F
Chapter
53
Emma stared at Jaden in utter shock: the revelation made her speechless for a moment.
"What... what do you mean?" she stuttered, trying to hide the growing panic inside.
Jaden held her gaze with his calm eyes full of sympathy. "I know you're Alexander's ex-wife," he said carefully. There was something very nearly reluctant in his manner; he looked as though he did not want her to know that he knew.
Emma's face went cold. Her mind continued to shoot her questions of how much Jaden actually knew and why he had kept it until now.
"Since when have you known?" she pressed on, her voice cold.
"Since the second accident," Jaden admitted, his face full of regret I didn't plan on bringing it up because, quite honestly, I didn't think it was my place. And though I don't know what went wrong in your marriage with him, I do know one thing, Emma-you deserve so much more than he ever gave you credit for."
Emma's jaw clenched. The pain she had worked so hard to bury began to claw its way back uphill. "Have you gotten close to me because of my past?" she asked in a low voice, almost fearing his response
with sincerity. "No. I got close to you because
made herself disregard "Let's talk later. I need to check on my kids," she said. shortly, trying to make a quick escape
be. "By staying away from me she
She promised herself that this time she would not let him get closer. People who knew her past were enough in her head; she did not need yet another person to be entangled
vowed with all
from that world, and she could not
back into it.
betrayal to last her a lifetime. Her only priority now
protection. Her yoite was steely, carrying a tone that left no room for questions. "I want you to check on Ethan this very roment and get back
he replied, and she could hear his footsteps
than a minute, the guard was back. "Ethan is fine, ma'am, and
She had been holding her breath without even realizing it. But her resolution hardened; she knew she couldn't let her guard down just then, especially with Annie's threat 21:14 Tue, Dec
Chapter 3
over her like
another second, immediately tied off to the hospital, and literally ran to the elevator, willing it to move faster. She barely waited for the elevator doors to open before rushing toward the room where Emily was staying in
steady herself. Her gaze softened as she watched Emily's chest go up
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!