Chapter 44
Elle’s POV
“Hahaha!” I laughed bitterly, shaking my head. “Lucas, small boys are young. You’re such a fool. You still don’t know me, do you? You think I have some secret ex-lover hiding somewhere? Jessica doesn’t even know about it. Really, Lucas?”
I wiped my eyes, half laughing, half crying. “You’re wrong. You’ve always been wrong about me. You are the only man I ever loved, Lucas. But you hurt me—so deeply. I’ve moved on now. I have my kids, and they are my happiness. That’s enough for me.”
I reached for my phone on the nightstand. My fingers trembled as I dialed Jessica’s number.
“Hello? Elle?"
“Hi, dear. I hope I didn’t disturb your sleep.”
“No, no,” she said quickly. “Dante just left for work. They had an emergency at the hospital.”
“Good. Because I needed to talk t
