Chapter 6

Felix told himself this was a debt, one the Jasper family had to repay.

As Luna was taken away, Felix believed she had acted impulsively and would eventually regret it. She would come back, begging him for help. And when she did, he would be ready with conditions.

But the person who came to Riverview Villa wasn’t Luna. It was Bailey Green.

Felix had once done a paternity test on Luna’s son and discovered that the child was Bailey's. And now this man had the nerve to show up?

Bailey’s eyes were red. A grown man with red eyes. There was no need to guess why. It was because of Luna.

"What is it? You want me to testify for Luna? Claim she didn’t mean to hurt Stella? You’re hoping for a lighter sentence? Well, Stella’s in a deep coma from blood loss."

Felix sat at the coffee bar in the first-floor lounge, calmly sipping his drink, not bothering to offer his old friend and classmate a seat.

Bailey stood in the middle of the room. "I talked to Luna for a long time. I tried to convince her to come and ask for your help, especially with her health being the way it is."

Bailey gave a bitter smile. "But she refused. She doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life feeling like she owes you anything. She wants a clean break, Felix. A complete end."

Felix’s grip on his cup tightened.

Bailey continued, "She can’t deal with arranging Orion’s remains, so she sent me. I’ll also take care of her father’s burial."

Felix’s jaw clenched, his hand trembling slightly, causing the coffee to spill. He suddenly stood up, slamming the cup onto the bar, splashing coffee all over the counter in his rage.

"What right do you have? Who the hell are you to handle their bodies? What makes you think you’re entitled to do that?"

Felix couldn’t hold back the fire burning inside him.

The anger blazed so hot it seared all the way to his head.

What was Luna trying to do? Humiliate him?

Letting the biological father handle the burial, it was like she wanted the whole world to know who Orion’s real father was. She was determined to ruin him.

Bailey, frustrated, snapped, "I’m her friend! Like a brother to her!"

"Brother?" Felix laughed. "You’re not her brother. Since when did her father have another son?"

"You! Felix, watch your mouth!"

"It’s you who should be careful," Felix said, stepping closer to Bailey, his presence chilling the room. "Luna is my wife. She’s in prison. Her father’s body, her son’s body, they’re mine to handle!"

"He’s not just her son! He’s your son too!" Bailey clenched his jaw.

"You know he’s not my son. Don’t act like you don’t."

"What are you talking about?" Bailey grabbed Felix’s shirt. "How dare you insult Luna like that!"

Felix’s long-suppressed anger erupted. The veins in his forehead bulged as he swung his fist, landing squarely on Bailey’s face. "Bailey! I’ve tolerated you long enough! And now you have the nerve to show up here and confront me?"

Bailey couldn’t even grasp the sheer force of Felix’s punch. All he knew was that he was instantly knocked to the ground, as if it wasn’t a human punch, but a machine powered by an unstoppable force.

Wiping the blood from his face, Bailey slowly stood up, his legs trembling.

"Felix, your obsession is terrifying. You used to adore Luna, you couldn’t even raise your voice at her. Back in school, you wouldn’t let any of us joke around with her because you couldn’t stand seeing her hurt or scared. But now, how could you treat her like this?

"You’ve been cold to her, insulted her, humiliated her. You’ve pushed her to the edge. How could you once lift her up, and now stomp her into the ground? Do you even know the things she’s done for you?

"Even after you turned on her and treated her terribly, she never changed. She never stopped loving you. You’ll regret this one day, Felix. You’ll regret it."