Betrayed by Husband Divorced when Pregnant (Kelly and Pierce) novel Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Chapter 114 Daughter

Kelly’s POV

“I should take my leave now.” Mr. Walter pulled himself up and looked at me. I stood on my feet and fixed my blouse.

I was about to send him to the door when he lifted his arm, stopping me. He fixed his eyeglasses and smiled. “Think about my offer Miss Monroe.”

I don’t know what to say. I just watched him as he left before I sat on the couch again and looked at Pierce. The latter was watching Mr. Walter too and when he looked at me again, he immediately found my eyes.

“He’s...your boss, right?”

I nodded. “Yes. Uh... What brought you here?”

He cleared his throat and put the box of dessert on the coffee table. “I just want to check on you...and I heard about you taking over your father’s company.”

I nodded. Somehow, I found myself getting comfortable. “Yes.”

He pressed his lips together and stared into my eyes. I want to look away because I feel like I was being drowned by his stares but I couldn’t look away. His eyes were as if sucking me in. I couldn’t take my eyes off of him.

He intertwined his fingers as his eyes softened. “How...have you been?”

I couldn’t answer. I was afraid of facing him because he knows about Snow. Even when he doesn’t have any idea that he’s her father, I’m still afraid because I know I can’t hide that fact forever. Time will come when I need to tell him the truth. Especially if Snow started asking about her father again. I’m just thankful that it slipped off her mind. Probably because I disappeared for almost a week.

“It’s been...five long years. I don’t know what to say. All I want is to know that you didn’t get through a hard time all this time...alone. Even though that’s very impossible.”

A bitter smile crept on my lips. “I had a hard time.”

He squeezed his eyes closed and clenched his jaws as if hearing that hurts him.

“But I got stronger,” I added.

He opened his eyes again and looked me in the eyes. There’s my heart again, racing like there’s no tomorrow. How did this man manage to get in my system again without me realizing it? Was it because he took care of me when I was hiding from Klay? Or was it because I couldn’t really unlove him all these years?

“I’m sorry for not being there.”

I took a deep sigh and looked at my hands. “It was my decision. I don’t wanna involve you in my messy life, Pierce. I want to resolve my problems alone.”

He licked his bottom lip and slowly nodded. I was just watching him as he took a deep sigh.

“I want to help, but I don’t wanna force myself on you, Kelly. I...badly want to stay by your side. I was...miserable without you but I’m not blaming you for that. It’s me. I’m the problem.”