Emma POV
"Why didn't you ever tell me we had a child?" Jasper asked, crossing his arms and looking at me with that annoying little smile that seemed to spring from pure self-satisfaction.
The question made my stomach knot so tight I thought I was going to vomit. I knew Jasper was annoying, but this? That was the height of it. Not only was he invading my privacy, he was delving deep into the territory of delusional paranoia.
As I got dressed to leave, I gave a laugh filled with cynicism. "Are you crazy, man? Where did you get this absurd idea? Are you reading the sensationalist newspaper now?"
"Don't act stupid, Emma." He took a step forward, the calm on his face contrasting with the intensity in his eyes, and it was that calm that made me want to scream. "He's similar to me. I co
