Calvin had never married all these years, but not long ago, he called Cecilia to tell her he had a child.

Nathaniel stared at her. “Where did the kid come from? Wasn’t he never married?”

To be honest, Nathaniel had always given Calvin a certain amount of respect.

As a man, Calvin had only ever wanted Cecilia—and that had never changed. Nathaniel had long suspected that was the reason Calvin stayed single.

Every time he heard anything about Calvin, something in his chest tightened. He could never fully let his guard down, always half-expecting Calvin to show up and try to take Cecilia away.

“He said it was IVF,” Cecilia replied.

Nathaniel fell silent for a moment, then asked, “What about the child’s mother?”