The Rise of Betrayed Husband
Copyright© 2026 by Laxu
Chapter 6: I Refuse to Accept It
That evening, Sophie got the rapid test results and was stunned. They also showed no genetic relationship between Ethan and Natalie.
Ethan was right. Did Claire really cheat on him?
This was no small matter.
Sophie didn’t dare handle it on her own. She hurried to the Lowell mansion, skipped the pleasantries, and went straight into the study with Claire.
Claire looked at the results and couldn’t hide her shock. She stared at Sophie in disbelief.
“This is a rapid test,” Sophie said. “It’s a little less accurate than the three-day or seven-day tests, and legally the seven-day results carry more weight. But Claire, you should prepare yourself. Generally speaking, rapid tests and seven-day tests don’t come back with wildly different results.”
Claire looked a little dazed. “How is this possible? Natalie is my husband’s child and mine. How could she be...”
“There’s another possibility,” Sophie said. “She could have been switched at birth. So we still need to take a sample from you and test it against Natalie.”
“All right. Do it as fast as you can.”
Now Claire was starting to panic, especially when she thought about how many times Ethan had waved that report at her. It couldn’t be completely baseless.
She gave Sophie her samples. Just as Sophie was about to leave, Claire called her back. “Soph ... I’ve never done anything to wrong Ethan. But if the worst happens ... what am I supposed to do? I don’t want a divorce. I don’t want to lose Ethan.”
Sophie’s heart skipped. Did Claire really cheat?
She thought for a moment, then tried to comfort her. “Even in the worst case, Ethan should still be understanding.”
Claire’s brow stayed furrowed.
“Honestly, Ethan can’t leave you,” Sophie went on. “I looked into his situation on the way over. His career at the hospital hasn’t gone well these past few years, and he’s forty. Without you, he has nothing. Look at the past few days—once he left your home, the only place he could go was a hotel. Right now he’s probably just too proud to back down. Once he thinks it through, he’ll come back and make up with you on his own.”
“That makes sense.”
Claire felt a little better. After talking things over with Sophie a bit more, she sent her off to get to work.
Another day passed. Claire had just finished a board meeting when a message from Sophie came through, and she had Sophie come up to her office.
Sophie looked grave. She handed over the results and spoke carefully. “It’s confirmed that Natalie is your daughter. But Ethan’s results aren’t wrong either...”
“How can that be?”
Claire read the results several times, but she couldn’t make sense of any of it. She only grew more confused.
“Should I go talk to Ethan again?”
As far as Sophie was concerned, Claire’s affair was now an established fact. All she could do was try to change Ethan’s mind.
“I don’t want a divorce. That’s non-negotiable...”
Just then, the desk phone in Claire’s office rang. It was her assistant, saying Ethan had arrived. Claire looked at Sophie, who nodded, and told her assistant to send him in.
She got up and opened the door herself. Ethan looked rough, his face covered in stubble, and he smelled faintly of smoke and alcohol. Clearly, last night hadn’t gone well.
He told Claire not to touch him, took a seat off to one side, and glanced at Sophie. “Counselor, are the results in?”
“Soph, give us a moment. I need to talk to my husband.”
Claire sent Sophie out, then went over to Ethan and tried to sit close to him, but he pulled away.
“The results are in,” she said. “But they don’t make sense. I refuse to accept them...”
Ethan laughed coldly. “Why? Because if you say it isn’t true, then it isn’t? Do you think you’re above the law?”
Claire was getting angry too. “I’ve never done anything to wrong you. What exactly am I supposed to admit?”
“We have the test results—”
“I already told you, it doesn’t add up. It’s not the truth. I refuse to accept it.”
“The child isn’t mine. You cheated on me. You betrayed me.”
“Cheated? You never caught me in bed with anyone. How can you prove I cheated? What evidence do you have?”
“Claire, do you have no shame at all?”
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