Semua Bab Divorce: His Biggest Regret: Bab 51 - Bab 60

Chapter 51 Valerie Will~•~“Hey, baby.” I planted a soft kiss on Liam’s forehead as I approached their booth. “How are you doing?” I asked, placing my hands around his shoulder. He beamed with excitement as he saw me. “I’m fine.” He replied, giving me a side hug. “This man bought my favorite ice cream.” He pointed at Patrick. Patrick was quiet. He just watched as Liam and I talked. There was no use hiding the truth from Liam anymore. He deserved to know who Patrick was. With a deep sigh, I sat down beside Liam. “I want to talk to you about something.” He raised a brow at me. “What is it?” I hesitated for a moment. Was I about to make the right decision? But then, it was time to stop lying to my son. “You know how you’ve been asking me about your father?” I asked and he responded with a quiet nod. “Things were complicated, so I was waiting for the right time to tell you,” I added, brushing a stray curl from his forehead. “You said you’ll tell me when you return from New Yor

Chapter 53Valerie Will~•~Jamal still hadn’t reached out to me. I didn’t bother reaching out to him either. Maybe it was pride. Or maybe I was just being tired of the one always trying to fix things. It was a good thing that schools were on a break or else, I wouldn’t have been able to go back to New York to complete my project. Liam couldn’t stay with Jamal’s family anymore and I didn’t have anybody else who would take care of him back in Texas. I mean, I had one person, but she had a busy schedule. Over the years, I made a few friends but I could only trust one of them. Alexis. She was a good friend but we barely spent time together because of how demanding her career was. Anyway, I was happy that I could take Liam on the trip. He was excited to see New York. And Patrick was also bugging me about spending time with Liam. We hadn’t really had a conversation about co-parenting. I didn’t want to co-parent with him, so I avoided the conversation at all costs. But I was polit

Chapter 55Valerie Will~•~“What did you just say?” I asked, hoping she would retract her statement. I didn’t want it to be true. It would be so embarrassing. Jessica exhaled. “It wasn’t intentional. I’m sorry.” She offered a lame-ass apology, without any hint of remorse in her voice. “I just thought I should tell you.” “You mean to tell me that after betraying me? After ruining my marriage, you still had a child with him?” I asked, my voice trembling. “No, it happened the first time. It was a mistake.” Jessica and I never talked about her betrayal. After I ended up in the hospital the time I went to confront her, I didn’t care to speak to her again. There was nothing to talk about. I cut her off completely from my life. “Forgetting someone’s birthday is a mistake. Having sex with your sister’s husband isn’t a mistake.” My hands curled into a fist. I couldn’t believe my ears. No, it couldn’t be true “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for it to happen.” “Does mommy know about this?”

Chapter 57Patrick Banks ~•~“Valerie, please. Don’t shut me out. Just let me explain.” I pleaded, my tone desperate. “Explain?” She asked with a bitter laugh. “You want to make me understand why you slept with my sister or how you had a child with her and hid him from me? Which one do you want to talk about?” Her voice trembled. The guilt was eating me alive. I messed up. “You’re still at your mom’s place, right? I’m coming to meet you.” Without hesitation, she responded. “Don’t come here. I don’t want to see you. Not now. Not ever.” “I’m on my way,” I replied, ignoring her statement. Then I hung up the call and reversed the car. I couldn’t just accept her decision. I had to fix it. On my way to her mom’s house, I got a call from Jessica. Frustrated, I answered the call. “What do you what?” Jessica chuckled softly. “You sound annoyed. Did my sister call you already? To tell you how much she hates you?” “Did she hear it from you? Were you the one who told her about Noah?”

Chapter 59Patrick Banks ~•~I understood how Valerie felt. I did. But I just didn’t understand why she couldn’t just agree to Liam having lunch with my mother. I wanted to give her space - to get over what she had just heard. But before that, I wanted her to do one last favor for me. It wasn’t even a favor. My mother had the right to see her grandson. Valerie had already hidden him away from us for years, the least she could do was allow my mother to see him. I tried to stay calm but I couldn’t hold back my frustration. “He is also my son and you can’t just make any decision you like.” I had no idea when those words left my mouth, but I was glad they did. She was getting too comfortable with making decisions on her own. I wanted her to know that I was also Liam’s parent and it wasn’t fair. Valerie shook her head in disappointment. “Of course.” Her response was flat and cold. “I knew you couldn’t pretend for long.” She added. Just as she turned around to leave, I gently grabbe