Carmen's eyes flashed with anger and disgust. "I'm not paying you a single dime," she snapped. "You made it very clear you wanted nothing to do with the child. You practically begged me to get rid of it. Now, suddenly, you’re changing your tune? Why? What do you stand to gain by keeping this secret?"
Carlos's expression shifted, his smile fading as his eyes hardened into a cold, calculating stare. "That was before I found out Enrico plans to pay you off after the baby is born," he said, his tone laced with a bitter edge. "His child, as he thinks. A little compensation for keeping his hands clean, for taking the mess somewhere far away from him. And you were going to take the money and disappear, weren’t you, Carmen? Leave me out of the picture entirely. But now that I know about Enrico’s
