Chapter 205

I expected to see happiness on Selene's face, but I was wrong. Her once calm eyes turned cold.

Her breath hitched as she took a deep inhale, as if trying to steady herself, I had no idea what had triggered her sudden anger.

"Kane Thorne, are you planning to humiliate me again?"

Her sharp words made my brows lift in surprise. "Why would you think that?"

She scoffed, shaking her head. "A man like you can't be trusted. I know you're up to something."

I stared at her, silent. Did she really distrust me this much?

“I don't want to attend the party,” she continued. “If you want to surprise them,

send them to my house. I'll spend time with them there. But I don't trust their father. I refuse to walk into another trap just to be insulted. You've done enough to my family-no more."

Before I could tell her I wasn't planning anything, she ended the call.

The screen went black for a second before switching to the wallpaper.

I studied the image carefully.

A young woman holding two children. The three of them looked genuinely happy together.

as I

had apologized, hadn't I? So why was she

I stood from the chair. Before heading back into my

saw

"Dad, we're done."

to me. I bent down and

at Leo, I saw that he was

down on the bed and handed her the

get some sleep

Leo remained silent, still focused

him and simply walked out of their room, stepping outside

staring

beside him. "Kept you waiting,"

locked onto the tree as if

pockets, I followed

I misjudged Ruby," he said after a long pause. "It's true I never liked

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her life for

slow breath. "Yeah. The broken

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