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 until proven

Innocent?

word didn't belong to us. Our tragic past stripped us of innocence. We were wild, capable of killing each other if

It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon. I had to get

seek me out like this again," I warned. "I know about the Parker-Coleman

his fingers. I was about to leave, but I heard him mutter something. And I almost cursed him when I saw

almost in a whisper.

made him laugh out loud. After that,

off... but why

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

the

to tighten security around my twins. If I have to double Finnick'

Tyler's company. Thankfully, nothing strange has happened, so I've regained my strength from sleeping and handling paperwork.

how Evangeline manages all her responsibilities. She has way more on her plate than

"Put it here, Raven."

than usual, not even bothering to lift his head when the woman spoke to him. She handed him a document. "Sir

she's his secretary... but that's unlikely. She seemed

to eavesdrop instead of continuing to review the financial

deep breath

up and pulling the woman

openly. She's the owner of the pink ponytail and the

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