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

alright. He called me a liar to my face and

shock. "He did that? But

believe Kris would

before our wedding. We were married for a year, and for every single day of that year, Kris dedicated himself to making me the most miserable I've ever been. The worst part? He never told me

day, things would change-that I'd get back the man I fell in love with. But that day

gone to 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 out into

you?" Betty's mouth dropped open. "She tried to have her own grandchild killed? How could she

"When I woke up in the hospital, they told me I'd lost my pregnancy." Betty's brow furrowed. "I don't understand. You have Alex, so

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child." She paused, collecting herself. "When I moved to New York

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

survived, but they didn't think it would make it

Alex gently on the forehead. He was too absorbed in playing with his Batman and Superman toys to notice

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 eyes, spilling down her cheeks. "But I've never been able to forget the other baby. He... or she... didn't deserve to be taken

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