Clara looked at him through tears.
“That baby was you, Matt.”
Silence filled the room.
Matt turned to me. “Did you know?”“No,” I said immediately. “I swear, I didn’t know. When I adopted you, everything was sealed. I never knew it was her.”
“I made sure of that,” Clara said softly.
I stared at her. “You made sure?”
“I thought you would hate the baby because of me.”
“How could you think that?” I asked.
“I was scared.”
Matt spoke again, his voice quieter now. “So Graham is my father?”
“Yes.”
“Does he know about me?”
“He knew I was pregnant. He never asked after.”
Matt looked down. “So he didn’t care.”
“I’m sorry,” Clara said.
He stepped away from both of us. For a moment, I hesitated.
Then he turned back to me.
“Mom,” he said, his voice breaking.