Elyna lit up. “I knew you’d come through! Our son and I will love you forever!”
She held up the baby. “Look! He’s smiling at you! Same eyebrows, same nose–he’s your twin, right?”
Cedric smiled back, trying to believe it.
But the more he stared, the more it didn’t sit right.
He pulled her bank records. Less than an hour after the transfer, the whole million went to Gaspard.
But that wasn’t even the worst part.
Turns out, she’d been with Gaspard the whole time. The kid? Not his.
It was Gaspard’s.
Cedric stumbled back, a sharp laugh slipping out as he dragged a hand down his face.
The woman he’d chased for years never loved him. She just used him–to bankroll Gaspard and their kid.
Elyna was just like the rest–no, worse.
There was no such thing as real love. Just fake smiles and pretty lies.
His chest felt like it’d been ripped open. Breathing hurt.
Then Reine flashed through his mind. The girl who’d loved him since she was seventeen
He dropped onto the couch and laughed–cold, hollow.
She was innocent and sincere–no games, no tricks All she ever wanted was him.
And he’d shoved her away.
His fists tightened
Chapter 6
He was going to find her–the girl who once looked at him like he hung the stars.
