The Billionaire Dad I Never Knew
Under the chandelier at the birthday party, Molly wore a sequined little dress, carrying a strawberry cake toward the corner. Laughter filled the air, and the champagne tower shimmered with dreamlike sparkles.
Suddenly, the front door crashed open.
A drenched man stood in the doorway, rainwater dripping from his trench coat onto the carpet. He stared fixedly at Molly, voice hoarse: "You're... Molly?"
Silence fell over the room.
The little girl looked up, her eyes utterly calm. "You've got the wrong place, Uncle. Mom didn't invite you."
The man staggered, nearly losing his balance. "I'm your father... I've been looking for you for three years! After that car accident, they told me you were dead—said both of you died!"
"Shut up." Her mother approached in high heels, elegantly linking arms with her well-dressed new boyfriend. "Sir, we've already called the police. Please leave immediately."
The man roared, "Lin Wan! Can you say that to your child's face?! I'm her real father! The DNA will prove it!"
The mother sneered, "What kind of homeless fraudster chasing compensation are you? My daughter was conceived through IVF—the father's information is confidential. Who do you think you are?"
Gasps rippled through the crowd.
At that moment, another door on the opposite side of the hall slowly opened.
A man in gold-rimmed glasses stepped in, holding a document, followed by two people who looked like lawyers.
"I regret interrupting this spectacle," he said, his gaze settling on Molly's face as he spoke softly, "but according to the Supreme Court's final ruling three months ago—I am Molly's biological father."
Dead silence.
He removed his glasses, eyes glistening. "Your mother illegally obtained my sperm sample. The artificial insemination was carried out overseas. This child... is truly mine."
The mother's face paled. "Impossible! That file was destroyed long ago!"
"But the surveillance footage wasn't," the man replied calmly. "Every moment you stole the sample from the fertility clinic is preserved in the official records."
Molly looked down at the cake in her hands, watching the cream drip slowly onto the floor.
Then she spoke, her voice childlike yet clear:
"So... do I have two dads now?"
No one answered.
Only the thunder cracked outside, as if heaven and earth themselves were asking—
Blood or nurture, lies or truth, which one truly earns the name of father?