Semua Bab Ex-husband Demands Remarriage: Bab 61 - Bab 70

How would I answer her questions? What if I couldn’t come early? She’s all I had. What if she could’ve lost her life in that process, I—“Ms. Sterling, I’m truly sorry.” I heard Paula’s voice again, but I didn’t turn back. Instead, I took a deep breath, then finally opened the door and walked out.Outside, a guard quickly opened the car door for me, and I got in, pulling Parker onto my lap immediately.“Mommy, I’m fine, I promise,” she said, irritated as I checked her pulse and every part of her body.“Parker told me. What’s going on in there? Should I call the police?” Carlos asked from the front.“No Carlos, it’s all sorted. Just call a doctor to meet us at home so Parker can get checked,” I said, still eyeing Parker while the car started moving. “And baby, what happened in there... is a scene for a movie.”“What? Mommy, I’m not an actor, so they can’t put me in their movie. And besides, Mommy, those people had guns.”“Fake guns, baby. It was all an act.” I lied. I didn’t want this

This felt like choosing between hell and hell. You can't really choose, because no matter what you pick, you still get burned. If I chose to help Paula, my identity would be exposed. The Wilsons, Rodrigo, everything would crash. But if I went with Derek, then the guilt of ripping off an innocent woman would never leave me. And besides, my firm might suffer—since when does a law firm make their client lose? "Ms. Sterling, are you still there?" A voice brought me back to reality. "Y-yes, um..." I rubbed my temples as I felt a headache forming. "Keep digging." I said, then wished them a good day and ended the call. I really needed to speak to someone. And right now, the only person I could think of was Mrs. Roberts. So, putting my phone away, I turned and left—walking out without even stopping at the receptionist. I got back to my car. After pressing the call button, I started the engine. The phone rang and was picked up after five rings. "Valentina?" "Wow, you got my name right…

Insane is not the word for this one. I surely need to speak to Paula now more than ever, but not as a lawyer. Woman to woman. I need to understand what happened with Maggie’s father.“Derek...” I cleared my throat, remembering we were still on a call.“You don’t have much time, Valeria. You have until this weekend.”“I will help you, but you know my firm can suffer for this.”“It won’t have to. Paula is stupid. How do you think I convinced her to marry me? She won’t even know she lost everything. All you have to do is make her sign a document. She doesn’t read before signing anything.”“Great. Since it’s that easy, why can’t you make her?”“You’re her attorney. She won’t question you.”“Oh.” I sighed. He was telling the truth.“All right, so we’re good. Right?”“I need a week. I need to prepare my firm in case of a scandal. Give me until the end of next week, and I’ll have her sign whatever document you want her to sign.”“Next week Wednesday. I don’t have much time to wait.”“That wo

Parker looked serious. I calmed myself down as she asked me to breathe in—and once I was calm enough, I finally spoke, carefully choosing my words. “You need to tell me everything.”“He looked like me, so I asked. He told me everything. We decided to get a DNA test, and we were right. He is my father. Mommy—”“He left, Parker!”“Without saying goodbye?” She stood up and attempted to walk toward the door, but I stopped her.“You're not stepping out that door, young lady. Do you know what you've just done?”“Mommy, all I did was find the truth. Honestly, I should be the one mad at you for keeping me in the dark.”“Oh, you should be mad at me?” I stood up, stunned by how ridiculous she sounded. “Honey, I did what I did to protect you.”“Oh, I see. So I was right then?”“Parker—”“No, I don't want to hear it. I’d like to be alone now.” She walked to the couch and sat down, crossing her arms over her chest and turning her back to me.“In my house?”“I don't know—would you prefer I go to my

I scanned the documents, trying to catch how many days they gave me, and exclaimed the second I saw it.“You’ve got to be kidding me. Seven days?!”“Yeah, I know. I think Mr. Roberts has some influence because—”“You’re dismissed.” I turned to the server, cutting him off. He was speaking as if I didn’t already know. It was obvious Rodrigo had pulled strings to rush the case.“Have a lovely day, Ms. Sterling,” he said, with a smirk that felt like mockery. I watched him leave, then fell back into my seat, skimming the pages again. Unbelievable.“Ms. Sterling, is everything okay?” Tina came rushing in, her eyes wide with concern.I straightened immediately, switching to my professional face. “I’m fine. Tina, is there a way for you to contact the family court for me?”“I don’t think so. It’s preferred you show your face if you want to speak to any of the judges. I could go if—”“I don’t think they’ll accept you,” I cut in, closing the document and fixing my hair. “Did you contact Mr. Puck