chapter 144

chapter 144
Declan's POV.

I held the envelope in my hand like it was poison. My chest burned and my throat was tight but yet I couldn't let it go.
The DNA reports felt heavier than any deal I had ever signed. It was heavier than all of the years I had worked to build my empire.
Sabrina was standing in the living room and her arms were folded across her chest. She looked defensive and scared at the same time. Isabella was beside me but she was very quiet and I could feel her steady presence at my side. She was calm in the storm, though I knew fire burned in her too.
“Do you have anything to say for yourself?” I asked with a cracked voice as I threw the envelope on the coffee table.
“I was prepared for all of these because you already gave me the information over the phone but I want you to know that, whatever that paper says then it is a very big lie. Isabella is behind all of these and I'm sure she's the one who told you to run the DNA test right? Isn't she? She's just a jealous woman and she's trying to drive us apart, Sabrina said but Declan didn't let her finish speaking.
“Just shut your mouth Sabrina. Don't you dare blame her for your filth, for four years you let me believe they lied that Ethan was mine. You watched me love him, protect him, raise him. When you knew the truth all along.” I roared at her as my pulse pounded in my ears.
“No!. You don't understand. She came back_”

“That is enough of your nonsense!” I said as I slammed my fists on the table, making Isabella flinch beside me.
“You brought another man's child into my house, Sabrina. Another man's son and you made me live a lie.”
“Aren't you ashamed of yourself Sabrina? Aren't you ashamed to have carried a child you knew wasn't Declan's and pretend otherwise. You pretended that the child belonged to him whereas it wasn't true. You let another man's son call him father? You actually disgust me a whole lot.” Isabella said with a cold voice and Sabrina snapped her head towards her.
“Do you actually think you are better than me Isabella? All of this is happening because you are the reason why he doubts me. I am being questioned because of you. You have always been in my way.” Sabrina retorted and I was about to fire back when the front door cracked open and we all turned to see a man step inside.
“Who the hell are you? and how dare you bump into my house without permission?” I lashed out at him and he swallowed hard before speaking up.
“My name is Liam. I'm…I'm Ethan's father and I want to apologize for bumping into your house without seeking permission. I know it is wrong of me but I had no other option, I wasn't patient at all.” he said and to me it felt as though the world froze as Sabrina's face went pale.
“Liam, what are you doing here?” she asked and I stared at him.
“You are the one right? You are the man she gave birth for?” I asked.

“Yes I am the man. Sabrina and I were together before she left me. She thought that you had more to offer to her and she left with Ethan. I just came home and then I realized that she was no more there. I tried speaking to her and I tried to convince her to come back to me or at least let me see him but she didn't accept my request.”
“This is impossible for me to believe. If she didn't want you near Ethan, then can you tell me how Ethan was able to move on so easily and address me as his father instead of you?”
“You can ask Sabrina that but I can tell you everything you want to know. She has manipulated Ethan so badly and he does everything she says. It wasn't hard for her to just tell him that I wasn't his biological father and you are his biological father. She is an evil woman and I have seen right through her.” he said and Sabrina scoffed, throwing her head back with a bitter laugh.
“Oh, please Liam. Don't fucking make yourself sound like some victim. You lied to me, you pretended to be rich. You flaunted cars to me that weren't yours and took me for dinners that you borrowed money to pay for. You clearly couldn't afford anything. You tricked me and I believed that you were wealthier than Declan. Only for me to find out that you are a fraudster. That is what anyone calls a person who lies to people just for people to believe his or her made up stories in your head.”