Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss! by Nora Hoover

Chapter 210 The Perfect Standby

"It's all my fault," Mason admitted with self-reproach. "If I hadn't acted on impulse and cut everyone off after leaving Newark, your dad wouldn't have faced those problems." "It's not on you," Sadie Roth took a deep breath. "Maybe it's just fate."

"You never used to talk like that," Mason looked at her with empathy. "These years must have been hard for you, right?"

"It's not about hardship; it's just..." Sadie Roth fought the urge to pour her heart out and changed the subject. "Mason, did you come back to visit Arianna and your dad?" "I came for you," Mason's gaze was intense. "I heard about your troubles and wanted to see if there was anything I could do for you."

"You shouldn't be so good to me..." Sadie's voice broke as she began to sob. "The better you are to me, the more guilty I feel."

She glanced at his hand on the steering wheel, the left adorned with a black glove to cover the missing ring finger...

That finger, meant for a wedding band, was lost because of her.

"Don't be silly!" Mason, seeing her about to cry, immediately pulled her into an embrace. "I take joy in being kind to you. Let me be happy, okay?"

with a pout and a sniffle, Sadie Roth nestled

challenges head-on,

she had her limits, moments of

the kids see her unravel, but now, in the sanctuary of these warm, strong arms and broad shoulders, she craved

with me here," Mason whispered, kissing her hair.

she was being blackmailed by the White family, threatening to expose her past with photos and videos if she didn't marry within two days, and even risking one Thai man disclosing unpleasant details

settlement that not even Mason's hundred million could clear, for Clemens would never

Mason too much already; she couldn't allow

to make an enemy of someone as daunting as

to keep him out

Mason spoke up, broaching the subject. "I know it's not true. With your character, after Ronan Potter bailed at the clutch four years ago, you would never look back!" Instead of pushing her away, he tenderly lifted her

now that I'm back,

furrowed, his