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    Robin’s eyes widened in surprise. “Mr. Flynn’s child is already that grown?”


    He looked at her in disbelief. “So once you marry into the Flynn family, you’ll be that boy’s stepmother?”


    Before Elissa could formte a response, recognition dawned across Robin’s face like a breaking storm.


    “Does that child belong to Mr. Flynn and that actress?” he asked, his voice tight with growingprehension.


    The actress in question was Linda, whose morous image had dominated entertainment headlines for years. While Robin knew little about Ernest personally, Linda’s celebrity status ensured that their romantic entanglement remained constant tabloid fodder.


    As soon as those words left his lips, Robin’s expression darkened with increasing anxiety.


    “Elissa,” he began, his voice heavy with unspoken implications.


    “Absolutely not,” Elissa protested, shaking her head emphatically while gesturing dismissively. “Your assumption ispletely incorrect. That child shares no connection whatsoever with Linda.”


    “The child isn’t Linda’s?” Robin’s brow furrowed deeper, the tension in his features unwavering.


    Bewilderment consumed him entirely as new questions multiplied. “Then who exactly is the child’s mother?”


    His eyes widened with shocked realization. “But hasn’t Mr. Flynn maintained an exclusive rtionship with Linda for years? Are you suggesting he’s been having a secret affair with another woman?” The child appeared several years old—how long had this deception been urring?


    Desperation drove Robin to seize Elissa’s wrist with trembling fingers. “Elissa, knowing that Mr. Flynn has proven himself such a faithless partner, you still desire hispanionship? If you can ept such tant infidelity from him, why do you continue rejecting my devoted affection?”


    “Robin!” Elissa’s sharp reprimand cut through his emotional outburst, her brow furrowing with obvious displeasure.


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    His usations had crossed the line, venturing into territory that demanded immediate correction. “Elissa, please listen—”


    Robin attempted to continue his plea, but Elissa silenced him with a decisive shake of her head before the truth erupted from her lips.


    “Locke is my son!”


    “What did you say?” The revtion struck Robin like a physical blow, paralyzing himpletely as disbelief flooded his expression. “How is that possible?” he whispered, struggling to process the stunning admission.<fn5e48> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n Find[?]ovel</fn5e48>


    “Can’t you understand what I’m telling you? Have youpletely erased the memory of my pregnancy? He is…”


    “Miss Hond!” The cheerful exmation interrupted her exnation. Before Elissa could finish her revtion, Locke emerged from the restroom with boundless energy, proudly disying his aplishment by enthusiastically waving his small, plump arms. “Look how clean I got myself! Come inspect my excellent work!” he announced with infectious pride.


    “Of course, sweetheart,” she responded warmly.


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