The moment Jonah dropped that bombshell, his three brothers erupted in protest.
"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Winston is my only father!"
"Winston may not be perfect, but he's the only father I'll ever acknowledge. Anyone else can get lost! Just because the king's own son is gone, he thinks he can take someone else's? What the hell? Has he lost his mind?"
Amid the heated outburst, Alyssa noticed the grim expressions on Lyla's and Colene's faces. It was as if they had long anticipated this outcome. Clearly, they knew the truth, but they had chosen to bury this earth-shattering secret deep within their hearts.
"Lyla… Colene… you already knew, didn't you?" Alyssa asked, her voice trembling, her heart pounding wildly.
Colene lowered her head. "To be honest, we only know part of it… Mandy is the one who knows everything. She and Jennifer were extremely close back then—closer than anyone else. You could say they shared everything."
With a somber expression, Lyla added, "Jennifer was already pregnant before she married into the Taylor family. Winston knew, but he didn't mind. He still insisted on marrying her.
"That said, Lyse, you are Winston's biological daughter. There's no doubt about that."
Jasper gave a slight nod. "That matches what I found in my investigation. Mr. Winston likely took Ms. Whitaker as his wife to protect her. Given how sensitive her identity was, marriage would have been the safest cover—the strongest shield he could offer."
A dull ache spread through Alyssa's chest. Though she struggled to accept it, part of her understood why Winston had taken other wives even after marrying Felicity.
It was a truth she didn't want to face, yet couldn't deny.
Felicity had never truly loved Winston.

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