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.

to the storage room, she made him promise not to wander off and to be good.

obediently situated himself on the scrappy bed, promising to wait for his

piece of cake, telling him to eat

storage room, Kristin showered but still wore her clothes, waiting in the courtyard for

she would face the relentless ridicule and endless insults.

Chapter 13

wanted, she’d give

for you?” Vincent came out,

dressed to the nines in a designer suit, looking

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

wear a dress because of the

her body.

Nothing looked good on her anyway, so she might as well stick to

be bothered with Kristin and headed

and got in, huddling in

glimpsed Kristin in the rearview mirror, momentarily

she would always

me alone,” she would claim.

he’d dote on her. “Yeah, no other woman is

H

felt like

and Vincent asked, “If you hadn’t betrayed me then, I wouldn’t

weren’t Ms. Turner.”

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found Vincent’s

the most? He was with Ruby. And

you nothing.” Kristin took a deep breath, pushed the car door open,

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 rest of your life!” Vincent was losing control, forcing

stubbornly refused to meet

desperate six years ago. Have you been able to live without a man for these five years?”

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