Emma pushed Jake away, wiped her tears, and sighed, "You messed up because I'm too dominant. But look at Ivy—gorgeous, gentle, and caring, always hovering around Nathaniel. Why the hell would he cheat?"
Jake was tired of this conversation. He shrugged and said, "Nathaniel's loaded. Every pretty young thing's got their eyes on him. It's hard for any guy to resist that. Didn't Ivy marry him for the dough anyway?"
He took Emma’s hand and continued, "We're different; we've got something deep. Babe, I might've slipped up physically, but I've never betrayed you in my heart."
Jake's eyes were earnest, showing no sign of deceit. "I love you the most, always have. Trust me, okay?"
Emma, however, was far from moved.
She had seen through him, yet his words still made her skin crawl.
She couldn'
