Xavier’s POV

What Merryl did - confessing to the guests that she was pregnant with my child – I didn’t blame her one bit for it. I had no reason to be upset about it either.

In fact, I had a feeling that she would attempt to do something on that scale after she confided in me about the guilt she felt. She was not the type of person who was happy with deceiving people.

And now, I was faced with a challenge. All eyes were on me. Some of them were curious and some were filled with contempt. ...