The doctor didn’t respond right away. Then he spoke.
“There’s a discrepancy.”
“What does that mean?” Mark demanded.
The doctor pressed a button. “Security, please stand by.”
The tension snapped.
“What’s wrong?” Patricia asked, rushing in.
The doctor turned to them all.
“Based on the development, the conception occurred about four weeks earlier than what was stated.”
Silence.
Mark stared at Lauren.
“A month?” he said slowly. “That’s not possible. We weren’t even—”
“That means,” the doctor said calmly, “she was already pregnant before your relationship timeline.”
The room exploded.
