Chapter 324
“It was about seven or eight months before we came back and found out you were pregnant. You weren’t doing well at all. Sometimes you’d just mumble, asking me to put the baby under my name. I kept asking where you wanted to go, but you never told me p>
Mamie listened quietly as Adonis went on. “My biggest regret is not staying at the hospital after you had the baby. When I came back the next day, you couldn’t remember anything p>
“We arranged for you to leave the hospital right away and brought you home, just to let you recover. We never mentioned the baby. But when you were half asleep, you’d start talking in your dreams, begging people not to take your baby away p>
Adonis didn’t try to hide anything. “Mamie, things weren’t great for us either. We thought you’d be safer if you were separated from the baby. So we donated some money to the orphanage and asked them to look after the child. We never thought the director would tell us later that the baby was gone p>
“The reason I tried to stop you from marrying Scott was because I suspected he was that ex-boyfriend who broke your heart. He already had a kid with someone else, and you were still willing to be a stepmom. Mamie, I just couldn’t stand it. You deserved so much more p>
Mamie’s thoughts finally made sense. She took a deep breath. “Adonis, I get it now. Thank you for telling me. But my baby didn’t die p>
Adonis stared at her, shocked. “Didn’t? But when the director said the baby passed away, I even flew home to make sure. He looked me straight in the eye and swore the kid was gone p>
“He lied to you. And you were right. My ex-boyfriend was Scott. He took the baby p>
Adonis was speechless.
“His son is my baby. I did a DNA test, so you don’t have to worry p>
For so long, Adonis thought Scott had something to do with Mamie’s mom’s death. Had he been wrong the whole time?
Mamie finally felt like she’d sorted out her own story. “Thank you. I’m not going to come upstairs today. I’ll visit another time p>
“Okay p>
Adonis watched as Mamie got into her car. “Mamie p>
She rolled down her window. “What’s up p>
“I’m sorry. If I was wrong about everything, I’ll apologize to Scott p>
Mamie managed a smile. “You don’t have to. We’re family p>
Adonis looked a little lost. “Yeah. Drive safe p>
Mamie kept her expression neutral until she left the apartment. When she pulled over a few blocks away, her hands were still shaking.
So maybe, just maybe, the whole reason she and Scott started was because Vince
had promised to help her mom.
The one who’d really walked away wasn’t Scott. It was her.
Suddenly her phone rang, loud in the quiet car: Mamie looked at the screen hesitated, then finally answered after a long moment.
The voice on the line was cool and calm. “Where are you? Didn’t you say you’d pick up Garth p>
Only then did Mamie remember she was supposed to get Garth. “Sorry, there’s traffic. I’ll be there soon p>
“All right. He’s still in the classroom
His teacher called to say he hashet
been Just red up yet. Don’t rust. è safe p>
Mamie hung up, staring at her phone.
If Scott knew everything from the start, why did he still choose to marry her?
Was he trying to get back at her? Or was there something else?