Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0592

Upon hearing Nicholas' words, I couldn't deny the twinge of emotion that stirred within me.

Was this the misunderstanding Pete had hinted at between Nicholas and me? So Nicholas had actually cut ties with Claudia long ago?

A bitter smile tugged at my lips. Had Nicholas not been with Claudia during the three agonizing years I spent abroad?

Then why didn't he even visit me when I was in critical condition during labor? If what he said about having no feelings for Claudia was true, then how much affection did he have for me?

If Pete had known all this, I couldn't tell whether it made him foolish or wise. Placing myself in his shoes, if I were him, I wouldn't have chosen to step aside over something like this. Loving someone was hard enough. Letting go of them was even harder.

I could ever repay

"Nicholas."

pried his fingers off my wrist one by one. A single tear fell silently onto the back of my hand. "There's one thing I

his palm and brushing away

situation was critical. It was Pete and my friend, Deena, who stayed by my side. "At the time, I thought I wouldn't make it. I asked Deena to contact Yasmine because I was afraid I wouldn't even get a chance to say goodbye to her-or have someone else I could entrust

I wanted most by my side back then? Yet even after Tabitha spent a full month in the incubator, that

composed expression cracked. Shame and regret spread across his

off. "Maybe you didn't know I was pregnant then. And I think I already understand the reason, but it doesn't matter anymore. There's no point in dwelling on it. But what I can't

didn't want to see me, did you? If you'd wanted to know how

"I didn't know how dire things were for you back then. I.. Claudia's deranged

If you'd died back then, you wouldn't be standing