Pandora's Box

"While we were in the hospital, Monica confided in me privately that Mason is desperately trying to locate her."

Alice delivered the stunning revelation to Andrew, causing him to tense up and pinch the bridge of his nose in disbelief.

"What? What gotten into him out of the blue?"

"Monica wasn't in possession of the precise reason, but she speculates that he's interested in having the baby," Alice replied, her fingers fidgeting with unease.

"The baby? This just doesn't add up. Why the abrupt change of heart to wish for a child he abandoned even before she was born? Was Monica completely certain about this? Did he have any knowledge of the baby being in our care?"

Andrew couldn't stop himself from firing off a barrage of questions, his agitation fueled by the shocking news of Mason's audacious moves.

"I'm not completely in the loop, but Monica relayed that a few days ago, she started getting a flurry of emails from Mason, inquiring about her location since she had blocked all his contac