Chapter 123: If I Can’t Have You, Then I’ll Kill You

It was a lie. But if that lie would protect my children, I'd tell it without hesitation. I might be selfish, especially on days when Chiara and Thunder asked about their father, but I couldn't let them have him. I'd do everything to keep them safe. I could be both their mother and father. I could protect them.

"That's not true..." His voice cracked, and his expression darkened. "Take it back."

"It hurts me too, so stop acting like you're the only one suffering," I replied coldly. "You're the one who started this fire in the first place."

Straightening up, I fixed my hair, which had gotten slightly disheveled earlier. He stared at me with intense eyes, but I matched his gaze with indifference.

It used to be hard to control my feelings for him, but now... anger was stronger.

There was no room for love in my heart anymore-not for him, not for us. Our past was too broken to be mended by mere effort.

"And why are you acting like the victim here, Ash?" I asked sharply.

"What do you mean by that?"

I crossed my arms and smirked before answering. "You said you didn't shoot me, right? Then prove it. Because it's hard to believe you didn't when it was your face I saw five years ago, pulling the trigger." The memory played over and over in my head. Despite the darkness that night, the moonlight and streetlights were enough to show me his face.

The only way his claim would make sense is if he had a twin-but Ash was an only child.

"It was you," I said firmly. "Until you prove otherwise, you'll remain a suspect in my eyes."

around?" He smirked. "I should be

Innocent?

tragic past stripped us of innocence. We were wild, capable of killing each other if we wanted.

almost one o'clock in the afternoon. I had to get back to the office. I had a mountain of documents

the Parker-Coleman agreement, but don't forget-I'm Miller.

I was about to leave, but

he said, almost

laugh out loud. After that, I stormed out of the

but why is

walking, clutching my chest. My breathing was heavy, and my chest rose and fell as I

that he wasn't the caller last time. He doesn't

my twins. If I have to double Finnick' salary, I

by so fast. It had already been a week since I last saw Ash at Tyler's company. Thankfully, nothing strange has happened, so I've regained my strength from sleeping and handling paperwork. This routine is so exhausting, honestly. If I could just quit being a consultant right now, I would. But I'd hate to waste the profession I worked hard to

manages all her responsibilities. She has way

"Put it here, Raven."

to lift his head when the

secretary... but that's unlikely. She seemed too timid to

to eavesdrop instead of continuing to review the

took a deep breath

muttered before standing up and pulling the woman named Raven out

keep myself from gaping openly. She's

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