Chapter 387

Knowing them all too well, from her pregnancy until now, Sophia had never dared share a hint about her child with them. She even kept it from her father, Haley, fearing exactly this scenario.

The bond of blood is far stronger than that of marriage, an unerasable mark etched into one's bones. If they discovered Theresa's existence, they'd only use their status as uncle and grandmother to meddle even more with Brandon and his family.

That was the last thing Sophia wanted.

Their home was on the outskirts of town, near the airport, miles away from here. Sophia had no idea how they'd still managed to cross paths.

Aaron's attitude, outwardly defending her, filled her with dread, reminiscent of those two years of marriage dominated by people who had no business in it.

her situation. Faced with her outburst, he only grew more frustrated with her, accusing her of being ungrateful, weak,

think men will be grateful or guilty because of it? Don't be naive, you're just deluding yourself, you know? Let me tell you, don't ever count on a man's conscience. Feelings fade, but money is concrete! If you don't take advantage now

from others. I found out I was pregnant after my divorce, and I went ahead and had the baby in secret, against all odds. I just wanted a family member of my own, that's all. I'm fully capable of raising my child, so please, don't

background, connections, and social status, our family doesn't hold a candle to his. What I can't stand the most is people like you who always wear their hearts on their sleeves, spouting nonsense about valuing love over money. Anyone with a brain would've found a way to get the kid back to her father's family by now, but there you go, playing the martyr. Self-respect is the cheapest commodity these days, and only fools

just not on the same

like before, she could never

uncle, he'd start throwing his weight around, approaching Brandon and his parents without any qualms, trying

powerless

was doing well or not, so they felt free to

to this family, and now she had no leverage over

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