HIS REGRET (Ex-Husband wants Me Back) novel Chapter 258

Kate nodded once. “Yes. A son.”

Felicia’s napkin hit the table with a slap as she shot to her feet, eyes wide with disbelief. “No! That’s impossible! If it were true, why are we only hearing about it now? Who’s the mother?”

Meeting their stunned stares, Kate forced herself to answer. “Althea.”

Kalina’s chair screeched against the floor as she jumped up. “What?!” Her voice rose sharply. “Althea?! You mean Althea Grayson? The ex-wife we cast out?”

Felicia’s hand flew to her mouth, her whole-body trembling. “Mom… please say you’re joking. Tell me this is just some ridiculous rumor.”

Kate shook her head. Her tone was firm, but her expression betrayed her own lingering disbelief. “No. The boy is real. I met him this afternoon. At first, I thought maybe I’d mistaken him for someone else, but the more I doubted, the clearer it became. That boy is Daven’s son.”

Kalina dragged her fingers through her hair in frustration. “Eight years, Mom! Eight years we lived not knowing Daven had a child. How could Althea keep something like this from us? How could Daven not say a word?”

Felicia’s voice wavered, her eyes glassy with anger and shock. “Then… what really happened, Mom? Can you explain how something this big could have stayed hidden?”

“We have a nephew we never even knew about?” Kalina shot her sister with a disbelieving look.

Kate’s nod was slow, her tone bitter. “Even now, I can still feel that boy’s presence. His laughter, the way he chatted so cheerfully, the look on his face when he was with Daven…”

“What’s… his name?” Felicia asked, her voice trembling.

Kate met her daughter’s gaze with sorrowful eyes. “Joshua Grayson.”

This time Kalina spoke, her voice laced with fury. “Why didn’t Daven ever tell us? Why is this only coming to light now? Did he deliberately keep it from us?”

Felicia moved closer, clutching her mother’s hand as if anchoring herself against the shock. “Was it… was it Althea who forced him to stay silent? Did she make him keep it from us?”

“Althea couldn’t have done something that cruel, Felicia! She should have told us from the beginning, shouldn’t she?”

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