Richard Mason was handed a £250,000 payout after finding out his ex-wife Kate had been lying to him for 21 years over the paternity of her now grown-up sons.

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He only made the shocking discovery when doctors told him in 2016 that he had cystic fibrosis and had been infertile since birth.

The subsequent court battle in which he attempted to get back some of the divorce money and sue for paternity fraud has led to two of the boys (19 yr old twins) refusing to speak to him. Richard was left suicidal from this.

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But Richard later was overjoyed after receiving a supportive message from the third son (23) last month.

It read: "Dad, as I explained from the beginning you would never not be dad to me regardless of all this. "Of course I’ll stay in touch, that will never change… I’m always here for you too and you will always be Dad. Love you x."

Richard, co-founder of price comparison site MoneySupermarket.com, is offering a £5,000 reward for information to help him identify the real father - who is not thought to have contributed financially to raising the boys.

Richard: "I still regard them as my boys even though I’m not their biological father, and I miss them so much."

Legal documents seen on Sunday reveal Mrs Mason declared a sudden interest in Judaism when she first fell pregnant. She also insisted all three children have Jewish middle names, something Mr Mason now believes is a clue to the identity of the real dad.

Mrs Mason initially said "of course the boys are yours, no matter what the science might suggest" when he revealed he knew he couldn't have fathered them.

But she later confessed to the betrayal when confronted by her eldest son in 2016;10 years after the divorce in which Mr. Richards had to pay her 4 million dollars.

She admitted she had been seeing a colleague at Barclays in an on-off affair during the 20-year marriage - but wouldn't name him.

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He believes there must have been some doubt in his ex's mind when she fell pregnant seven years into their marriage, and thinks she "tricked" him into bringing up the boys.

Mrs Mason confessed over six to 12 times she had sex with her colleague - but was adamant he couldn't be the dad as the pair always used condoms.

Currently, Mr. Richards is newly married to Emmy Louis Jone who he has been dating for 1 year prior to marrying.

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