Archer had dreamed of becoming a father a father for a long time. He knew the feeling of growing up with no one to call a family and he wanted to rectify it by having his own.A dream that Hailey knew very well. He thought she was manipulating him.Archer's mind raced with disbelief as his laughter, cold and calculated, pierced the air. The sound slithered from his lips and wrapped around him like a vice, shattering his thoughts. He gently pried Hailey's hands from his, his eyes narrowing in suspicion."You think you can just waltz in here with news of pregnancy and trap me?" Archer's voice was sharp and accusing. His gaze hardened as he took a step back, creating distance between them.Hailey's eyes pleaded with him, desperation etched on her face, a look that Archer was not sure Hailey could have. "Archer, please, I'm not lying. Look at the DNA results." She pointed at the document in his hands, urging him to take another look at it.Archer scoffed another bitter sound that left

Archer watched his phone ring several times but he didn't make any attempt to pick it up.He saw Madison's name on the screen, but he wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. He knew she was worried seeing as he acted unnaturally towards her.He had seen the confusion in her eyes when he pulled away from her. Archer looked worn out as he sat in front of his grandfather's grave.A month ago, he had asked Gabriel to show him where his grandfather was buried. Gabriel brought him here and Archer felt like crying.Today, he returned with fresh flowers. From the information he got, the old man loved white lilies, and that's what Archer placed on his grave.Tears rolled from his cheeks as he sobbed like a baby. He gripped his chest as he spoke,"Why didn't you look for me longer? You left me to suffer alone while you enjoyed all of this. You helped everyone but your blood,""I starved and cried for days for someone to come save me. I went from foster home to foster in search of love."Archer gu

He raked a hand through his tousled hair, letting out a heavy sigh. Madison placed her hand under her chin and observed him closely."So?""I don't know. I can't seem to figure out what's going on."Madison frowned, concern evident in her eyes."Do you believe her? Maybe there's a reason behind her behavior."Archer scoffed, a bitter edge to his tone."Believe her? Hell, no. Hell would freeze over before I believe anything that comes out of her mouth.""Archer, come on. You've been together for a while. There has to be some trust. Do you think she is telling the truth, even a little?"Archer shook his head. "Madison, you don't understand. One side of me wants to believe her. The way she was acting in my office, it's not normal. But the other part of me, the skeptical part, thinks this might just be another one of her manipulative games."Madison bit her lip, trying to make sense of the situation. "Why would she manipulate you? What would she gain from it?"Archer stopped eating and

Archer felt a lot of things from the news but shock was not one of them. He waited, maybe it was a late reaction to hearing it from the smugest person.But still, he felt nothing. Archer was expecting a more imploding bad need but this caught him by surprise.He glanced at Ferguson who was still staring at him with a scowl on his face, Archer cocked his head to the side to meet his gaze.They locked eyes for some time till realization dawned on Archer, this time he couldn't resist the scowl on his face."You think I gave it to him?" he all but yelled.Ferguson shrugged, "I didn't say a word.""But you implied it, didn't you?" Archer asked, he looked around the room and the other man looked bored.Madison looked like she would rather be anywhere but here."I cannot believe this. When I brought in millions of money, you were the happiest person in the room. But now you are accusing me without pointing fingers because I saved this company.""What exactly did you save this company from? Y

Jack's jaw dropped alongside his pen as he stared at Archer. He waited for Archer to burst into laughter and say he was joking.But such a reaction wasn't forthcoming from him not that he has known Archer as someone who jokes."What?" Jack asked.Archer narrowed his eyes, was this jackass pretending not to know what he was talking about?How was it possible that they were in a relationship no matter how dysfunctional it was that he had no idea his girlfriend was pregnant?"What did you just say?" Jack asked.Archer scowled at him, "Let's stop the pretense, shall we?""I have no idea what you are talking about." Jack said, "I didn't know she was pregnant."Archer thought he heard him mumbling, "Hailey is pregnant?" or something along those lines."Stop lying," Archer snarled."I am speaking the truth, I haven't spoken to her in a while.""Since when? Are you not joined at the hip?""Nor recently.""And why should I believe you?" Archer questioned.Jack kept quiet, "Because if I knew s