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."

Rita blinked once, then

thick with shock. "You mean Kris's

slap landed on her cheek, so hard it made her stumble back. Pain radiated across her face as

you?" Rita's voice was trembling with 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 with

pain of the slap, but from the disgust in her mother's eyes. She tried to defend herself, the words spilling out weakly. "Henry and Kris aren't friends anymore." "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

voice was shaking as she responded. "You know I've always loved Kris, Mother. I did

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

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

expression shifted from anger to disbelief, as though she couldn't comprehend the person standing before her. "Do you really think your secret is worth denying Thalassa her justice? Worth denying justice for the women Linda Miller trafficked? You're willing to protect a monster like Linda to cover up

her mother the truth? She had thought it would make her

Mother, please.

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

stepped closer, her voice trembling. "So what are you going to do, mother? You agree that Kris can't find out the truth,

this, Karen. I won't be your

stared at her mother, wide-eyed in

know. He's a good man, Karen. He doesn't

her

She loves Kris so much. He's the only father she knows. When Kris disowns her and stops treating her like his daughter, how do you think she will feel? Have