Chapter 429

Tanya suddenly shook her head. "I don't care! I need an answer, Jace—are you gonna marry me or not?"

Jace's jaw tightened. He could've easily said yes just to chill her out.

But nope. Instead, he hit her with the truth. "Tanya, I told you, I'll compensate you, but marriage? That's not happening."

Even the firefighters gave him a 'Dude, seriously?' look.

Tanya's eyes filled with desperation, and she practically screeched, "The only thing I want is you!"

"You set me up, and you're responsible for Desmond's death. The fact that I'm not holding you accountable is because you're carrying his kid," Jace said, his voice as cold as ice.

Yeah, Jace was never one to back down from blackmail, not even as a kid. His mom always said he was stubborn as a rock.

"The child? It's always about the child!" Tanya pressed a hand to her belly. "So that's it? I'm just some baby factory to you?

"You care about this baby, don't you? "If you don't agree, I'll end this right now!" and started hitting her