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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
I got close to you because
later. I need to check on my kids," she said. shortly, trying
she meant to be. "By staying away from me she cut him
out of the coffee shop without looking back at him. That small spark of warmth she had begun to feel for him, the hint of trust she had dared imagine, was smothered in that very second. She promised herself that this time she would not let him get closer. People
decisions. As much as her heart ached, Emma vowed with all of her might that no matter how kind or supportive anyone was, if they knew about her
extent to keep the kids safe from that world, and she could not afford to have
back into it.
to last her a
carrying a tone that left no room for questions. "I want you to
footsteps
was back.
without even realizing it. But
Chapter 3
like a
to open before rushing toward the room where Emily was staying in the VIP section of the hospital. Her heart pounding, she peeked into the room, then relief started flooding her veins as she saw Emily sleeping
against the doorframe for a moment, taking deep breaths to steady herself. Her gaze softened as she
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