Chapter 71. I Had a Baby

TOBY

"Where have you been?" My mother asked the moment I rejoined the table.

"Outside, there was a business call I had to take," I lied.

"Relax a little or you'll turn out to be just like your father, always working. Now that you're here, we can go cut the cake." Everyone agreed with her so Ruby and I rose to our feet, cut the cake and took a bunch of pictures. The first set of pictures were just the three of us, Ruby and I with Jeremy in my arms before the rest of the family joined us.

I wanted to leave right after but Ruby wanted to eat cake and my mother remembered I had missed dinner so I sat down and ate. I couldn't remember a single flavor that was present in the meal I ate. My mind was too occupied to enjoy the food I ate. What the hell could Yasmin want from me? A woman scorned should be feared and Yasmin was a woman scorned. She might want to avenge her baby seeing that Ruby has hers in her arms. Thinking