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?

ache in my heart. 'Nicholas, let's discuss this later. Tabitha needs

even harder, the

He muttered through gritted

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

I noticed the tears on my cheeks growing cooler in the wind. Thinking

he stood there, visibly taken aback. Time seemed to rewind

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

her." There was a hint of moisture

my head back to meet his gaze. Yet, in that moment, he felt like

he wasn't a child

and hurried back home. As soon as I stepped inside, Wendy was waiting for me. Her voice grew lower as

trying to get Tabitha to look at the stars. She saw you two standing outside and screamed to come down. I had no choice but to

okay. I'll check

between father and daughter. She had never shown such curiosity about any man,