Chapter 120

Everywhere went silent after Laura’s declaration. Charlotte blinked once, then twice, but she still didn’t wake up from the nightmare that was unfolding before her, nor did the woman take back her words.

Charlotte looked down at the little boy who was clinging to his mother. He was a splitting image of her. The more she looked at him however, the more the boy began to look like the least person she wanted him to resemble. No, it couldn’t be.

Xavier fell silent, but he was breathing hard. Slowly, everyone turned to him, waiting to see his reaction to the news.

“Is this some kind of joke?” He asked faintly.

“Of course not,” Laura said, a look of exaggerated shock masking her face. She held her son by the shoulder and tried to push him toward Xavier. “Caleb, this is your father.”

“Can you stop fucking saying that!” Xavier snapped, running a hand through his hair. The boy flinched and ran back cowering between his mother’s legs.

By now, several phones were raised and recording, as n