Vivienne's face betrayed no emotion as she smoothly withdrew her hand from Melissa's grasp, offering no reply. Instead, she turned to face Baron, her voice cool and even. "Do you have anything to say?" Baron's gaze narrowed slightly, and he spoke without hesitation. "No explanation. The bomb installed in Mr. Ellington's car and the person who drove into you that was all my doing."

Percival's car accident was still making headlines, and everyone knew about it.

But what they did not know was that Baron was behind it!

"Dad, do you realize what you're saying?" Melissa exclaimed, her voice tinged with disbelief.

How was she supposed to accept this?

Her mother was a murderer, and now her father, too?

Timothy saw right through Baron and turned to Scott with eyes brimming with anger. "Bro, are you really going to let Dad take the fall for you?"

His words further shattered the Brooks family's younger generation's belief in their world.

In their eyes, Scott was their kindest elder and uncle. No matter what they did wrong, they could always turn to Scott and escape any punishment.

Ronald was the first to regain some semblance of composure. "Dad, do you know something we don't?"

Timothy did not respond, his gaze fixed on Scott, desperate for the truth to come from his lips.

But all they got was silence.

Baron stood his ground. "Vivienne, take me in. I need to atone."

"Dad!" Melissa could no longer contain her emotions and collapsed, sobbing on the couch.

Vivienne's lips curled into a faint smile; she had anticipated this scene.

"Uncle, you needn't beg Scott for the truth. After all, he's

into a stunned

not a

What was going on?

how did

gaze shifted to Vivienne, utterly at a

could not believe

was Baron's firstborn. Even though he and Judith had

Baron

by the look on Baron's face, it was

was utterly stunned. It took him a moment to process the

his eyes. "What did you just

impossible. How

something dawned on him, sending a shiver down

Baron a paternity test

about more than just the murders." Baron's hands trembled as he took the

that child, he would not have married Judith,

need to read it. Indeed, I'm not your son, Baron Brooks. Thank you for all the 'kindness' you've shown me over the

was heavy with

involuntarily, clutching her hands tightly. "Bro, are

Without him selling me out, I would never have discovered my

generation was

and

approached Vivienne and pleaded, "Vivienne, you know everything, don't you? Just tell us

hate or resentment; she just wanted the

slow reveal of secrets

them unsure of how to

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