Chapter 147 – Crossing The Line

(Aiden’s POV)

“I don’t know, Aiden,” Jessamine murmured sadly. “You love lying to me.”

I shook my head and lifted my hand, gently wiping the tears on her cheeks. “I was honest when I told you I broke up with every girlfriend I had in the past, including my engagement to Naomi. Our dads set our marriage up, not me.”

If I had to choose freely whom I wanted to be with for the rest of my life, Naomi would never be on my list. She was part of my rebellion, which I regretted when she got pregnant.

“Eliza,” The tears streamed down my face as I struggled to speak through the lump in my throat.

My heart ached for the little one when I heard her call Jessamine ‘momma’. Eliza didn’t deserve a mother like Naomi. I opened my mouth to explain but closed it again.

“You named her after your grandma’s name,” she said.

I shook my head. “She named her after my grandma’s name. Not me,” I corrected.

If only Jessamine knew how we fought that day but gave in because Naomi was still weak in the hospital.

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