Chapter - [ 8 ]

[ Valeria ]

My mind couldn't process what my ears heard.

Did he just say he had a son?

"Wha..what do you mean?" I asked blinking my eyes. I must misheard him.

He sat straight on his chair like a majestic king and folded his hands. His straight face didn't give any idea that he joked.

"You heard me right, Valeria. I have a son from my ex-girlfriend. I had no intentions to get her pregnant. We were very clear in our relationship. She wanted money and a lavish lifestyle while I wanted her body to satisfy my needs. She proposed to abort the baby but I forbade her. It was my baby, my heir." He paused.

I processed this new information. My head begun to spin.

"Why didn't you tell me about your child before, Ashton? You know this is also a betrayal. You also played with my feelings and made joke of my misery." I lost my patience.

The tears of betrayal stung in my eyes.

"Would you marry me if I told you that I have an illegitimate child and you just have to fill the place of his mother on the