Chapter 224

Ryan paced the length of his father’s study, his mind racing with conflicting emotions. He held the hospital reports tightly in his hand, his knuckles white from the grip.

The reports confirmed his worst fears—the man he had called his father for his entire life wasn’t his biological father at all.

Dr. Parker was. The revelation had shaken him to the core, and he knew he couldn’t keep this secret any longer. He had to tell Mr. Kendrick.

Taking a deep breath, he walked over to where Kendrick sat in his leather chair, his eyes already filled with concern.

Kendrick had noticed Ryan’s turmoil the moment he entered the room, but he hadn’t pressed him to speak.

"Dad," Ryan began, his voice trembling slightly. He rarely ever called him anything but ‘Dad,’ but now, with this new information, it felt like a lie.

Still, it was all he had ever known. "I received something today. It’s… complicated, and I don’t know how to explain it."

Kendrick raised an eyebrow, worry etching deeper into his