On episode #8767 (Friday 11. 09. 2007), Paul tells Heather he is her father. Here are his words:
“When I was a teenager, the thing I was most interested in was having a good time, especially with the girls if you know what I mean. I got this one girl pregnant, and I didn’t step up and do the right thing the way I should have. We tried the family thing. I got married. But I was very young and I couldn’t. I couldn’t… it was really too much for me, I couldn’t handle it. And we both decided that the best thing for the child would be if she was raised without me. And they moved away. I got updates, you know, from her mother every so often. And every now and then, I would see her. And I was hoping that when she looked in my eyes, she would remember the few times that I held her in my arms and I rocked her to sleep. But she didn’t. I struggled, you know, wanting to tell her the truth time after time. But I made a promise that I wouldn’t do that. And I kept my promise, until now. Heather, you’re my daughter.”
We have to wait for episode #8768 (Monday 11. 12. 2007) to see Heather's reaction. She's mad at Paul. Does he understand how she suffered from believing that Robert was her father and
wondering if she had inherited his violent behavior? Can he imagine how painful it was, believing that her real father didn't care about her?
Why didn't he tell her the truth when she came to Genoa City years ago? Why is he telling her now? What does he want?
Heather is crying, so is Paul. He kindly tries to answer her questions, but is she ready to listen to him? She even ends up accusing him of pulling the father card in order to stop her for pressing
charges against him for Sheila's kidnapping.