I Made His Wife’s Dress Now I’ll Marry Another Chapter 49
The conclusion took up a single line:
*Adrian Vail is not the biological father of Leo Vail.*
Attached was a statement from Sabine’s lawyer. Leo’s biological father was a photographer from the show that year. He had left the United States before Sabine even knew she was pregnant. She had been afraid of losing her place at Whitmore, afraid her child would have no name, so she had orchestrated that night to create the only evidence that could trap Adrian.
“Adrian sat in his car for four hours after he got this,” Julien said. “Then he signed the divorce papers, while also ensuring Leo’s living and education expenses would be preserved until the case is fully resolved.”
I closed the report.
“Does knowing the truth change your answer?” he asked.
“No.”
I handed the file back to him.
“The truth can clear his name. It can’t give me back my six years.”
Julien took the documents without saying a single good word on Adrian’s behalf. He also showed no trace of triumph at my refusal.
“Then we proceed according to your answer,” he said.
Outside, the evening lights shattered across the river. They would never become yesterday again.
But they could still flow somewhere new.