I need your help, Carson

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Annabel was thrown aback by the question.

“What?” She muttered.

“Who is Olivia's real father?” He repeated, and Annabel's heart dropped to her stomach. Why was he asking her a question she was desperately trying to avoid all these while?

“What brought about this question?” She asked, trying to think of an excuse to give him.

“We need to know her real father so that we can clear the rumors in the air. Ashton was able to bring the post down, but people are still talking about it, and it's no doubt that they're going to continue talking about it for a very long time.” He explained to her, hoping she would understand his fear.

Annabel sighed. There was no way she was going to tell him who the father was right now. She'd have to wait for all these to be over. After that, she'd tell him by herself. For now, she had to think of a perfect excuse to give him. She thought for a while, and then something clicked.

She looked up at Roland, her face teary. “He's dead.” She said, and Roland ga