"You can leave," he said to the two maids and Gerald. Who left quietly, he walked closer but stopped confused about what to do next.
His mother motioned him to come closer as she embraced the trembling Liana.
"Calm her down," she said. Liana heard what she said and looked up to see Xavier standing next to his mother.
"It's your fault, Xavier. If I didn't have to keep this bond between us then my child won't have to die" she cried.
His face hardened as he looked down at her, he wanted to say something but couldn't it find the words
"Avel says something, it's your child too," his mother said.
"But... it's not..." he couldn't finish cause Liana got up and grabbed the collar of his coat.
"You think I would come all the way here to just joke about you being the father of my baby? Your mother just confirmed it and you still deny it, are you even still the man I fell for" she cried.
His mother got up pulling Liana away, "Son, the child is yours but it can't live cause of the bond you have with her. It's trying but it won't leave for long " she said.
Liana's feet gave her and she dropped to the floor, Xavier bent down holding her but Liana pushed him away. Not giving up he held on, she struggled until she gave up.
"It's your fault " she kept saying. His arms held her, he looked up tears had formed in his eyes.
His mother sighed as she dried her tears.
"Take care of her, son. She needs you now " she said walking out.
Liana laid in Xavier's arms until her tears dried. He had held her sitting next to her, she had fallen silent after a while but he didn't let go.
"Am sorry " she said.
He looked down at her, "Shouldn't I be saying that " he said.
"I know you don't remember anything but I keep imposing all responsibility on you. It's just that after I met you I thought I finally got someone who would love me and never leave. But then you disappeared and it drove me mad " she sniffed.
Xavier's hold on her tightened. A hand caressed her back to calm her down.
"And I thought I would get over you since I had this little piece of you inside me " she started crying again, "but then I found out it can't survive cause of me "
"Am sorry we can't do anything to save it " he said.
"It's a girl " she laughed through her tears. "we would have a daughter if I was strong enough to help it but am not " her tears fell again.
He held her and kept muttering a sorry.
After a while he felt her head drop, gently he moved to see she had slept off. He sighed holding her head in his hand. His hand moved to wipe away the still tears n her face.
"Am sorry for being this way, I wish I could help " he said bending down his lips kissed her forehead.