"What is it?" Alex finally asked after a long while of silence.

"I need to call my father," Irene said, still in a daze.

She grabbed her phone and swiped across the screen until she got to Gavin's contact number. Then she pressed the call button, her breathing shaky. She's hoping that her tone doesn't sound as frantic as her mind.

She stared down at the small baby, still in the carrier and wrapped in a pink blanket. She was so tiny; it was clear that she was born early.

Irene's heart tugged at the sight of her, knowing that she was Ethan's baby, made it difficult, but this baby was innocent and adorable.

"This is not a good time, Irene," Gavin's voice cut through her inner monologue.

Irene winced at the harshness of his tone, and she knew she had to be quick or else he would hang up on her.

"Dad, it's an emergency," she went on to say in a single breath. "Ethan's baby is here, and I don't know what to do."

Tears broke free from her eyes before she could stop them.

She could feel Alex stiffening as he listened to the phone conversation.

voice was still harsh, but had lost some of its

her. She knows I come from a good family and wants

last sentence, her entire body trembling as she

stretch of silence at the other end as Gavin processed her

"On my way."

line went dead after that, and Irene couldn't keep it in anymore; she sat on the couch as a sob

this really Ethan Cash's baby?" Alex asked, watching Irene

flushed and wet cheeks with the back of

spot, feeling

was left next to the carrier," he told her, lifting a backpack in the air for her to see. "It's fitted with diapers, wipes, baby formula, a bottle,

her eyes glued to the baby. Alex awkwardly placed

walked towards the door. "I'll keep a lookout for

few minutes. She couldn't seem to stop the tea But once she had her share of crying and was able to calm herself down, she looked down at the baby who was starting to get fussy. Her heart started to beat faster; she blinked away

"It's okay... don't

rocked the baby gently in her arms, surprised that she started

girl," Irene said,

lifted her gaze to see her father's stunned face, beside him stood

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