Many years ago, during the confrontation between Enzo and the fake Naylani, she had said something so outrageous that it echoed long after the encounter, spoken right in front of Enzo and Old Mrs. Pierson.
"He is not my son, and neither is he yours."
Those were the words Old Mrs. Pierson remembered clearly.
For a while, Enzo tried to pretend he hadn't heard them. He didn't want to think about it—he fought hard not to. But eventually, he made a decision.
He didn't want a paternity test.
To him, Zoren was his son, and no piece of paper would change that. Some might've called it noble or heroic, but Old Mrs. Pierson knew the truth:
Her son didn't want his world to collapse all at once.
Naylani—the love of his life—had already betrayed him in the cruelest way. She tried to kill their son. She hurt him and left him to burn in a fire.
