Chapter 26

Valerie Will POV

“When will you tell me about my Daddy?” Liam asked me out of the blue as I drove him over to Jamal’s parents’ house.

My fingers tightened slightly around the steering wheel.

I was taken about by his question.

Where did that come from?

He had asked me about it a few times in the past, but I told him we would revisit the topic when he was old enough.

I didn’t want to lie to him, so I didn’t just come up with something else. I wanted him to wait until he was old enough, so he would be able to understand.

I knew it was selfish for me to keep him a secret from his father, but I thought it was the best option at the time. I still felt the same way about it.

Patrick would have found a way to make me stay if he had known about our baby. And I didn’t want to be in such a situation.

I glanced at him through the rearview mirror. His eyes were wide with curiosity. He looked so innocent. Liam wasn’t upset. He just want