Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 961

Tiana's eyes gradually filled with tears, how long had she waited for that apology?

How foolish she had been, not even knowing Cherry's true heritage, that her father was standing right before her.

The man who had wronged her three years ago wasn't Barclay, but the very culprit in front of her.

He owed her an apology, three years of hardship and struggles, all because of him.

"You were wrong. Your biggest mistake was getting engaged to Endora, indirectly allowing her to wreak havoc. Parker, this time I'm going to make Endora's entire family pay a hefty price. I don't care if you have other thoughts..." "No need to say more, unforgivable!" Parker's eyes filled with regret and a cold determination as his deep voice echoed around her shivering form. "Luckily, Whitney unveiled the truth, and fortunately, we got Cherry back." Seeing the fragile tears in her eyes, his heart stirred. He stepped forward, hands reaching to gently hold her shoulders, wanting to pull her into a deep embrace. "Tiana, it's not too late for us. Give me a chance to make amends. And don't forget, we took our vows in front of the priest yesterday. When I said marriage, I wasn't playing games.

Before last night, I wanted to imprison you by my side as a punishment, indeed resenting Cherry's existence.

But after last night, I'm filled with regret! I want to bring you and our daughter closer to mend things.

Do you understand what I mean?"

Tiana looked at him, her eyes wide and misty, his directness sending her heart into disarray. Was he declaring his feelings?

But her mind was in turmoil, momentarily thinking of the child she had lost, his child... A wave of heartache clenched her. Fate had played a cruel joke; had she known Cherry was his child sooner, she wouldn't have been so desperate. She didn't know what to do, unable to answer him immediately.

With unresolved feelings and secrets between them, she gently pushed away his lean arms, her voice low with resentment, "I don't get it.

humiliate me when we were trying on wedding dresses? Your attitude changed so drastically, treating Endora so well before the wedding, only to abandon her and force me into marriage. Was it a

your daughter... that just means we share a daughter, nothing more. I'm not ready to talk about us, maybe there was never 'us' to begin with. Sorry, I don't

chill in his heart, her myriad of

three years, any woman would struggle to accept him and live with him

his eyes to be more visible, "I'm serious, don't run away from this. We have a daughter who's three years old, how

moving to cover her eyes as she turned away, her lips quivering with uncountable grievances

speak or

slightly sweaty, reached out to hold

soft sob came

Tiana snapped back to reality, her gaze shooting towards

stiffened and quickly

putting an abrupt end to their conversation. Parker moved swiftly towards the

waking up in search of her mother,

there, clueless like a fool, Tiana felt a mix of emotions. Beneath his sophisticated glasses, a hint of moisture glimmered, his

holding her daughter's small hand. Cherry sobbed about her pain, "Mommy, it

listened to her daughter's incomplete sentences, her

up her daughter's tender body, soothing her, "It's all over now. Mommy and Daddy Parker saved you.

The little girl's

of the man, tall

to see me again? You said that night we shouldn't meet again, and it hurt so much, but I didn't dare cry in front of you, afraid you'd dislike me more." "I'm sorry, sweetheart." Parker's voice was filled with an indescribable huskiness, "I'm