Xavier's eyes widened the instant he heard that.
"What did you just say, Brianna?"
His whole body shook with disbelief.
"I said we once had a child. The hospital still has my records. You can go check for yourself."
"But why didn't you tell me?" Xavier shouted, his voice breaking with shock.
"If you'd told me, I would've come back to our family!"
Brianna looked at him with a cold gaze. "Do you know what happened the day I found out I was pregnant? I ran into you while you were taking Julie to a gynecology appointment. I stood in the stairwell and heard you tell her that the only child you wanted in this life was hers. You even promised you'd get a vasectomy for her. If my child was destined from the moment he existed to grow up without a father's love, then bringing him into this wor
