If seeing Aluella after so many years was a shock for Victor, imagine knowing that he had a child with her that he didn't even know existed.
Victor stood motionless, his whole body paralyzed by the revelation. His eyes were fixed on Aluella's and, for a moment, he couldn't find the words to express the whirlwind of emotions that swept over him. The words "our son" echoed in his mind like a mantra, each repetition deepening the gravity of the truth he had just discovered.
"I... I didn't know..." he stammered, finally managing to break the silence that had settled between them. His voice carried a tone of incredulity and a touch of regret. "If I had known, Aluella, I would have done anything to be by your side, to be by his side."
