Chapter 4

In the seven years we had been together, if I so much as scratched a finger, Damian would beat himself up over it.

Now, he had struck me across the face for Tiffany.

The loud noise terrified Lily, and she burst into frantic screams.

I held her tightly against my chest, watching Damian pick Tiffany up in sheer panic and rush out the door toward the hospital.

My heart shattered completely.

If you loved Tiffany so much...

Damian, why did you fight so hard to marry me in the first place?

Lily wouldn't stop crying. I stayed home and spent hours rocking her back and forth until she finally fell asleep. Somewhere along the way, I passed out from exhaustion.

When I woke up, the sound of breathless moans drifted up from the living room downstairs.

My face went completely pale. I walked down the stairs, freezing in horror at the scene on the sofa.

Damian was sitting there, his expression strained with restraint, while Tiffany straddled his lap, arms wrapped tightly around his neck.

Even covered in sweat, Damian kept a steady grip on her waist, carefully supporting her so she wouldn't slip.

He was wide awake.

My daughter and I were right upstairs, yet he couldn't even control himself. He was openly sleeping with her right in the living room.

Or had he assumed I already left with our daughter, giving him free rein to do whatever he wanted?

This was the husband I chose? The father I picked for my daughter?

The room spun. I thought I had already hit rock bottom with Damian.

Only now did I realize that a broken heart could hurt this much. The suffocating pain tore through my chest, forcing a raw, choked scream from my throat.

Tiffany brazenly turned her head, flashing me a filthy, smug look that burned into my retinas.

Damian, however, merely glared at me and snapped coldly, "Go back upstairs!"

I forced the words through my clenched teeth. "What... did you just say?"

"Today marks a week since Logan passed. Tiffany tried to kill herself earlier. I'm doing this to save her!"

"Just listen to me! A life is on the line. I'll explain everything later!"