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 this later.

even harder, the pain forcing me

through gritted teeth, "To

as if he was utterly defeated in front of me. Faced with the sudden surge of resentment radiating from him, I felt completely at

the tears on my cheeks growing cooler in the wind. Thinking about

isn't like other kids! She needs me 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 for it to open, but all that greeted him was the sight of that dark brown, tightly

had never once offered to stay with him at night, nor had she ever defended him

There was a hint of moisture in Nicholas's eyes as

Nicholas stood before me, his height forcing me to tilt my head back to meet his gaze. Yet,

I knew he

stepped inside, Wendy was waiting

saw you two standing outside and screamed to come down. I had no choice

I'll

waited outside for me, and now today. Perhaps there was a bond between father and daughter. She had never shown