Rejection

Diane's POV

Silence filled my ears and I figured Kelvin must have gone to inform Lucas about it, so I began to bite on my fingernails as I waited.

Tears were running down my cheeks as my foolishness played inside my head over and over again.

Keith had planted the idea into my head. It was his plan all along and I had fallen for it.

If I didn't get to see Owen's birth certificate, I would only still have my doubts and suspicions of the similarities between him and my son but I wouldn't have left —at least not until Sophie came for me with the police.

But as I even thought about it, I knew I was only deceiving myself. With the sort of stubbornness I had, I would have still tried to run.

But maybe I wouldn't have tried escaping on my own. Maybe I would have waited for Sophie. And then Keith wouldn't have been able to kidnap Owen.

My legs started trembling as my own decisions continued slashing at me. I was too stubborn. Keith had used me but if I was to blame anyone for my misfortune, it