He also agreed to independent parentage testing under the guidance of counsel and the appropriate court procedures.

I understood why verification mattered.

Three years of silence and years of family conflict had left everyone with reasons to question records.

The results, when they arrived, confirmed what I had known since the triplets were born: Callum was their biological father.

I expected him to respond with relief.

Instead he sent a letter asking if I would read a personal statement.

Nadia reminded me that I didn’t have to, but I chose to.