Chapter 97

Sebastian froze. He turned around and saw his mother. Mrs. Richards looked like a mess-hair all over the place, makeup smudged from crying-nothing like the usual elegant lady. Sebastian thought she was just there to say goodbye, so he gave a small wave and stepped into the security line. Mrs. Richards panicked. She ran up, yelling into the crowd, "Sebastian! You can't leave!" "Elaria's pregnant." "She's pregnant! Sebastian, you're going to be a dad. It's real. You're going to be a dad." At the security check, Sebastian stood on the platform with his hands raised, getting checked by the guard. Then he heard it-his mother shouting about someone being pregnant, about him becoming a dad. He frowned slightly. Next to him, Serena gave a soft smile. "Sebastian, let's head to the gate." But Mrs. Richards pushed through the crowd, hair disheveled, waving a medical folder in her hand, crying as she called out, "Sebastian, this is Elaria's prenatal report-straight from the hospital." Under the co