"What if I asked you to go?"
Amelie's words shattered my entire armour.
She was his fiancée. It was only logical and reasonable for her to get rid of the mistress.
I took a step back and said, "Ms. Poole, I'm sorry. I am bound by a contract with Kristian. I can't afford it!"
Yes, I couldn't afford the penalty!
That was a good excuse to stay with him. I knew it was very unabashed of me to do so.
But I didn't want to leave!
"I'll pay the penalty for you! If you really love him, you should understand that your existence would stain his reputation. An illegitimate child is the last thing he needs for others to invade his private life." Amelie's words stabbed at my heart like knives.
Amelie asked Mrs. James to leave first when she saw me relax a little.
There were only the two of us le
