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

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

unreadable. "Mario is my son, but Rosita isn't

with Rosita for four years. The tabloids have been full of stories about her giving you a son.

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

James froze.

Rosita can't have children?

childbirth," Garry said, glancing past James toward

and Gwendolyn could hear

a moment, both women stood in conflicted

long as

her

little affection for Garry, but little

a mother herself, Briony just couldn't bring herself to send

Carney were close. Out of respect for Carney, she felt

bottle of whiskey

driver and Carney was

side

bowls and tied on their bibs, then left

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

hand, was more delicate; Carol had always fed him

when little Mario watched Little Nina spear a piece of beef with her fork and pop it into her mouth, he stared, wide-eyed,

and she chewed confidently-bite of food,

take his eyes off

smiled gently at him. "Look at how well Little Nina eats. Maybe you could

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255