Chapter 9

"You should be happy that I'm willing to take care of the baby," I told Brianna. "Otherwise, with his dad in prison and his mom mentally ill, I wonder how the poor boy is even going to grow up. He'd have already lost at the starting line if not for me!"

"What? What prison? What mental illness?"

I pretended to look shocked.

"Oh, haven't you heard? Jason killed his father, so he's spending the rest of his life behind bars. As for you… Well, I didn't want my own sister to be sent to the asylum, so after fighting for a bit, I am now your legal guardian.

"So, you'll also be spending the rest of your life in this place. But don't worry, I won't let you starve. Those two nannies are going to take very, very good care of you. I'm sure of it."

I then left with the baby. Brianna's screams and curses could no longer be heard after the door was shut.

I then made a decision to give the two caretakers a huge pay raise. After all, they were going to need some monetary compensation for all the n