Chapter 34

She fell to the floor the same way she’d done to my little girl. I looked down at her with as much anger and hate I could combine.

“If you ever say anything bad or lay a single finger on my daughter, this won’t be the worst that you’ll get from me,” I said, my icy gaze matching the chill in my voice.

The sound of hurried footsteps filled the air, alerting us to someone’s arrival. “What’s going on?”

I stiffened. It’s Wilhelm and he’s finally home.

Our eyes met, and I instantly held my breath. Rose’s confession came to mind about her fabrication of her and Wilhelm’s affair, but I pushed the thought away to focus on the matter at hand.

Wilhelm rushed to Rose’s side. He looked at me before his gaze landed on Grayson. “What happened to your cheek, my son? It looks swollen.”

“And mine, too!” Rose added as she showed Wilhelm the side of her cheek that I had slapped. “It—It’s your ex-wife! She had just assaulted me, Wil!” Fake tears streamed down her face. “That woman barged into our home