The moment the magazine came flying at her, Briony's eyes widened in alarm. She sprang to her feet, one hand instinctively clutching her stomach.

With a loud smack, the magazine hit the floor right by her feet.

Briony frowned, shot a glance at the magazine on the carpet, then looked up at Irwin.

"Irwin, what on earth are you doing?"

Her voice trembled. She kept her hand protectively over her stomach, shaken by what had just happened. If she hadn't reacted so quickly, that magazine would have struck her right in the belly.

Irwin's gaze lingered on her tightly clasped hand. A surge of anxiety and jealousy twisted inside him.

Mom... is really having a baby.

"Irwin, I'm asking you a question!"

Snapped from his trance, Irwin finally met Briony's eyes.

Her brows were drawn together in a scowl, and for the first time in his life, Irwin

saw genuine anger blazing in her expression.

Mom had never looked at him this way before. Not once.

the sake of this new baby, she was

nose stung. He bit his lip, trying

"Mom, I saw a bug on

passed as Briony was taken

A bug?

a bug even come

with barely contained sobs. "I'm

small shoulders shook helplessly as he wept, looking so

was only five... surely he

"Irwin."

called from outside the office

Irwin

"Dad, thank goodness you're here! You're never home, and now Mom doesn't want

scooping Irwin into his arms. "I'm sorry, buddy. I've just had a lot going

still sniffling. "I keep having nightmares. I dream that neither you nor Mom

is it because I

darkened as he shot Briony a look. "You really

expression didn't so much as flicker. There was still a trace of guilt in her chest, but she knew it was better to be the villain and end this toxic mother-son bond than to

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