#Chapter 143: Dr. A’s Press Conference

Lucian’s POV “No,” I said quickly. “I couldn’t be.” Early in our marriage, Aria and I had tried rather enthusiastically to have children, but we never managed to succeed in getting Aria pregnant. Eventually, I came to the realization that we couldn’t get pregnant, for one reason or another. Likely, our mating bond just wasn’t strong enough. She must have found love with someone else, and through that bond of love, became pregnant with twins. It still hurt, thinking of Aria finding love with some unknown male. But I swallowed down that pain, trying to focus. I needed to discover just who this person was, so I could make them be a part of their children’s lives. Those kids deserved a father. “It’s not me, Mom,” I told her. “It can’t be. We tried and…” I cut myself short. “It’s not me.” Both of my parents gave me strange looks, like they didn’t quite believe me. Short of giving them more specific details, I didn’t know how to convince them. The truth was Aria hadn’t been