Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

ANASTASIA

I stared at Amie, her gaze boring mine as she awaited my response.

I had no idea what to say. I couldn't tell him that Aiden wasn't his dad, not anymore. Not after he'd hinted at it. I couldn't tell him that he wasn't her dad then later in the future inform her that the man I'd told her wasn't her father was her father.

That would be stupid and it would be lying. I always tell her not to lie, what example would I be setting?

Besides, Aiden probably wouldn't even want that? It might anger him. And I couldn't risk him going back on his words.

But was it the right time to tell her? Physically, she was suffering, it would be unfair to put her through the emotional turmoil that the revelation would bring her. It was one she would have to go through some day, no matter my decision today, but I couldn't make it now. I didn't want it to be now.

She knows Dennis as her father. I would like to keep it that way.

"Mom? Is daddy sick?"

My lips curled into a tight smile and I smoothed her hair. A loose strand followed my fingers and I swallowed.

"Daddy isn't sick. He's fine."

Her brows pooled together in worry. "Then where's he?" Her voice trembled slightly. "Why hasn't he come to see me? I miss him."

"Amie?" Aiden called as he sat up. He glanced my way briefly before he settled his gaze on Amie. "Actually, there's-"

"Can we talk?" I blurted and all of them, Amie, Aiden and the nurse, turned my way.

I licked my lips and managed a smile to cover the panic on my face. "We should talk outside."

to change his mind as he

Her brows furrowed in suspicion

lips on her forehead, nodded at the

his brows arched.

from his tone, it was clear that he was trying hard to keep a hold

farther a bit,

catch up

rubbed my palm together. I thought of how to start... how to pleasantly tell him that I didn't want his daughter to

yet," I blurted. I couldn't

said, 'You'd be a great father but I don't want you to take up the role yet?'

long. The neutral

away, kept his gaze on

that's

"Aiden, please 1-"

"What better time would it

as the dad she'd always wanted." I looked up and prayed that Aiden would sympathize with me. "She is very

I would make her sad

could swear that his

that Dennis isn't her dad anymore but someone whom she'd never met? How easy would that be? I don't want anything that would make the pain she's currently going through harder

fingers slowly wove into his hair all the way to the back

turned to face me. I could see the tight

I said firmly

you as her father and I will do everything in my power to make her accept you. Just not right now Maybe after everything has been

He scoffed. "Maybe! Wow."

After everything is sorted out,