Chapter 3

Vera's thought froze me in place.

I looked at Rayden in shock, my face pale. I couldn't believe he'd betrayed me.

He used my money to keep his mistress, and even swapped my daughter for his bastard. I was shaking with fury.

Seeing me stay silent, Rayden thought I was finally listening, and he kept going. "Jenny's a good kid. Just go back, apologize, and bring her some gifts. She won't hold a grudge against you."

I let out a cold laugh. "Why would she hold a grudge against me? She's just a bastard, sponging off me. She has no…