09/26/2025
“He’s not my son,” the millionaire declared coldly, his voice echoing in the marble foyer. “Pack your things and go. Both of you.” He pointed to the door. His wife hugged their baby tightly, tears welling in her eyes. But if only he had known…
The storm outside matched the one raging inside the house. Eleanor stood motionless, her knuckles white as she clutched little Oliver to her chest. Her husband, Gregory Whitmore, billionaire tycoon and head of the Whitmore family, glared at her with a fury she hadn’t seen in their ten years of marriage.
“Gregory, please,” Eleanor whispered, her voice shaking. “You don’t know what you’re saying.”
“I know exactly what I’m saying,” he snapped. “That child… isn’t mine. I took the DNA test last week. The results are clear.”
The accusation stung more than a slap. Eleanor's knees almost buckled.
"You did a test... without telling me?"
"I had to. He doesn't look like me. He doesn't act like me. And I couldn't ignore the rumors any longer."
"Rumors? Gregory, it's a baby! And he's your son! I swear on everything I have."
But Gregory had already made his decision.
"Your things will be sent to your father's house. Don't come back here. Ever."
Eleanor stood there for a moment longer, hoping it was just another of his impulsive decisions, the kind that would pass the next day. But the coldness in his voice left no room for doubt. She turned and walked out, her heels clicking on the marble as thunder rumbled over the mansion.
Eleanor had grown up in a modest home, but she entered a world of privilege when she married Gregory. She was elegant, calm, and intelligent—everything the magazines celebrated and high society envied. But none of that mattered now.
As the limo took her and Oliver back to her father's cottage in the country, her mind whirled. She had been faithful. She had loved Gregory, stood by him when the markets collapsed, when the press destroyed him, even when her mother rejected her. And now, she was being cast out like a stranger.
Her father, Martin Claremont, opened the door, his eyes wide at the sight.
"Ellie? What happened?"
She fell into his arms. "She said Oliver isn't hers... She kicked us out."
Martin's jaw tightened. "Come in, daughter."
Over the next few days, Eleanor adjusted to her new reality. The house was small, her old room barely changed. Oliver, oblivious to everything, played and babbled, giving her moments of peace amidst her grief.
But something kept bothering her: the DNA test. How could she be wrong?
Desperate for answers, she went to the lab where Gregory had run the test. She, too, had connections—and some favors owed her. What she discovered chilled her blood.
The test had been tampered with.
Meanwhile, Gregory sat alone in his mansion, tormented by the silence. He told himself he'd done the right thing—that he couldn't raise another man's child. But guilt gnawed at him. He avoided entering Oliver's old room, but one day, curiosity got the better of him. Seeing the empty crib, the stuffed giraffe, and the tiny shoes on the shelf, something inside him snapped.
His mother, Lady Agatha, wasn't helping.
"I warned you, Gregory," she said, sipping her tea. "That Claremont was never up to your standards."
But even she was surprised when Gregory didn't respond.
Days passed. Then, a week later.
And then a letter arrived.
No return address. Just a sheet of paper and a photograph.
Gregory's hands shook as he read it.
"Gregory,
You were wrong. Badly wrong.
You wanted proof—here it is. I found the original results. The test was altered. And this is the photo I found in your mother's study… You know what it means."
—Eleanor