time,” I said quietly.
“Yes, Paige, I did,” Dad admitted in a broken whisper.
“How long did you keep this secret from me?”
“I knew Chloe was biologically mine right from the very beginning,” he confessed, staring down at his trembling hands.
“And Mom knew about it too,” I said firmly.
Dad covered his face with both hands and released a heavy sigh.
“Yes, she found out near the end.”
“You allowed me to believe Gwendolyn just randomly appeared after Mom died,” I said, disappointment rising through me.
“You let
