Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

The car moved smoothly along the road, and neither Nicholas nor I had any intention of speaking.

It wasn't until the car came to a stop at a red light that the cold expression on Nicholas's face softened slightly. A little girl broke free from her mother's hand and skipped across the street. "Is your child well-behaved?" he suddenly asked.

Your child... Nicholas used the word "your child". My child had nothing to do with him.

My child had inherited depression because of him. Yet, here he was, casually asking me if my child was well-behaved.

Tabitha was very obedient, so much so that she rarely spoke. If Nicholas ever found out about Tabitha's condition, would he still ask me so indifferently whether she was obedient?

I clenched my fists, digging my nails into my palms just to hold back my frustration. I answered calmly, "Mr. Hawk, you'll have your own child someday. There's no need to worry about anyone else's."

I didn't want to discuss Tabitha with him, so I avoided the topic. My words clearly irritated him, his breathing growing heavier.

It had been a while since we last met, and apparently, even his interest in my well-being was a mistake.

"True, you've had a man by your side for three years. It shouldn't be my responsibility to care about the child," Nicholas said before letting out an insincere laugh.

those years lonely either. Claudia is now officially Ms. Hawk, making it even

seems like you enjoy this kind of arrangement. Why

muttered, driving while mulling over

had once imagined-having a wife and a sister-had become nothing more than an "arrangement" in my

chance to explain and left without hesitation, what right did I have to criticize him? "Ariana,

frown when I heard his question.

had experienced every moment of it firsthand, every second, every instant. I knew it all too

I

and

to expand your law firm and grow your career, but is such a stubborn and overbearing lawyer

there wouldn't be any cooperation between us. Your concerns

you think I invited you to

& Co. is just a small firm. It could never reach

felt pointless now.

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