CHAPTER 299: LOW TIDES

Ashley's seeming calm about the whole thing gave Katarina some leverage to talk. "So," she sighed before speaking, "my cousin died in childbirth, not too long ago. Leaving her baby with her father who's a total nut job. My plan was to present her as mine." "Brilliant," Ashley breathed, in a tone construed as awe. “But what were you going to do assuming your cousin had survived?” “I don't know,” Katarina admitted honestly. “Her death was what set my plan in full motion,” she paused to ascertain Ashley's reaction. “I had originally planned to fall pregnant for George, but that didn’t work out.” “Well, it'd have to, now.” “Wah…what do you mean?” “I mean if you really want to get my son back, you’ll have to get pregnant for real.” Katarina's face was a mask of confusion, and no, because she didn't understand what George's mother was saying. “But…why would” “Why would I suggest you trap my son with a baby?” She could only nod and blink as Ashley eyed her briefly. “Let's just say