Chapter 290. The Blame

"What the fuck happened?" William stormed into their room and brought all of his anger with him. It'd been a long time since she had seen him that angry. The sight alone made her insides want to cower away from him like she used to-but she stood tall.

Doris had only just gotten their baby back to sleep when he arrived, only for William to wake him again and set him screaming. William crossed the room and took Alec from her grasp as if she was the one that had done that. He eyed her as if she was an intruder in their own room and it sent a ping of hurt through her heart.

"The... the maid drugged me and took the baby." Doris rubbed her temples. Her head still ached from whatever drugs she had put in her drink. "But Cordelia woke me and I got to him before she was able to do anything-"

"How could you let someone near our child like that?" He shouted over Alec's screams. Did he realize that he was the one causing his distress? "I told you that I don't want any servants