Chapter 126: You Made Me Lie

My hand slowly slipped out of hers. It wasn’t intentional. It was more like my body acted before my brain could catch up. But the moment our palms parted, I saw it. The flicker in her eyes. The sudden fall of her face. “What do you mean?” My voice came out tight, almost strangled. “Why would you say something like that? If this is a joke, Mom, it’s not funny.” Her lips trembled. The IV line attached to her wrist shook slightly as she raised a hand, trying to steady herself. “It’s not a joke, sweetheart. I would never play with something like that.” Her voice cracked around the word. “He really is your father. I swear on my life.” I blinked. Once. Twice. My brain refused to compute the words she’d just spoken. Then it slowly sank in. “Mom!” I finally burst out, the chair beside the bed scraping the hospital floor as I stood. “I can’t believe this.” “Sav, please,” she whispered, reaching out. “Please calm down.” But I stepped back before her hand could touch me. “No! Don’t tell me to cal