"You shouldn't have made her pregnant, Gerald." Zerith managed to say.
Gerald's body trembled as he sucked a forceful breath.
"I never wanted to and believed her when she said she was taking the precautions. Fool! I was such a fool!"
Zerith heard a sliver of anger.
They fell in silence for a long minute before Gerald opened his mouth again.
"My baby... I... I want my child, Zerith."
That was when Zerith realised the reason for that man's silence and why he took all the torture without any resistance.
"Do you really think that you have a chance of escaping from here with your child?"
Gerald was silent for a moment before he answered. "I trust my family more than myself."
Zerith was surprised to hear that. "But I thought you are an orphan." That was what Bertha told him.
Gerald gulped before reaching for the glass of water. He sipped till the last drop before saying.
