Irene knew it would turn out this way. But that didn't matter; what mattered was that Mason could be separated from Aurora.

"How could I possibly have a child with her?" Mason hadn't glanced at Irene once throughout the conversation. "You believe everything she says, but won't believe a word from your own son and grandson, is that it?"

The Jacksons weren't fools. They believed Irene only because it could help break up Mason and Aurora.

"Irene wouldn't frame you with ...