Chapter 93

Valerie Will POV

I swallowed hard, ignoring the giant lump that had formed in my throat. “What are you saying, Jamal?” I asked, my hands tightening around the phone.

“You heard me loud and clear.” He continued without a trace of warmth in his voice. “You had sex with Patrick too, right?”

I closed my eyes briefly, trying to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall down my face. “The child doesn’t belong to Patrick. It’s yours.”

He didn’t respond right away.

An uncomfortable silence stretched between us.

“Jamal, are you still there?” I asked, my voice trembling slightly.

“Valerie, I don’t want to have anything to do with you.” He replied, his tone sharp. “If the baby is actually mine, I think you should get rid of it.”

Wow.

I couldn’t believe Jamal would say something like that to me. Did he really hate me that much? Why would he suggest that I get rid of the baby?

My breath caught in my throat and I pulled t