The icing on the cake
She still felt her body shaking from her nightmare. But, of course, she could not let Edison notice it. He did not need to know the problem. He did not need to meet his father as far as she was concerned.
But, of course, for her to protect her son, she had to deal with Ryan. She believed she had to stop him before he made a stupid move of fighting for custody of their son. Moreover, there was no way that she was going to marry him.
"Good night, my sweetheart." She mumbled to her son, whose eyes were finally closed.
She planted a soft, mild kiss on his forehead before moving away from his bed. She was careful not to make unnecessary movements or sounds, not to wake him again.
He said that she was making a lot of noise, causing him to wake up in the first place. At least it took just one story for him to fall asleep. But she did not know that she was making all those sounds. As she had said, she was having a nightmare.