Chapter 186

The silence that followed the reveal was tense and filled with so many emotions lingering in the air. Surprise, confusion and betrayal. It was clear as day that the news hadn’t been received well. Ivory was the first to react. “Your father?” She repeated, disbelief in her tone as she looked from Elias, her master in the medical sector and someone she sees as a father and Lucien, the newest betrayer in her life. Lucien met her gaze briefly. An unreadable expression flashed in his eyes before he looked away. “You’re his father?” Her question was directed as Elias. She sounded angry, demanding the answers that the sudden reveal had brought to light. “I am.” The older man answered, keeping his gaze on Lucien. Ivory opened her mouth, wanting to ask more than one question, but in the end, settling for a plain old simple, “How?” Elias ignored her words, or rather, he just didn’t think it was right for him to do a deep dive into his family history with the matter before them. And besides, he w