Chapter 8 - THE SHOCKING PATERNITY TEST
Late that night, Eleanor sat inside her newly acquired Fifth Avenue penthouse, reviewing private investigator reports under the soft desk lamp.
Detective Marcus Vance, a former FBI specialist turned private security chief, set a red confidential folder onto her glass desk.
"You were right about Chloe, Eleanor," Marcus said quietly, leaning against the edge of the mahogany table.
Eleanor opened the folder to reveal high-resolution surveillance photos of Chloe meeting a dark-haired man at a private hotel in Miami eight months ago.
"The baby isn't Carter's?" Eleanor asked, raising an eyebrow as she scanned the attached DNA report.
"The biological father is Julian Thorne, Carter’s primary rival at Vanguard Capital," Marcus confirmed with a cold chuckle.
Eleanor let out a slow, deliberate breath, realizing the poetic irony of Carter's grand betrayal.
He had destroyed his marriage and sacrificed his corporate legacy for a child that wasn't even heir to his bloodline.
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"Does Carter know yet?" Eleanor asked, shutting the red folder firmly.
"He's currently sitting in a holding cell at the precinct after trying to break into your Greenwich mansion," Marcus replied.
