My SIL Did a DNA Test for My Daughter Behind My Back — When I Learned Her Reason for This, I Went Low Contact with My Brother

To her credit, Isabel came to my house the next day and apologized. She said she had no idea Ronaldo had been feeding her lies for two years. Apparently, she had a reason for reacting the way she did.

“My mom had an affair,” she confessed.

“My dad thought my little brother was his for years. When he found out the truth, it destroyed him. Destroyed us…”

I rubbed a hand down my face.

“Isabel…”

“I thought I was helping you, Jake. I thought if you were being lied to, you deserved to know.”

I sighed. “And when you found out I wasn’t?”

Her eyes shimmered.

“I was too embarrassed to admit I’d been wrong.”

“I shouldn’t have done the test,” she continued. “And I NEVER should have confronted you in front of Ava. That was… unforgivable.”

I stared at her.

Finally, I said, “Yeah. It was.”

I don’t know if you’ll ever forgive me, but I needed to say it. And —” She took a shaky breath.

“I think I’m leaving Ronaldo.”

That caught me off guard. “What?”

“If he could lie to ME for two years about something like this, what else is he capable of?”

That was a good question.

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