Jake walked into his penthouse, his mind racing with everything he had uncovered over the past week. He tossed his jacket onto the couch and ran a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply.
Despite all the chaos, at least there was a way he could manipulate Dawn's paternity test. That alone was a win.
As he sank into a chair, his thoughts drifted back to the day he had gone to the orphanage, where Margaret had finally told him that Alex was adopted. That revelation had been shocking, but he hadn't stopped there.
He had asked more questions, trying to dig into Alex's past since he had been looking for anything he could use to separate him from Emma.
That was when he learned something even more intriguing—someone had come looking for Alex shortly after he was adopted years ago.
The staff at the orphanage had recalled that the person claimed Alex's real name was Carter Howells.
