Even if she got a tan, her skin would lighten again in just a few days.
Neither Seraphina Adler nor he had that kind of skin.
That was why he'd suspected the child wasn't his.
After all, it had only been once.
And for the life of him, he couldn't recall the specific details of their wedding night.
But the timing of the pregnancy lined up.
Coupled with Seraphina Adler's excellent reputation, these various factors finally led him to dismiss his concerns and bring her home.
Now, hearing her name, he couldn't help the ache in his heart.
'If only I had been able to defy my parents back then.'
'Seraphina might not have died in childbirth.'
'Perhaps our family of three could have been happy.'
May Sutton exploded. "Happily ever after?! If you're living happily ever after with that... that Seraphina, then what does that make me?"
Lucas Lee snapped out of his daze. "That's all in the past. Why bring it up?"
