Chapter 84

By the time Kayna rang the doorbell at noon, Evelyn and Samantha had finished baking the cookies and were snuggling together, watching an episode of Dora the Explorer.

Evelyn answered the door with a bright smile. “You’re right on time,” she said, holding out the door for Rayna

“If I could come at the crack of Dawn, I would have, I could barely sleep a wink last night cause I was too busy wondering about your big reveal,” Rayna said as she walked past Evelyn, and Evelyn laughed.

“Ray, I’d like to introduce you to someone,” Evelyn said just as Rayna walked into the house.

Rayna stopped abruptly when her eyes landed on Samantha, who was standing some feet away. Immediately, her expression softened. “Oh my goodness, who is this line angel?” she asked, glancing at Evelyn suspiciously before returning her attention to Samantha.

“Hello! What’s your name? Rayna asked as she crouched down to Samantha’s level.

“Samantha,” Samantha said shyly as she looked from Rayna to her mother and then hack again.

Evelyn smiled proudly. The little angel is my daughter. Rayna, meet my daughter, Samantha. Haby, this is mummy’s close friend, Rayna.” Evelyn introduced, and Rayna looked at her with questioning eyes but decided to leave the questions for later

“And this is Maya, Samantha’s nanny.”

  1. ny. Evelyn said, gesturing to Maya, whom Rayna acknowledged with a curt nod.

Rayna beamed at Samantha. “Aren’t you just

st the most adorable little girl? You look beautiful, just like your mom, Hayna said, genuinely in love with Samantha

Samantha giggled, “Thank you.

You look p

pretty, too, and you smile like cake, Samantha said with a smile, and Rayna laughed as she embraced her.

“I do, don’t Do you like cakes!” Rayna asked, and Samantha babbed her head.

bring you some when next I come around.” Rayna promised as

Evelyn nodded to Maya, and she led Samantha

watched them leave, her gaze softening. “She really is an adorable child, she said,

is. She’s my greatest

sofily.”

my life without her.” Evelyn said fondly, and

and she is the reason you didn’t let me visit

I have so much I want to share with you,” Evelyn said, and together, they walked into the living

she Michael’s?” Rayna asked the

shook her head, her expression growing serious. “No. Samantha is not Michael’s daughter.

want to eat something I didn’t bake for a change,”

Hayma turned in her seat to look at her. “Go on. Evie. I want to hear

book smart, but she was

“I’s not a commcndence

that mean you cheated?”

head, “No, I didn’t. It’s a long story, Ray, I don’t know where

a

a good thing I can easily fit into your clothes. You can take

deep breath and took a nunate to gather her thoughts before she began to speak. “Well, guess I should start with the reason I called off the wedding.” Evelyn said and went on to tell Kayna bow she had walked into Michael’s apartment and seen him

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Chapter 84

me, right” Rayan asked in disbelief, but

were,” she said, and Rayna’s brows

Evie! That must have been terrible!” Rayna said, reaching out to grab Evelyn’s hand as

You can’t imagine how devastated I was. I was shocked, heartbroken, confused, embarrassed, mad, all

and Evelyn went on to tell her how she had run into Derek and everything that followed up

from surprise to understanding as Evelyn continued.

her head, “I don’t know how you’re so calm Evie, but if I were in your

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