Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 846:

Thinking of this, Dalores approached Julio, stopping at a cautious distance. “Why did you follow me here?” she asked. “If I hadn’t come, how would I have known that you would abandon your own child just to be another’s stepmother?”

Julio responded, his voice dripping with scorn, “Maybe I refuse to cut ties with you because of the child.”

Dalores’ declaration reverberated between them, sharp and cutting. “Yes, I’m prepared to be a stepmother because I genuinely care about Kinsey. I even cared for you once, despite how you treated me. But I’ve changed. I’m ready to embrace all that comes with my choices—whether it’s stepping into a maternal role for Kinsey’s child or making difficult decisions about my own future.”

Dalores’ words cut into Julio’s heart.

He extinguished his cigarette, closed the distance between them, pinned Dalores against the wall, and kissed her.

His kiss was laden with the scent of tobacco, leaving Dalores’ lips tingling with pain.

lingered too long, their whispers igniting a flush of shame in Dalores. In a

Maybe you’re the only one willing to be a stepmother to

that Kinsey only loved his mistress. As for Dalores, she was just a legal nanny hired to care for his child. Once the child grew up, Kinsey would likely

struggled,

inspiring stories on

sneered. “Are you saying that I’m shameless? I

them was willing to back down. They could see the storm of emotions in each other’s eyes but were unable to understand one

snapping Julio’s grip loose. Dalores

a high fever. You should be quicker to act in such situations from now on,”

the room on a gurney. She turned to look for Julio, but he had vanished, leaving only the remnants of

observation for the next