My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 215

Jacob

As the elevator doors slid shut, a jolt of panic shot through me.

Fuck.

I wasn't thinking—I never was when it came to Evelyn.

Before I could process it, my legs were moving, rushing toward the stairwell. The cold air burned my lungs as

I sprinted down the steps, two at a time, the echoes of my own footsteps pounding in my ears.

God! What the hell was I thinking? Why didn't I stop her?

Fuck. I knew the answer-I was too busy self loathing in my own mind.

By the time I reached the ground floor, my breathing was ragged, sharp exhales cutting through the silence. I bolted toward the parking lot, scanning frantically.

Nothing.

She was gone.

God, how the fuck did she disappear so fast?

It was nearly night. The streets were emptying, the sky turning a shade too dark, too ominous. And Evelyn? She wasn't even wearing anything warm enough.

This wasn't safe. Not for her.

Not for the-fuck-not for the baby.

I raked a hand through my hair, frustration clawing at my skin. "Why am I even thinking about the fucking baby?!" I muttered under my breath, shoving the thought away as I slid into my car and gunned the engine.

I didn't know where I was going, but I couldn't sit still. My mind raced through every possibility, every street, every road she might have taken.

Did she take a cab? Was she walking?

If she was on foot...

A sharp tension gripped my spine. I knew these streets too well, the empty pathways, the dark alleys. The wrong kind of men lurked there, waiting for trouble.

A fresh wave of urgency crashed over me. "Fuck!" My palm slammed against the steering wheel, the horn blaring into the night.

pressed the accelerator, weaving through traffic, my pulse a live wire beneath my skin. Nearly an hour had passed, and I was getting nowhere. My knuckles were white

Then, my phone rang.

I ignored it, but then I saw the

picked up, my voice raw. "Is she at

was instant. "Yes, thankfully, she is. But what the fuck did you

like a freight train, knocking the

receiver, sharp and unforgiving. "It's freezing outside, Jacob! What the hell did you do to make a pregnant woman walk out of her house, barely dressed, in tears? She's been crying for the past hour!" She snapped, "You better have some

She was safe.

safe... but she was crying. She was freezing. And it was

what the fuck to do. I—" I cut off, swerving past a car on a sharp turn, my frustration bleeding

A harsh silence.

had no fucking right to drag her into this. What you're doing isn't just selfish, it's cruel. You are

gritted my

hard on us, I get it. But people have had it worse. And they still fucking live! They choose to move forward! They choose to love despite the pain! You can't keep punishing

My stomach twisted.

say his name. I already knew who she was

He was there the whole time. He raised you. He taught you how to be a man. If you're going to take after anyone, it's him. So stop acting like you have no choice." Her words cut deeper

my

there in half an hour," I said, my voice barely

call before she could say

sped

where I needed to

I needed answers.

fix this—before I

***

Evelyn

my hair back, her touch soft, wiping my tears

know what to do, Bee,"

"He doesn't want our baby, and it looks like he never will. I'll

my baby

will not

a father by their side it hurts to think

the way Clara always did when I was hurting. But this—this was different. This time, I

a kiss to the top of my head. "Jacob can be an asshole-the biggest asshole in the world—but he'd never abandon you.

he doesn't accept my baby," I sniffled. "I

"It's just... Jacob doesn't see things the way we do it's hard for him to make decisions like this. You know our biological

like him, Bianca. He's different. If anything, he's like Enzo—not that man." My voice faltered. "What is he so