Chapter 125

The sun was shining too brightly-Sebastian felt a sting in the corner of his eyes. He really wanted to-just once-reach out and touch Ryan. To feel him kick, to know he's real. But he didn't deserve that. Looking at Elaria, he kept his voice low. "The baby's due soon, right? Is he moving a lot now? Can you feel his little hands through your belly? Is he quiet, or does he keep you up?" His voice cracked near the end, barely holding it together. Elaria's face was calm, no anger, no sadness-just distant. She looked at the man struggling not to fall apart, and her words were ice-cold. "This has nothing to do with you." "This child is mine. He'll carry my name, not yours. He has nothing to do with you, Sebastian." "That night my grandma passed... do you know what I was thinking? That I never wanted to see you again. That I never wanted to hear your voice. If it weren't for you, I would've never met Serena. My grandma wouldn't have died like that. Maybe we wouldn't have been rich, maybe we wo