Chapter 150

Emma's POV

The ground felt like it had slipped out from under me, the weight of her words pulling me into a dizzying spiral. Her casual revelation echoed in my mind. Was this all a lie?

He had approached me as a struggler, someone finding his way in a competitive world. But now… Now, it seemed as if he had played a different game all along. Was it all part of some calculated plan? What did he want from me? Could it have been a tie-up with my father’s company? After all, my father had been looking for someone to take over the family business ever since I stepped away. Was this his way in?

The thought lodged itself in my brain, slowly expanding until it consumed every rational thought I had left. Yes. It made sense. My father would have a grandson, and in time, he could choose him as his heir. It was perfect, wasn’t it? All along, I’d been nothing more than a means to an end.

I closed my eyes, aching to go back, back to before I met him. How could I have been so gullible? So utterly na