Chapter 51 CH 54: Letting Him Go

(Ashley’s POV)

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I was busy taking care of Teddy that was suddenly down with a high fever. Sleeping next to him, I could not stop staring at his cuteness even when he was not well. He was looking more like his father each day.

That kind of frightened me a little. What if others started to notice their resemblance?

I sighed to that and covered my baby boy with the blanket that I had actually knitted myself when I was pregnant with him. A pink blanket.

I thought I was going to have a baby girl. But, it turned out to be a boy who I came to love whole heartedly. I did not mind if my baby was a boy or a girl. I just wanted a baby who was healthy and happy to have me as his mother.

And Teddy was the most precious gift given to me.

When Finley called the night before telling me about Teddy being ill, I had rushed all the way to reach Finley’s home. I did not even bother telling my cousin Phoebe and merely left a note saying I had a change of heart.

I lied to them saying I wanted to be alone