Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 857

"I thought you weren't going to show up," Tanya said as soon as I walked in.

"Just tell me what do you want?" I replied, studying her. Memories of her flooded back, some sharp, others faded, but one thing stood out: Tanya had completely upended my life.

If not for her, maybe Jace and I would still be together. Maybe we'd even have a child by now, crawling around our home.

"Have you been to Desmond's parents' house recently? Seen the child?" she asked, catching me off guard.

The child. A pawn in her games. She hadn't even looked back after giving birth, hadn't visited once in over a year. Now she wanted to know about him?

"I have. The boy is doing well," I said.

She nodded and smiled faintly. "See? He's fine without a mother."

"Stop dressing up your negligence," I snapped, "What's your point? Don't tell me you suddenly want to claim that boy now."

Tanya let out a hollow laugh. "I'm not that delusional. If he saw me, he'd probably cry."

coldly. "That boy doesn't need you, Tanya. He's better off

were harsh, but they weren't wrong. With all the heinous crimes Tanya had committed, it was better for

"With

condition, I doubt the child will live all that well," Tanya said quietly, her gaze fixed on the

worn down, their grief weighing heavy. Raising the boy had drained their savings, and the nanny

they'd been wealthy, Tanya wouldn't have cheated on Desmond a selfish choice that had ultimately

longer your concern," I said sharply. Tanya's crimes ensured she'd either face

forward. "Desmond had a stock account. There's money in it. Transfer the

froze, startled. Stocks? Jace had never mentioned Desmond having

realization hit. The money wasn't Desmond's-it was

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hidden under his name.

money won't raise

comfortable life.

"Enough to

She'd ignored this child for so long, yet now, she wanted to make things

unsure how to respond. Was this one of those "even the worst moms have a soft