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.

you 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

I'm not ready to talk about us, maybe there was never 'us' to begin with. Sorry, I don't have the strength to think

a chill in his heart, her myriad of emotions indicating she

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

his lips, a beautiful thin line, his gaze deep and intense. Adjusting his glasses, he allowed the seriousness in his eyes to be more visible, "I'm serious, don't run away from

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

speak or respond to

sweaty, reached out

sob came from the bed outside,

to reality, her gaze shooting towards the

stiffened and

immediately drawn to their daughter on the bed, putting an abrupt

the child waking up in search of her mother, his heart surged with emotion, momentarily at a loss for words. "Cherry..." His role had changed, how was

Beneath his sophisticated glasses, a hint of

sobbed about her pain, "Mommy, it hurts, my face, my neck, and my hands... they hit me, scared

cry!" Tiana listened to her daughter's incomplete sentences,

her, "It's all over now. Mommy and Daddy Parker saved you. No more bullies,

Parker?" The little

man, tall

that night we shouldn't meet again, and it hurt so much, but I didn't dare