, his voiceced with disbelief.


    Ste shrugged. “Family feuds can get ugly, Timothy. | don’t know all the details, but Scarlett ims that I’m not entitled to my


    share of our grandfather''s inheritance, and she’s determined to take it away from me.”


    Timothy struggled to wrap his head around the magnitude of the situation. It was a bitter twist of fate that had brought him back


    into Evie’s orbit, only to find. himself on opposite sides of a legal battle.


    “What do you even expect me to do?” he asked, his voice filled with genuine concern. His concern, however, wasn’t for the


    woman in front of him.


    Ste looked up at him, her eyes searching his for reassurance. “I need you to be there for me, Timothy. | need your support and


    strength to get through this. Evie can be ruthless, and | can’t let her take everything away from me.”


    Timothy hesitated, torn between his reluctance to confront Evie and his desire to do right by their child. He hadn’t personally met


    Ste’s sister, so perhaps she was more vicious. Of course, now a child was involved, so leaving Ste to deal with it


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    “I''ll look into it, if that''s what you really need,” he finally said, his voice firm. “I need to hear a little bit more about thewsuit


    though.”


    Ste’s gratitude was palpable, and she reached out to take his hand. “Thank you, Timothy. | knew | could count on you.”N?velDrama.Org holds this content.


    Timothy cringed as her cold fingers inteced with his own. He felt her take his other hand and press it against her belly. They


    sat quietly for a few moments, and in that time, Timothy wondered if he could feel the life that was blossoming within her.


    He didn’t want to be like his father. He didn’t want the kid toe into this world already not having someone to rely on, and he


    doubted Ste would provide much care herself.


    Ste squeezed his hand, her voice filled with a steely determination. “It’s time to put Evie in her ce, Timothy. She can’t just


    walk all over us. We''ll fight thiswsuit with everything we''ve got.”


    Timothy went still, her words passing through his ears with hardly any sense to them. He didn’t want to think about what “putting


    Evie in her ce” entailed, especially when he’d wanted her to find some peace.


    But he would be forced to find out.


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