Seth Sinclair said, "First, promise me you won't just brood over this alone."
Lianne nodded.
Seth Sinclair studied her expression carefully, and only after making sure she wasn't just putting on a calm front did he press the documents into her hands.
Lianne's fingers were fair and slender, her nails neatly rounded and unadorned. As she held the documents, she felt an immense weight, even though the papers themselves were light. It was as if a thousand-pound stone was pressing down on them, and on her heart, making each breath more difficult than the last.
She took a deep breath before opening the folder and beginning to read.
The core of a paternity report generally consists of key information such as the final conclusion, the paternity index, and a comparison of genetic loci.
Lianne didn't have the patience to go through it line by line. She flipped straight to the conclusion, which starkly read:
