Chapter 5 - Ryan Discovered His Father Had Betrayed Him Too—And the Woman He Cheated On Was the Only Person Who Could Save HimThe wedding collapsed within minutes.
Guests left.
Photographers disappeared.
Lauren locked herself in a private room.
Ryan remained standing in the ballroom.
He looked smaller than I had ever seen him.
“Why?” he asked his father.
His father didn't answer.
Ryan turned toward me.
“You knew.”
“Yes.”
“You knew everything?”
“No.”
“I mean about my father.”
“I suspected.”
He sat down.
For once, Ryan didn't look arrogant.
He looked lost.
“I thought Lauren was the problem.”
“She was part of it.”
“And my father?”
“He built the system.”
Ryan covered his face.
I could have walked away.
Instead, I stayed.
Not for him.
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For Emma.
Because if Ryan was going to become part of her life, he needed to understand exactly what kind of family he came from.
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Chapter 7 - Lauren Finally Confessed Everything—but Her Last Sentence Exposed a Secret Even I Had Never SuspectedLauren contacted me at midnight.
Chapter 8 - The Moment I Learned Emma Was More Than Ryan's Daughter, I Realized the Entire Brooks Family Had Been Hunting for HerI thought I understood the danger.
Chapter 9 - Ryan Begged Me to Let Him Meet His Daughter—But I Made Him Answer One Question FirstRyan came to my apartment.
Chapter 10 - The Trial Began, and Ryan's Family Learned That Money Could Not Buy Back the TruthThe case went public.
Chapter 11 - The Man Who Once Called Me Barren Sat Beside His Daughter's Crib and Finally Admitted What He Had DoneRyan met Emma for the first time on a rainy Sunday.
