Chapter 823

Unwilling to give up, Asher persisted. "Daddy, have you come up with any plans? How are we going to convince Mommy to come back?" "Ash..." Trystan's voice was tinged with bitterness as he struggled to find the words to respond. How could he tell his son that his mother would never return and that Elysia was destined to be Mateo's child? Their relationship with Bethany and Elysia would be limited to this. How could he explain that? Trystan's hesitation was all Asher needed to figure out the unspoken truth. His face crumpled as he began to wail, "Silly Daddy, Bad Daddy, I hate you! I hate you!" "Ash, sweetie..." Trystan tried to soothe his son, but the words felt hollow. He had no promises to offer. When they arrived at the manor, Asher stormed out of the car and ran upstairs. He slammed his bedroom door shut, refusing to talk to anyone. The snick of the lock was unmistakable, locking himself in. Bianca looked at Trystan, concern etched on her face. "What's going on? What happened