Chapter 158: You Are Not The Uncle, You Are The Father
As Brett read what was before him, his carefully constructed façade crumbled. His face flushed a deep crimson, his hands trembling slightly. He sputtered, trying to regain control of the situation, but the carefully rehearsed words seemed to catch in his throat.
It was a document asking him to forfeit his shares for fraud and trying to carry out a hostile take over of the company. He looked up at Levi, his gaze filled with hate.
"What... what is the meaning of this?" he stammered, his voice laced with a mixture of anger and panic. "This... this is ridiculous! This document... lt has no hold on me! You are simply bluffing and I will not be blackmailed!"
He glared at Chris, his eyes narrowing, his expression turning menacing. "You!" he snarled, pointing a trembling finger at him. "You are going to pay for this! You think that you can betray and double cross then get away with it? I will expose you to the world! I’m going to tell everyone your secret!"
Levi remained calm, his gaze fixed on Brett’s increasingly agitated face. He had expected a desperate reaction, a last-ditch attempt to salvage the situation.
"And what secret might that be, Brett?" Levi asked, his voice low and steady. "Is it perhaps connected to Brandon’s paternity?"
A stunned silence descended upon the room. The board members exchanged uneasy glances, their faces etched with confusion. Brandon, who had been watching the exchange with a mixture of anger and confusion, now looked completely bewildered.
Levi’s gaze swept across the room, taking in the shocked expressions of everyone present. He had been holding onto this information for a long time, a secret that had weighed heavily on his mind. But now, the time had come to reveal the truth.
"You see, I too had my doubts about Brandon’s parentage right from the start and as he grew up it became worse," Levi said, his voice clear and resonant, cutting through the heavy silence. "He looks nothing like me. There has never been any resemblance. So, I did what any reasonable person would do. I had a DNA test done."