~Katherine's POV
My hands were still shaking when the words finally left my mouth.
"Aaron… Hanith is your son."
The moment the sentence came out, it felt like the entire hallway froze around us. The sounds of nurses moving in the distance, the faint beeping from machines somewhere behind the walls, and even the murmurs from people sitting in the waiting area all seemed to fade away.
Aaron just stared at me.
For a long moment, he did not speak.
His eyes searched my face slowly, as if he was trying to understand whether he had heard me correctly or if grief and shock were playing tricks on his mind.
"What did you just say?" he asked quietly.
My throat felt tight, and my eyes were already burning again.
"I said Hanith and Jasmine are yours," I repeated, my voice breaking slightly.
