Rodri's Mom

Vanessa's POV

I watched Cameron Darnell talk to his wife fondly, about me, like this was a normal situation. And it broke my heart.

Here was a man who was staying by his wife’s side even when she was unconscious. Yet, the kind of man my mother ended up with was the one who was demonic enough to put her through hell every single day, then run off when his debts became too huge to handle.

He left us to face the heat of all his crimes, and now, when we are finally doing better with our lives, he was coming back to haunt mom again?

“Vanessa.” The chairman’s voice caught into my pondering, and I blinked, giving a smile,

“Yes, sir?”

“Say hello to my wife, I’m sure she’s excited to meet you and hear your voice.” He said.

I nodded and leaned forward, trying to make my voice sound as pleasant as possible. “Hello, Ma’am. I’m Vanessa Sterling. It’s nice to meet you.”

He nodded, the turned back to face her. “Rodri, our son’s baby, is growing in her womb right now. The pregnancy is still early,