Chapter 112

• Charlotte felt the ground shift beneath her feet. She couldn’t let Damien know the truth—not while Esther was standing there, an unwitting accomplice in the unraveling of this tangled web. She inhaled deeply, trying to maintain her composure. “I was going to tell you,” she began, desperately searching for the right words amidst the swirling chaos inside her mind.
• “Tell me what?” Damien pressed, his gaze narrowing. “That you have a son? That I’m the one who spent time with him, took him for ice cream, and had no idea he was yours?”
• Leo watched the exchange, his smile fading as he sensed the building tension. “Mom, what’s going on?”