His Past

Kai doted on the kids. He even volunteered to babysit several times. ‘Young Madam took a job as a field correspondent. Her work brings her to different cities. She never gave up looking for you.’ Kira refused to take money from any of her friends. But Kai could tell she was struggling to cope. ‘She’s lost a lot of weight,’ he added. Austyn recalled the apartment he saw. It was cramped but cosy. It couldn’t have been easy for her to take care of two kids and juggle work. Meanwhile, she had not stopped searching for him. Austyn felt something tug at his heartstrings. ‘If she’s my wife, why is she living in a rented apartment? From what you told me, the McCarthys seem to be rather wealthy. Yet her place is in a rundown part of town.’ Kai was startled. ‘You’ve been to her house?’ Austyn nodded. ‘I met her in Rinton two weeks ago.’ He added after a pause, ‘I saw the…the kids.’ Less than half an hour ago, he confirmed that Joshua and Jennie were his kids. Austyn was still reeling from the sh