Chapter 255

When they returned to the villa, Aaron was still not awake. Once again, Michael carried him gently back to his room. Wearing high heels and an evening gown, Ruby wasn’t in a position to carry her son. So she changed into slippers and slowly walked to Aaron’s room, only to find Michael sitting beside the bed, softly removing the boy’s shoes and socks. The tenderness on his face was beyond words. Ruby’s heart clenched with emotion. Noora’s harsh words echoed in her mind—sharp like a knife piercing her chest: “Ask any man if he’d be willing to raise another man’s child—let alone someone as distinguished as Michael.” Ruby’s heart sank into doubt. If she truly married Michael and they never had children of their own, would he really accept Aaron as his own? It was an unavoidable question, a reality she could no longer ignore. Standing outside the room, Ruby felt suffocated by the weight of it all. Just then, Michael stepped out and quietly closed the door behind him. His eyes fell directly