Chapter 167

Emma's POV

But as much as I wanted to scream, to lash out, I couldn’t. I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of seeing me break. Instead, I turned and fled the apartment, my legs carrying me faster than I thought possible. My heart raced, my mind spinning with the horror of it all. How did it come to this? How had I been so blind?

As I left the building, the cool night air hit my face, but it did nothing to numb the pain. My mind raced, replaying every moment, every word he had said. He wanted revenge. He wanted to destroy my father’s legacy, and now, it all made sense.

He wanted to destroy everyone with my dad's blood flowing in their body... So even my child and I were a part of him... My child will also be a part of my dad's family.

He had wanted me to abort the baby. My child—his child—was part of the family he despised.

Is that why Ryan wanted me to abort...?

It hit me like a ton of bricks. He had never wanted this child because it carried the blood of my father, the man he ha