Chapter 69. Raika's Confessions

"I'm sorry, Raika."

"Don't be sorry. It wasn't your fault. It's good that it's happened now. That way, my son won't suffer from a separation. Believe me when I say that he doesn't need that kind of sadness in his life. It's traumatizing. My parents split up when I was just four years old and it was horrible. They got back together a few years later, but the damage had already been done. I felt guilty and I think every child should feel that way... If my mother had brought me up on her own, I wouldn't have suffered."

"But your son has the right to know that he has a father."

"If Jordan decides to become a father when he's born, I won't stop him, but we won't get back together. I've realized that he can't be trusted. I won't expose my son to the childish doubts of a grown man."

Samira looked at her deeply and when the waitress brought her coffee, s