Alaric headed straight for Ethan's office as soon as he got to work.

Ethan was sipping on his morning coffee when he looked up to see Alaric coming in, promptly standing up as Alaric mysteriously closed the office door behind him.

Seeing Alaric's serious demeanor, Ethan took a couple of steps back, a teasing smirk on his face, "What's up, man? It's broad daylight, and for the record, I'm straight as an arrow."

Alaric rolled his eyes, "For all the years I've known you, I've never seen you date anyone. How's that for proving you're straight?"

Ethan crossed his arms defensively, "Saying I'm into women is proof enough. What more do you want?"

"I'm not here to joke around, buddy," Alaric flopped onto the couch, rubbing his temples with a weary sigh.

"You've been hanging out with Hertha too much. Even your eye rolls and the way you talk are starting to mimic hers. Man, you've really gone native," Ethan joked before getting serious and taking a seat next to him.

you found out," Alaric said, the tiredness

night waiting for the results, huh?" Ethan noted his friend's dark circles and knew he must've

Alaric

replied. "The deputy dean looked into it. It turns out the Falconer family had a doctor fake the paternity test. So,

a mix of shock and relief on his

himself. He has no reason to lie. Plus, he mentioned the

quickened, and his eyes widened as

feeling a bit uneasy under his gaze, leaned back, "Hey, don't look at

I gotta go," Alaric said, getting up abruptly and heading for the door, moving as if he'd miss out on

lied to him.

own mother conspired with

which could only mean Angelina was involved. Apart from her, no one else in the Falcone family would do something like this

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255