Paul immediately got up from his chair and walked over to Hailey, hastily wrapping his arms around her in a tight embrace.

“Sis…” he said quietly. “I’m going to be honest with you. I knew about this two years ago when Ben and I opened Dad’s private study for a prank. We… The two of us were snooping around. You know us.”

He pulled away to look Hailey in the eyes, as though trying to convey his sincerity.

“We found… adoption papers along with your records. There were so many, we couldn’t read them all. Dad was about to return home. That’s when we realized that… you’re not related to...