Gabriel stared at Adrian, his face pale. He had not yet confirmed anything, and there was no proof that Santiago's suspicions were true, yet the possibility had already affected him so deeply that, for one terrible moment, he had rejected the child standing innocently in front of him.
Adrian looked up at him with tear-filled eyes, completely unable to understand what he had done wrong.
His first thought was that perhaps his father was angry because his mother had left them, or maybe Gabriel blamed him for everything that had happened. He could not understand why his father had suddenly pushed him away, and the confusion on his small face only made the silence in the room more uncomfortable.
Gabriel closed his eyes and dragged a hand over his face before finally speaking.
"Call the family doctor. I need a DNA test."
Thiago's expression hardened. "Gabriel, Adrian is standing right here."
