Xiu was caught off-guard emotionally to the point that the fork in her hand fell down with a clank. Her eyes went round in disbelief. To be very honest, she thought she heard wrongly but Francesca's next words said otherwise.
"From your reaction, I believe that Regi hasn't told you anything about this." Francesca was looking thoughtfully at Xiu. She had thought about it before and knowing her son, she knew he'd never say it himself. She took a deep breath before continuing, "Since you're a part of the family now, you should know a bit about the Salvay family."
"Regan is not your son?" Xiu abruptly ended up asking.
"He is my son. He is my only son," Francesca's answer got Xiu in confusion. "But I didn't give birth to him." Xiu's body went rigid. "He is not Francesca Salvay's son. He is Florence Salvay's son."
"Florence?" repeated Xiu in a daze.
