In Joana's perspective, the pain of hearing Elijah disavow the baby's paternity to his mother cut deep. She found herself unable to speak or eat throughout the day after overhearing his denial.
While Joana tried to rationalize that Elijah's response was due to being caught off guard by Verona's inquiry about the pregnancy, she couldn't shake the underlying truth: Elijah's reluctance stemmed from embarrassment over having a child with someone of lower social standing.
Refusing the pregnancy would have been one thing, but attributing it to another man was a blow to Joana's core.
As Verona departed, tears welled up in Joana's eyes. Leaving her soup unfinished, she hastened to her room to seek solace in private. Once inside, overwhelmed by a flood of emotions, she took a deep breath, attem
