Chapter 105

Daniel’s POV.

I stepped into Christiana’s office, expecting the usual sight of her poised behind her desk, the picture of elegance and control. Instead, what I saw stopped me dead in my tracks. She wasn’t seated. She wasn’t working. She was sobbing, her body slumped over her desk, her face buried in her hands, her shoulders shaking violently as she cried.

My heart clenched at the sight. This was a side of Christiana I’d never seen. She had always been strong on the outside, always held it together. But I knew better. Underneath that tough exterior, she was soft, fragile even. She needed care, needed someone to be there for her. I could see that now more than ever.

Without thinking, I crossed the room quickly, closing the distance between us. “Christiana?” I called softly, kneeling beside her, gently placing a hand on her back. Her sobs didn’t cease. If anything, they grew louder. Raw. Painful.

“Hey, what’s going on?” I asked, my voice full of concern as I stroked her back, trying to calm her down. “Talk to me. Please.”

She lifted her head, her eyes red and swollen, her mascara smeared. Her face was tear–streaked, her lips trembling. It hit me like a punch to the gut, seeing her like this. Christiana never showed this side to anyone, but right now, she was breaking. I could feel her pain.

“Daniel,” she choked out between sobs, her voice so broken it hurt to hear. “I…I don’t even know where to start. It’s all falling apart. Everything. It’s going from bad to worse…”

I frowned, confused but desperate to understand. “What do you mean? What’s happening?“”

She wiped at her tears but they just kept coming. Her voice was shaking as she tried to speak. “My kids… they won’t talk to me anymore. They… they hate me.”

I stiffened, shocked. “What? No, Christiana, they don’t hate

you.”

voice breaking again. “I tried to stop them from seeing their father, just for a little while, for their own good. And now they think I’m

was tearing her apart. She was a mother who only wanted to protect her children, but they couldn’t see it. They didn’t understand. And it

me, they don’t look cracking with every word. “And I…I just don’t know what

at

the same way,” she

louder, and I could see the hurt in her eyes. She wasn’t just crying because of her kids. There was something else.

gently. “There’s more,

“Bianca. That woman…she’s free, Daniel. All the charges, everything…they dropped it all. And

life, who had

cursed under my breath, barely able to contain the anger rising in my chest. “How the hell did that happen?” I muttered, clenching

and Margret,” Christiana sobbed. “Madam Margret Alistair had a hand in it. Alex’s mother. She helped Bianca. get released, without bail. She used her influence, and now she’s

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barely believe what I was hearing. The woman responsible for so much pain, for trying to destroy Christiana and the kids, was out on the streets,

hard. I wanted to tear the walls down. I wanted to scream, to hit something. But I had to stay

sobs, leaning into me, her body shaking as she cried harder. I pulled her close, wrapping my arms around her tightly. “It’s okay,” I whispered into her hair, though it was anything

just held her tighter, wanting to take all of her pain away. She clung to me like I was

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