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Chapter 42

Author: Cat Reed
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-23 21:20:06

Ace's POV

'Your flowers have been delivered.'

That was the message that had been sitting on my phone for hours. I read it again, staring at the screen like it could give me some kind of answer.

I let out a deep, long, and tired sigh. My head leaned back against the couch as I tried not to drown in everything life was throwing at me.

A few days ago, I found out I was going to be a father, when medically, I wasn't even supposed to be able to get a girl pregnant.

And now, I was being told I’d be marrying a complete stranger in two days to keep a father's company.

What the hell was this life?

“How did it go?” Angel’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts. She stood at the bottom of the stairs, arms folded, watching me carefully.

“How do you think?” I let out a dry laugh, the kind that didn’t sound like humor at all. I rolled my eyes as I remembered my father's nonchalant behavior. He only wanted to use me like he always does.

My eyes dropped back to my phone, to that message as my mind drift
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