Chapter 142 : Crocodile tears

Jarred

I was shaking in wrath.

"Remember?" I grunt near her horrified face. "That lie. That biggest lie you told me. Who gave you the fucking right to hide the truth about my child? How dare you— how dare you separate my daughter from me? How dare you abandon her? I'm her father! She was not only yours. You were not the only one to decide!"

When I literally growl my lungs out, I feel like all my nerves are gonna explode inside my body.

She's looking down now, nervous and terrified when I'm burning in severe anger. And the anger is more upon myself. Why did I believe her? Why didn't I ask for proof that the child wasn't mine? But I was traumatised and broken. Maybe, I would not be able to do anything even if I knew that.

"You're bound to answer me, Thea!" I grab her jaw and make her look at me again. "I had no rights over you. I had no right to stop you. But I had rights to my daughter. Why did you snatch that away?"

"Because I wanted you to have a better life", she breaks into tear