My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 1023:

“Where are your parents? If she had been knocked down, you could’ve gotten into serious trouble. Legal trouble.”

Any other adult might have been brushed off, but Kristopher’s commanding presence made the air around him feel heavier.

His tone held the kind of weight that made even unruly children pause.

A boy, barely older than seven, burst into tears. “I don’t wanna get in big trouble!”

Carrie usually found such chaotic behavior exhausting, but perhaps because of her pregnancy, a flicker of compassion stirred in her chest.

And really, she thought, this was partly her fault. She could have waited at the top for the children to finish their game before stepping on. Instead, she’d assumed nothing would go wrong.

She reached out and gently tugged on Kristopher’s sleeve. Her voice was soft, almost coaxing. “It’s okay. Don’t scare them too much.”

words and tone carried a kind of intimacy, almost as if she were speaking

faded ever so slightly at her touch. But his voice was still firm as he turned back to the kids. “I’ll let it slide this time. But next time,

up at him wide-eyed,

monitor all the mall’s security cameras in Isonridge,” he added, deadpan.

to reach the bottom.” He looked down at them. “Last

of

one of them asked

tale finds a

a beat. “He

both chilling and

boy took a cautious step closer, whispering, “How did

moved protectively beside Carrie, helping her off first. Without turning back,

small part of her believing

she asked seriously.