“My son will only come from Ellie.”
I had seen it all, in my soul form, unseen yet boiling with rage. I wished I could tear him apart right then.
That was when I finally understood: whether Parry carried David's last name or mine, he was always destined to be discarded.
Because the woman David truly loved—the one he had been hiding all along—wasn’t me. It was his so-called “distant cousin.” His first love.
Parry and I had never been anything more than stepping stones in his climb to the top.
After finishing the paperwork for Parry’s birth certificate, I dealt with everything else on call with my lawyer. To my surprise, when I stepped outside, I walked straight into David.
David’s arm was linked with a young woman in a way that was unmistakably intimate, as if they were shopping together in the mall.
I could already feel the bad vibes and as I walked past them, holding Parry in my arms, Elinor called out.
“Well, if it isn’t Annes! My cousin-in-law!”
Elinor approached with a forced cheerfulness but gave me a pointed look before turning her gaze toward Elijah.
“Annes, you and my cousin haven’t even gotten divorced yet and here you are with someone else? Found a new man already?”
I didn’t want to play in her game, so I tried to just leave with Elijah. However, in the blink of an eye, David stormed up, his face pale with rage and started swinging punches and kicks at Elijah.
The thing was, Elijah had been practicing self defense since he was a kid. He easily dodged David’s attack and landed two solid punches in return.
“I’ve been wondering why my wife suddenly wants a divorce! So it’s you who’s been seducing her! You piece of trash! You shameless fox!”
David’s eyes were bloodshot as he yelled at Elijah.
“The kid is mine! My wife is mine! Stay the hell away from her, or I’ll break your legs if I ever see you with her again!”
I couldn’t help but click my tongue. “Seems like we’ve run into a mad dog on the way.”
“David, if you keep acting like this, I won't hold back and called the police!” I warned, unable to hide my frustration.
I signaled my stationed bodyguards to move. They immediately stepped in to block David’s path.
The moment he realized the bodyguards moved in my order, David immediately changed his acts. His anger vanished, replaced by a desperate, pleading tone.