The Tycoon's Revenge (Baby for the Billionaire - Book One)

Author:Anne, Melody [Anne, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gossamer Publishing
Published: 2013-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

“Why would you keep him from me?” Derek’s eyes were filled with fury. What was worse than that, though, was the pain she saw under that anger. She’d hurt him without meaning to. But what did he expect of her? He had walked out on her when she was ready to give him her whole life.

“I didn’t keep him from you on purpose — at first, at least. I had no idea where you were, and by the time I knew how to find you, it was simply too late. He was already walking and talking, and we were fine. The years just kept falling away.”

“He’s my son, Jasmine.” He was almost shouting. “Were you going to tell me once we started working together?” She said nothing, but the look she gave him was all the answer he needed. “I see,” he almost growled.

He began pacing the small room, and she felt like a mouse in the path of a viper. She knew he was going to strike, but she didn’t know when, where, or how. All of the wrath that had been building in her all day was about to come unleashed.

“I’m so angry with you, I can’t even think. I can’t believe you could sit there with me each day, knowing it was one more day I didn’t get with my son. I can’t believe you would have sex with me and still feel no desire to tell me about him. How can you be this cold?” he spat at her.

“I…you…I don’t know,” she said, and she threw her hands in the air. “But why are you turning everything on me? Why aren’t you taking any accountability for your own actions?”

“My actions?”

The outrage and bafflement in the question surprised her.

“Yes, your actions, Derek. I know that you’re angry and frustrated now, but you have to admit that you were the one to walk away.”

“Not that again! You don’t expect me to listen to your twisted version, do you?”

“No, I guess I don’t. I certainly wouldn’t if I were you — I wouldn’t want to be called on all your lies, your refusal to admit what happened.” If he was angry and frustrated, she was starting to match him.

“Just can it, Jasmine, and answer me one thing. Did you know you were pregnant that last night — when we made all the plans?” he asked.

“Yes, all those plans,” she said with contempt. “No, I didn’t know until at least a month later. And what difference would it have made? Why would you have stuck around for a baby when you wouldn’t stick around for me?”

“Yeah, right, I was the one who wouldn’t stick around.” Derek’s voice shook. “Well, now I am sticking around, and you won’t have a thing to say about it but yes, sir. I won’t spend another day without him.”

She knew that it was coming down to that.

“Yes, sir? Seriously? You expect me to just go along with your plans?” she asked incredulously.

“Oh, yes, Jasmine. If you want to still be his mother, you damn well will.

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