Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0528

Nicholas lifted his gaze, shock and wonder filling his eyes.

"Tabitha... She really is my child. My child... Tabitha... Tabitha Hawk..."

Suddenly, I was enveloped in a powerful embrace, his body trembling against mine. His heart thudded in rhythm with his shaking voice.

"My child... I really have a child..."

I felt warm tears against my neck, quickly losing their heat to the coldness surrounding me.

Each drop slipped down, landing closer to my heart. A steady ache reminded me that Nicholas's soft, unsteady sobs were painfully real

He seemed drained, his weight pressing against me as if he could barely stand. The two of us swayed slightly, unsteady together.

him bent over and almost unable to stay upright, I

throat tightened as I said, "Nicholas, I'll ask you

knees buckled. Nicholas sank before me. He wrapped his arms tightly around my waist

eating downstairs..." His words were fragmented, choked with sobs. "W-Wendy

overwhelmed me, stinging my eyes. I tilted my head back, fighting

settled in my heart, pressing down with a dull ache. I felt a pang of grievance-how could Nicholas use our child to

words faltered as he looked up. "Ariana, thank you. Really... Thank you. I'm sorry. Please,

look

his quiet sobs and shaking were impossible to ignore. This man before me felt as fragile as

mine as he held

Thank you...

his