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.

about to step inside when James stopped him with an outstretched arm. "What are you

She'll never forgive

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

years. The tabloids have been full of stories about her

she delivered Irwin. She had

James froze.

Rosita can't have children?

glancing past James toward the kitchen. "I married Rosita so Mario

spoke loudly enough that Briony and Gwendolyn

moment, both women stood in conflicted

patted Briony's hand. "As long as he

pressed her lips together,

for Garry, but little

couldn't bring herself to send

Garry and Carney were close. Out of respect for Carney,

a bottle of whiskey and invited Garry to join him for a

a driver and Carney

and little Mario sat side by side in

bowls and tied on their bibs,

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

hand, was more delicate; Carol

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

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

Mario couldn't take

at how well

glancing down

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