Liam
As I hand the baby to Annie, I feel a deep ache in my soul. It seems this little one will grow up without me, his father, by his side every day. I know I can still be in his life and give him all my love, but it's not the same. He needs a complete family, and I can't give him that. I wonder, what would have happened if instead of that "I don't," it had been an "I do"? Annie would have probably told me about the baby sooner, and I could have spent her entire pregnancy by her side. But possibly, there would also be reproaches. At that time, my feelings were different, and I would have been blinded by the foolishness of continuing with Maria.
I head towards Uncle Lucien's house. Although he loves Annie like a daughter, he hasn't reproached me since I arrived in the city. On the contrar
