James pressed his lips together, his expression grave as he gave a heavy nod.

Briony's knife slipped from her hand and clattered onto the cutting board.

"Careful!" James rushed forward and pulled her out of harm's way.

The sudden commotion startled Gwendolyn White, who quickly turned off the stove and spun around to look at Briony.

Seeing Briony's stricken face, Gwendolyn frowned. "What's wrong?"

Briony's complexion was ashen, her eyes rimmed red.

Rosita had killed her son.

And what had she just done?

She had just held that child in her arms...

Briony closed her eyes, trying to steady her emotions. "Have Garry take the boy and leave. Right now."

She knew the child was innocent.

But his mother was the one who had killed her son.

Gwendolyn steadied Briony and called out to James, "Why are you standing there? Go, now!"

James let out a weary sigh and walked out of the kitchen-nearly colliding with Garry in the hallway.

inside when James stopped him with an

son with Rosita. She'll never forgive Rosita. If you have any decency left, take your

unreadable. "Mario is

fool us. You've been with Rosita for four years. The tabloids have been full of stories about her

when she delivered Irwin. She had to have a hysterectomy. She's never been

James froze.

Rosita can't have children?

said, glancing past James toward the kitchen. "I married

spoke loudly enough that Briony and Gwendolyn

moment, both women

hand. "As long as he isn't

pressed her lips

affection for Garry, but little Mario's situation tugged at her

just couldn't bring herself to send them

Garry and Carney were close. Out of respect for Carney, she felt it

pulled out a bottle of whiskey and invited Garry to join him

Garry had a driver and Carney was insistent, he didn't

Nina and little Mario sat side by side

up their food into child-sized bowls and tied on their

encouraging her to eat on her own since she was a year old, and by now, at age four, she

more delicate; Carol had always fed

of beef with her fork and pop it into her mouth, he stared, wide-eyed, a look of awe

Nina ate with gusto. Her baby teeth were all healthy, and she chewed confidently-bite of

couldn't take his

at him. "Look at how well Little

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