I can't! For Adrien, who had just come to terms with the fact that he was going to be a father, hearing her request for him to relinquish paternity of her daughter was a devastating blow. She hadn't even had a moment to revel in the joy of the news before she broached such a topic. He had only just discovered that he was going to be a father too! What kind of father would he be? But everything felt like a whirlwind at that moment. How could he agree to such a thing?! How could Valeria even ask him that?! It was not just his right, but also his daughter's right, to have a father, irrespective of Adrien Mckenzie's mistakes. Mia's existence would alter everything on a grand scale. He found himself unable to speak when he realized the mode of revenge that Valeria intended to employ again

