Love in the Limelight

Chapter 295

“Nah, it ain’t like that…” Hawthorne shook his head, “I’ve had the same thoughts, but I didn’t follow through, ‘cause I know how much an abortion can hurt a woman, I wouldn’t wanna harm you. I didn’t tell your dad I found you, I had someone shadowing you, and on the fourth day after you gave birth, I had the baby sent back to his dad.”

Hawthorne watched as Astrid’s clenched fist relaxed. He knew if he had confessed just now, Astrid’s punch wouldn’t have hesitated to land on his face. They still ended up here.

Astrid looked at Hawthorne, her gaze colder than ever, “How can you prove the person you’re talking about is real? Is he not just a figment of your imagination?”

“Astrid…” Hawthorne sighed lightly, his eyes complex, “Am I really that unworthy of your trust?”

“What do you think?” Astrid scoffed, “Hawthorne, after all the things you’ve done, how do you expect me to trust you?”

him had already been shattered

message. I have no proof, but I promise every word I said today is

at him, “You could’ve just hid well and I wouldn’t have been able to find

you, including your true identity, that you’re the long–lost daughter of the Brooke family,

so he told me about your pregnancy, hoping

carrying. When you and Gracie went to the countryside, I dealt with those following you,

Astrid was silent.

he’ll harm you again. I’ve been having nightmares lately, can’t sleep. I keep dreaming that something happened to you, that you’re covered in blood…Astrid, you’ve entered the entertainment industry, and you’ve become the center of attention. The higher you climb, the harder you fall, and I don’t want to see you get hurt. -Everything I’ve done is just to get you out of the entertainment industry. Even if you don’t want

that’s enough.”