(Jessamine’s POV)What completes your life? For me, it’s Aiden, Kyle, and Charlie.A sweet smile carved into my lips as I rolled to my side. I did not know when Aiden went to bed, but when I opened my eyes, he was beside me, sleeping and snoring lightly while holding Kyle’s stuffed bunny rabbit.Charlie was not in the pull-out bed. Since the day we brought Kyle home, our dog would stay and sleep near the crib, attentively listening to his baby brother. He would get up immediately, wag his tail, and run to Aiden or me whenever Kyle cried.“Home sweet home,” I murmured, reaching for his cheek.I grazed my finger down, stopping at the corner of his mouth. A yelp escaped my mouth when Aiden opened his mouth, catching my finger and pressing his lips to imprison my index finger.“Hey! You startled me.” I chuckled, pulling my hand.Aiden laughed softly, opening his eyes and pulling me toward his chest. I snuggled closer, blocking up any gap between us.“Let’s not wait for six months, Jess. L

(Jessamine’s POV)“Him?”I scoffed in disbelief, slowly shaking my head. “Stop bluffing, James.”A brief scornful laugh escaped my mouth, shaking my head and snorting. James must be lying. He must have known about Kyle and wanted to flee from his responsibilities. I wanted to scream at him that it was not my intention, so he should stop making up stories about my best friend. How can it happen when Aiden is not Adam? He is a look-alike… or, just like my joke, Aiden was Adam’s doppelganger.Aiden could not be there that night. He was on the plane, nervously traveling alone to see me after almost ten years.“Bluffing?” James snorted, raising his eyebrows. “Jessamine, I almost lost everything, okay?”His Adam’s apple moved as he glanced at Aiden again. He leaned forward, afraid somebody would hear him. He paused and sighed deeply.“I’m really sorry for what I did. I admit I had been following you that night and got desperate. When I had my chance, I lied to my cousin and…” he squeezed hi

(Aiden’s POV)Will and Jeanne were included in the list of my father’s best bodyguards, and being Theodore Knight’s only son, their job was to keep me safe 24/7. For the past ten years, they never failed to protect me. I could not even escape on their watch.When Kyle was born, I told them I was no longer their primary concern but my son. They understood the task as they knew how important Kyle was to me as I was to my father. Today, although Will said Jeanne was following the taxi, my confidence in their abilities waned.“What do you mean you saw her getting into a taxi?” My heart battered in my chest as I dashed toward the bedroom.As if my world collapsed, my legs wobbled, and my body shivered in fear, seeing an empty bedroom. Not even Charlie was there to alert me that they would leave. I had to think faster, not wanting Jessamine to go through emotional despair. She had just given birth. And since yesterday, I did nothing but cause her too much pain, and the best thing she needed

(Aiden’s POV)“I don’t ever want to know him.”I never realized how sharp those words were until I felt the tears rolling down my cheeks. My heart cried in extreme pain, realizing my best friend had disowned me. Jessamine did not look at me again. As if I did not exist, she walked toward her mother, took our son from her after Benedict cleaned her wound, and sat on her old bed. She kissed his tiny hand and murmured she was sorry that his father was dead.“Mr. Knight,” Will said, his voice apologetic as he called me.“What?” I asked without looking at him.“Your father called, asking you to return home,” he informed me in his low voice as if they could not hear him.Sonia flickered her eyes on my bodyguard but kept her lips pressed. She turned her back and talked to Benedict quietly. Benjamin had always been on my side, but like his wife, he was quiet and stared sadly at her daughter. Unexpectedly, it was Colleen who approached me, anchoring her arm on mine and tugging me out of her si

(Aiden’s POV) “You?” Aaron’s brows clumped together. His mouth half-opened, and it took a while before words came out. “You did… What?”“I told you already. I assaulted -”He groaned, shaking his head as if he did not understand what I said.“I heard that part, Adam.” Aaron stood up and stepped toward my table. “What I don’t understand is how it happened.”Aaron arched his eyebrows and crossed his arms to his chest while waiting for my answer.My pressed lips twitched, unsure of other ways to explain what happened without going through the details. I didn’t want to put Jessamine in a problematic situation because she was drunk and drugged that night. I was supposed to be the hero, her Knight in shining armor, saving her from James.I opened my mouth but closed it again when the door opened. Sasha entered the room quietly, placing the coffee cups on the table, but seeing me shutting my mouth drew skepticism to her face. She glanced at me, then at her husband, who pressed his lips tigh