At her husband’s funeral, Nancy encounters a mysterious older woman holding a baby. The woman makes an astonishing claim: the baby is her late husband Patrick’s child. Stunned, Nancy questions everything she thought she knew about Patrick. Could this woman be lying, or was there a hidden side of Patrick’s life?
Overwhelmed with grief, Nancy was preparing to leave the cemetery when the stranger blocked her path.
“Are you Nancy?” the woman asked, her voice trembling as she rocked the baby.
“Yes, but… who are you?” Nancy replied, confused.
The woman introduced herself as Amanda and claimed the baby was Patrick’s daughter. “Her mother can’t care for her now, but you’re the only one who can.”
Nancy was horrified. “No! Patrick would never betray me!” She turned to leave, desperate to escape this absurd claim. As she reached her car, Patrick’s friend Mike offered his condolences. Nancy kept her composure and hurried away.
But inside her car, Nancy froze. The baby was there, crying in the back seat. Amanda had vanished. Conflicted, Nancy held the baby, noticing a familiar birthmark—identical to Patrick’s. Desperate for answers, she collected a strand of Patrick’s hair and rushed to a clinic for a DNA test.
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