She hesitated for a long moment, then carefully set her utensils down before taking a sip of her own wine to bolster herself just a little. Finally, Tess began to speak as she set the glass down. "I discovered, between the time you're from and the time I'm from, that...the Mercers weren't my parents. I was placed with them, by my blood father...Lionel Luthor. Lex was my half-brother." Her eyes remained steady as she spoke, though inwardly she was twisting at saying the details aloud. "My birth name was Lutessa Lena Luthor," she told Oliver softly.
Her hands fisted for a moment on top of the table, then deliberately relaxed as she tried to keep her emotions out of it. My mother was apparently Lex's nanny; her name was Pamela Jenkins, and Lionel had an affair with her. I was the result. When I was a child - barely a teenager - my memories were erased and I was placed with the Mercers, where I was spoonfed a lie while being beaten. I just - I thought you should know. Where I come from."