Chapter 12

Kenneth's voice was weighed down. "Lila kept it from you because she didn't want you to drown in guilt. I understood that. So when I found out what really happened, I didn't tell your mom either. "Dominic, Lila risked her life for you and lost a child because of it. What about you? "You're a grown man, yet you were too much of a coward to even ask her face-to-face. How did I end up with a son like you?" Beatrice's eyes reddened, her voice turning hoarse. "So, Lila went through all that, and I actually complained that she couldn't get pregnant..." Dominic's heart sank. His lips trembled as he snapped, "No! I don't believe it! That baby wasn't mine! It couldn't have been mine!" Kenneth said bluntly, "Do you really not believe it, or are you just scared to admit her miscarriage is partly on you?" Color drained from Dominic's face. He couldn't force a single word out. Pearl spoke up carefully. "Mr. Steele, maybe Lila lied to you. If the baby were really Dom's, she could have told yo