The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

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Rita's face went pale, her breath catching in her throat at the same time Bridget let out a gasp behind Karen.

"What... what did you just say?" Rita questioned, her voice barely above a whisper.

Karen closed her eyes, feeling the guilt, the shame, and the fear all crashing down on her.

She swallowed, her throat suddenly dry. "Tessa isn't Kris's daughter."

Rita shook her head violently, stepping back as if she had been struck. "No. No, that can't be true."

"It is." Karen's voice cracked as she repeated the truth.

Rita's hand flew to her mouth. "Who... who is the father then?"

Karen hesitated, her fingers tightening around her dress. "Does it matter?"

"Yes, it matters!" Rita's voice rose, piercing the air with anger and disbelief. "Tell me who the father is." Karen looked away, the shame crawling up her spine. "It's Henry."

was suffocating. Rita blinked once, then twice, her

thick with shock. "You

slap landed on her cheek, so

fury, her hand still raised. "How could you do something like that to a good man like Kris? You made him love and raise another man's child! You deceived him together

"That doesn't matter!" Rita snapped, her eyes blazing with fury. "They were friends when you betrayed him! How could you deceive Kris into thinking Tessa was his? You used your

I've always loved

pain this will cause Kris when he finds out?" Her voice dropped, heavy with emotion. "He loves Tessa so much...

breath hitched as she shook her head, her eyes desperate. "That's why Kris can't find out. Now do you understand, Mother? We can't give the evidence to the police. We need to protect

really think your secret is worth denying Thalassa her justice? Worth denying justice for the women Linda Miller trafficked?

What the hell had she been thinking when she decided to tell her mother the truth? She had thought it would make her mother understand and not give the evidence to the

please. You

full of sorrow. "I'm a failure. I have

stepped closer, her voice trembling. "So what

"I'm not going to let you drag me into this, Karen. I won't be your accomplice. I'm going to give the evidence to the

world crumbled in an instant. She stared at her mother,

deserves to know. He's a good man, Karen. He doesn't deserve your

shook her

Tessa! She loves Kris so much. He's the only father