We stared at each other for a few seconds before I saw his reaction. The eyes that were once full of sympathy were replaced by shock and awe that eventually became the image of a person whose soul was crushed with heaven and earth. His face turned pale, his palms formed into fists, and his eyes burned in tears.

"What did you say?" he whispered while piercing me with his red eyes.

"We had a child."

He blinked a few times as if he was still processing what he heard. He bowed and touched his head. When he raised his face to me, I almost fell back because of the...