"Finally, he spoke."
“I want you to keep your distance from me.” His tone was sharp, cutting through the air like a blade. “I don’t want to see your face. Whenever I’m around, try not to show yourself. You’re only here for Emily, not for me. So focus on her, and only her.”
I froze, the sting of his words burning deep in my chest.
“And another thing,” he continued, his voice harder now. “If not for Emily, I wouldn’t have anything to do with you after what you’ve done.”
“My heart dropped.”
“I told you I would send my bodyguard to pick you up, yet you still went back to that bar. I don’t care what you do with your life, but if you’re working for me, if you’re in this mansion, you will have nothing to do with that place again. I can’t have my daughter around someone who can’t even take ca
