Chapter 126 Trust Me

• Olivia's world spun on its axis as her gaze fixed on Cathleen's silhouette perched at the top of the grand staircase, her hand resting gently on the curve of her belly. Confusion laced with a bitter sting of betrayal wracked Olivia's body, her heart slamming against her ribcage like a caged animal desperate for release. "You...you made her pregnant...how is that even possible? Where do I stand, Xavier?" Her voice barely rose above a whisper, yet the hurt in it echoed loudly in the sprawling foyer.
• "Where were you standing before?" Xavier's response was as cold and hard as the marble floors beneath their feet, his tone a razor-sharp edge slicing through the tension hanging in the air.
• Xavier's steely gaze cut across the distance to where Cathleen stood, statuesque and silent. The redness around her eyes betrayed her stoic facade—a raw, visceral testament to her turmoil since the revelation of Olivia's pregnancy. A night had passed without a word between them—not even the customary greetings that would typically grace their mornings. It was as though the very foundation of their home had fractured under the weight of unspeakable truths.