Chapter 97

Jake's POV

The next time I tried to see the kids, I was denied access at the gate. They told me they weren't around. Selena must be behind this. I can't just give up on her, not when she's on the verge of marrying someone else.

It's true what they say: you never truly appreciate something until it's gone. I won't lose Selena like that. That's why I've been showering her with gifts and flowers, pouring all my love into the kids... only now I can't even reach them. She can't just shut me out of their lives like that! I am their father.

I don't want to make a fool of myself again. The last time I called Mrs. DaCosta "Gracie," I nearly blew my cover. It's a miracle my secret is still safe with my history of blunders. I can't afford to mix them up again. My only option is to see Selena face-to-face.

The security guards wouldn't even let me enter the building. Did they recognize me, or did Selena specifically tell them to keep me out? I called her phone repeatedly, but it went straight to v