Julia
As soon as those words tumbled out through Ryan's lips, I felt my whole carefully concealed truth start to unravel before my eyes, and what's even more excruciatingly painful was the fact that there was nothing I could do about it.
Lucien turned to look at me, wide-eyed, and in the corner of my eye, I saw Olivia coming down the stairs. I felt my heart beating wildly in my chest; I could almost swear they could hear it.
“Is he telling the truth, Mommy?” Lucien asked, his tone small and breathless, but all I could do was glare daggers at Ryan, who was watching the drama he had single-handedly stirred up unfold.
It irked me to no end how he had the power to ruin something I thought I had complete control over without much effort.
I felt a small warm hand slide into mine, hanging id
