Chapter 13

Vincent shot Kristin a frowning glance. “Where do you think you’re heading off to?”

Kristin looked down and started to back away with Summer in tow. “Nowhere. Didn’t have a place in mind.”

Vincent’s expression was foul as he warned her with his gaze. “Put the kid down. Take a shower, change your clothes, and come with me.”

Tightly gripping Summer, Kristin stepped back, fear lacing her voice as she stammered, “I don’t want to go.”

“Today is Ruby’s birthday. Regardless of your feelings, you are going!” Vincent’s voice echoed. icy cold.

Kristin looked at Vincent, panic–stricken. “I… I’m not going…”

“Kristin, don’t push your luck. Ruby’s not well, and she’s very kind to have invited you. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Vincent was coaxing Kristin to attend because he didn’t want to upset Ruby.

Kristin was trembling.

It was Ruby’s birthday. And it was her birthday, too.

Yet, she had forgotten her own because she didn’t feel deserving of celebrating it and was even

afraid to.

Sometimes, Kristin wished she could have died on the day she was born.

But life doesn’t deal with what–ifs.

“Vincent… please, can I not go?” Kristin pleaded softly.

Was he killing her? Wasn’t giving up a kidney enough for him?

“Don’t make me repeat myself.” Vincent’s voice was a cold threat.

Kristin knew she couldn’t dodge this bullet.

she made him promise

situated himself on the scrappy bed, promising to wait for his mommy’s

last piece of cake, telling

storage room, Kristin showered but still wore her

knew she would face the relentless ridicule and endless insults.

Chapter 13

the spectacle Vincent wanted, she’d give it

you wearing the dress the nanny picked for you?” Vincent came out,

Ruby’s birthday, so Vincent was dressed to the nines in a designer suit, looking better than a

calmly, her heart no longer racing at the sight of him. After all these years, the love was

to them.” She didn’t want to wear a dress because

her body.

thin. Nothing looked good on her anyway, so she might as well

bothered with Kristin and headed straight

back door and got in, huddling

rearview mirror, momentarily lost in

time, she would always ride

seat is reserved for me alone,” she would claim.

on her. “Yeah, no other woman is allowed in

H

back, it felt like

regretted it?” The car parked in the underground lot of Diamond Crest Hotel, and Vincent asked, “If you hadn’t betrayed

weren’t Ms. Turner.”

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found Vincent’s

help, but where was he when she needed protection the most? He was with Ruby. And he had the nerve to ask if she had any regrets.

Ruby big time. But Vincent, I owe you nothing.” Kristin took a deep breath, pushed the

grabbed her wrist, and slammed her against the wall, pinning her down. “You owe me nothing? You slept with some nobody and had his lowlife kid. How dare you say you owe me nothing? Kristin, you owe me for the

to

years ago. Have you been able to live without a man

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