Chapter 2008

"No!" Mavis was adamant. "We can't let the baby stay with Nathaniel. He doesn't love him and even calls him a bastard. He won't take good care of him." Ella replied, "Mae, be reasonable. Nathaniel will eventually find out the baby is his. If he doubts it, he can get a paternity test. Besides, the Nicholls family is prestigious in Froania. The baby will lack nothing and will receive the best education." Mavis was caught off guard. She had forgotten to consider the baby's future… If she took him away with her and they lived in poverty, would that be fair to him? "B-But, he's the only one I have. If I don't have him, what's the point of me living?" What if Nathaniel continued to make things difficult for her and the baby… The entire ward fell into silence. The baby's future was a complicated issue. After some thought, Sheena proposed a compromise. "Mae, how about this? The baby stays with Nathaniel until he turns six. I'll visit regularly and send you photos and videos o