Chapter 6

Faced with Ashton’s aggressive questioning, I was beyond the mood to argue. He never believed he had done anything wrong.

“A divorce paper can be printed a hundred times in a minute. Avoiding this won’t help.”

In a fit of anger, he rose from his chair with such force that it crashed to the ground. Then, like a restless dog, he paced back and forth trying to calm himself down.

“Honey, if this really bothers you, I can write a guarantee or a will, promising I won’t acknowledge Ruby’s child or let them inherit any of my assets. That should make you feel better about that, right?”

I sighed deeply. Why could he not understand that while money and assets could be explicitly defined in writing, feelings could not simply be dismissed like that?

How would it feel to watch a child grow up, seeing their likeness to him? After all, blood was thicker than water. How could he think it would not affect me?

If I could still trust him, I would truly be the biggest fool in the world.

“Ashton, I