Twenty-two

Maya's words pierced Jason's heart into a thousand pieces as he hasn't seen Maya this defensive before, she must hate him so much that she hid his son's identity from him, he tried to pull back the tears that threatened to drop down from his cheeks, he recalled the hurtful words he said to Maya years back and the numerous times he forced himself on her." I raped my wife?" he buried his head in shame and regret, the flash of Maya's cries and pleads each time he devoured her on bed lingered in his head, he felt bad for the way he treated her in the past, he was ready to be a better man for her and a better father to their son, he swore to do anything within his power to win her love again

He jolted out of his deep thoughts when Lizzy walked in glaring at him like a lost sheep, a glint of anger that Jason didn't see engulfed her as she sat down staring at him, she shoot daggers at him, Jadon barely noticed as he didn't spare her a glance, he quickly swallowed the lump down his throat as