"Of course! I'll treat him as my own," Ruby replied without hesitation.

"If the child finds out about his parents and wants to return to Avery in the future, will you promise to respect their wishes?" asked Jed.

Ruby hesitated.

"Miss Gould, if you restrict your child's freedom, the child will only drift further and further away from you. In fact, the only people we can control are ourselves. Don't you agree?" Jed tried reasoning with her when heard her silence.

"Going by what you said, do you think Elliot will also drift further away from me?" Ruby was not too pleased with his logic.

"We're talking about the child now. I don't want to express my opinion on you and Elliot, because frankly, it's none of my business."

Ruby was afraid that he might back out of the procedure, and she immediately said, "If the child finds out about Avery and wants to return to her, it just shows I haven't been a good mother. I promise you that if the child wants to return to Avery or has his own life,