Chapter 295

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.

stopped him with an outstretched arm. "What

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

unreadable. "Mario is my son,

fool us. You've been with Rosita for four years. The tabloids have been full of stories about her giving you a son. And now you

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

James froze.

Rosita can't have children?

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

loudly enough that Briony and Gwendolyn could hear everything

women stood in conflicted

long as he isn't Rosita's

pressed her lips

for Garry, but little Mario's situation

mother herself, Briony just couldn't bring herself to

of respect for Carney, she felt it wasn't her

dinner, Carney pulled out a bottle of whiskey and invited Garry to join him for

had a driver and

little Mario sat side

bowls and tied

encouraging her to eat on her own

Mario, on the other hand, was more delicate; Carol had always fed him by

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

Her baby teeth were all healthy, and she chewed confidently-bite of food, bite of vegetables, another bite-enjoying

take his eyes

at him. "Look at how well Little Nina eats. Maybe

frowned in concentration, glancing down at the fork in

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