The Child's Paternity

George: Steve, think of your child. That's your reason to persist, isn't it?
Steve Carter looks like he's been slashed.
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Steve: He was my only hope. I thought he was a gift from heaven to make up for everything.
George: Then... what happened?
Steve takes a deep breath, voice trembling like a breaking string.
Steve: I saw the birth certificate. I never doubted it before, I thought he was my biological child.
Steve: But the father column... wasn't my name.
Steve: It was... the person I trusted most in my life.
George: Steve... who is that?
Steve: Lucus Carter. My brother.
Steve: The child is theirs. "And I... was just the last to know."
George: They deceived you.
Steve: More than deceit, it was deprivation. They took my trust, my family.
George: But you loved him, right?
Steve (Weeping): I loved him, like I loved myself. But now, I even hate myself.
George: So you chose to end it all?
Steve: Like everyone who commits suicide, I don't actually want to die. I just can't find a reason to live.
George (Softly): Actually, you have another reason to live that even you don't know about.
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