Chapter 171

As soon as the little boy set eyes on Thalassa, his face broke out with pure delight. "Mummy!"

"Sweetheart," Thalassa croaked, moving toward the bed and pulling him into a tight embrace. She held him close until he wriggled in her arms.

"Mummy, let go!" he giggled.

Thalassa chuckled softly and loosened her hold, pressing a gentle kiss on his forehead. "I'm sorry, baby. Mummy's just feeling a bit emotional today." She wiped away a stray tear and glanced at Betty. "Why was he crying?"

Betty smiled warmly. "You know how he gets when he doesn't see anyone after waking up."

Thalassa sighed and met Betty's gaze. "You don't seem surprised."

Betty scoffed lightly. "That Kris is the father of Alex?" Betty scoffed. "Oh come one. I knew it the moment I saw him on the CCTV. Even a blind person won't fail to see how much the boy looks like his father. I assumed it was a lovers falling out thing and now he's trying to make amends."

"What surprised me," she continued. "was when he didn't even once ask about the boy. I had my suspicions but decided not to ask any questions. But this morning, it has become quite clear. He doesn't know about the boy, does he?"

Thalassa shook her head. "No. He doesn't."

told him?" Betty's brow furrowed in

laugh. "Oh, I told him, alright. He called me a liar to my face and kicked me out of

shock. "He did

shocked, as if she couldn't believe

orchestrated a plan to make him believe I cheated on him the night before our wedding. We were married for a year, and for every

in love with. But that day never came.

the Miller mansion, desperate and broken, begging him not to divorce her. How she'd told him about her pregnancy, only for him to dismiss her, calling her a liar, before kicking her

open. "She tried to have her own grandchild killed? How could she

private investigator about Linda's involvement in drugs and human trafficking. "When I woke up in the hospital, they told me I'd lost my pregnancy." Betty's brow furrowed. "I don't understand. You

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She paused, collecting herself. "When I moved to New York with the Mathews family,

the bump. She asked if I was pregnant, but I told her no. I couldn't believe it-I thought it was impossible. I assumed it was fibroids or something... until I went to the hospital." She pursed her lips. "Turns out, I was pregnant with twins. I only lost one. The doctors told me that since my pregnancy had only been a few weeks old when I was attacked,

voice trembled slightly as she continued, "They told me that judging by the severity of the attack I faced, it was a miracle that the other child survived, but they didn't think it would make it out to the world since my pregnancy was too high-risk and might lead to lots of complications. Everyday, I feared that I was going to lose

gently on the forehead. He was too absorbed in playing with his Batman and Superman toys to notice the weight of her words. Even if he did hear,

why I named him Alexander." she said softly. "Because he's nothing short of a warrior who fought to come into the world despite all the odds being against him. You don't know how grateful I am that he fought to come to me." Tears welled in her

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