Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0515

The night breeze tousled my hair, but I didn't bother to fix it. As soon as Nicholas asked that question, my heart started racing.

His dark eyes seemed to deepen, fixated on me with an intensity that left me trapped.

"Yes. She's the daughter you didn't want!" I retorted, my voice rising.

Tabitha was my precious child. After I waited hours for him, he still didn't want her.

"Explain yourself!" Nicholas tightened his grip on my wrist, so much so that he was losing control.

I gritted my teeth against the pain as I looked into his eyes, which had turned into a deep, turbulent sea. "What do you mean I didn't want her?"

I looked at him in confusion. I couldn't help but feel a flicker of disappointment. Was he really going to defend himself now? Wasn't it a bit too late for that?

my wrist wasn't as unbearable as the ache in my heart. 'Nicholas, let's discuss

my wrist even harder, the pain forcing me

was consumed with frustration. He muttered through gritted teeth, "To you, everyone else

thought, he felt as if he was utterly defeated in front of me. Faced with the sudden surge of resentment radiating

the wind. Thinking about Tabitha, I couldn't

by her side to fall asleep!" Startled by my sudden outburst, Nicholas let go of my wrist. For a moment, he stood there, visibly taken aback. Time seemed to rewind 30 years. He was a child in a big house, staring at his mother's door and wishing desperately

to stay with him at night, nor had she ever defended him

be with her." There was a hint of moisture in

to tilt my head back to meet his gaze. Yet, in that

he wasn't a

stepped inside, Wendy was waiting for me. Her voice grew lower as

two standing outside and screamed to come down. I had no choice but to bring her down. Then, she ran

I'll check on

between father and daughter. She had never shown