Chapter 113

• “The child is dead?! Are you kidding me?” Marilyn's words hung in the air, incomprehensible, and absurd as Carlton felt a wave of dizziness wash over him as if his mind had been plunged into darkness.
• “I am sorry to announce this, Carlton. The doctors tried all they could to save her life, but it wasn't successful,” Marilyn's loud sobs wracked out of her throat violently, her voice trembling with angst.
• “Wait. Wait,” Carlton shut his eyes tight, his voice barely audible while finding it hard to breathe as he tried to process the impossible news again.