Chapter 12 

As time passed our relationship grew stronger, and soon we were discussing marriage, 

s nothing to do but show up 

My mom, thrilled beyond measure, took charge of all the wedding preparations, leaving us withi 

Her eagerness to secure her future son in law made me laugh and cry at the same time, 

Evan Sanders was exceptionally good to me–beyond words. 

He centered his entire world around me, and we spent hours talking every day, as if trying to make 

ras happily awaiting our wedding day when unexpected news arrived. 

Ethan was dead. 

After the divorce, Ethan had blamed everything an Sophie Quinn, 

He believed that if it hadn’t been for her seduction, none of this would have happened. 

He used his connections to blacklist Sophie from the industry and even hired thugs to humiliate her. 

One day, the two of them had a violent confrontation in the street. 

for 

or all the lost time 

In a fit of desperation, Sophie grabbed a frat knife from a nearby stall and stabbed Ethan in the stomach. 

Ethan succumbed to blood loss, dying despite rescue efforts. 

When I heard the news, I only felt a slight twinge of sentiment. 

There was no turmoil in my heart, no lingering emotions 

The only inconvenience the situation brought me was the necessity of taking my daughter back. 

Ithan’s parents refused to take custody of her. 

1 was torn, unsure how Evan would feel about this sudden responsibility 

Sensing my worry, he pulled me into his arms and kissed me deeply before speaking his breath uneven 

“Don’t worry, I love her just as much as I love you. One child is enough for us.” 

“I don’t want you to go through the pain of childbirth again” 

I looked at him in shock as he continued seriously. 

“I mean it. Bring her here. A child this young belongs with her mother.” 

Tears welled up in my eyes. It felt as though life had closed one door but left another wide open. 

Meeting him in this lifetime was enough 

The End