All Chapters of Breaking Up With The Hottest Man On Ice : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Emma's POVThe meeting was scheduled for three PM.Neutral location. Margaret's lawyer's office. Mahogany desk. Expensive art. Power plays everywhere.Margaret arrived exactly on time. Dressed like she was going to court already. Perfect suit. Perfect makeup. Perfect mask.She looked at me. Then at Jake. Then at our clasped hands."This is unnecessary," she said, sitting down. "My lawyer advised against meeting before court.""We wanted to talk face to face," Jake said. "Before this gets uglier.""It cannot get uglier than it already is. You are choosing this woman over your own mother.""I am choosing my family. Emma is my family. Alex is my family. You are the one forcing us to choose."Margaret turned to me. "I am doing this for Alex. You are both too damaged to raise him properly. The stalker. The trauma. The instability. That child deserves better."Something shifted in me.I had spent eight years afraid of this woman. Eight years running. Eight years letting her control my life

Emma's POVThe next three days were a blur of documents, phone calls, and desperate evidence gathering.Ana arrived at our apartment Monday morning with boxes of folders and a laptop."We need everything," she said. "Every piece of evidence that shows Margaret is the problem, not you."We started with Liam.His lawyer had agreed to provide testimony from the psychiatric facility where he was being held.Written statement. Witnessed by doctors. Legally binding.In it, Liam detailed how Margaret had first contacted him. How she had offered money to watch me. How the payments had continued for eight years."She told me Emma was dangerous," his statement read. "That she had stolen her grandson. That I was protecting the family by keeping track of her."Bank records supported his claims. Regular payments from one of Margaret's shell companies. Monthly. For eight years.Proof that Margaret had orchestrated the stalking that she was now using against me."This is good," Ana said. "This shows

Emma's POVWe won temporary custody.Alex stayed with us.But it did not feel like a victory.Because twice a week, we had to hand our son over to Margaret for supervised visits.The first visit was scheduled for Saturday. Two days after the hearing.Court appointed supervisor. One hour. Public park location.We drove Alex there together. Jake and I both going to drop him off.Margaret was already waiting. Dressed casually. Grandmotherly. Soft smile when she saw Alex.Nothing like the woman who had tried to destroy us in court two days ago."Alexander! Come here, sweetheart."Alex looked at us. Uncertain."It is okay, buddy," Jake said. "Just one hour. We will be right here when you are done."Alex walked slowly to his grandmother.The supervisor, a woman named Rita, smiled at us."I will be with them the entire time. He is safe."We watched them walk to a bench. Sit down. Margaret pulled out snacks. Juice boxes.Playing the perfect grandmother.Jake and I sat in the car. Watching fro

Emma's POVThe evaluation center was sterile. White walls. Uncomfortable chairs. Clinical smell.I sat in the waiting room trying to calm my breathing.Jake had gone yesterday. Came home exhausted. Would not talk about it."Just be honest," was all he said. "They twist everything anyway."Dr. Helena Costa called my name. Middle aged woman. Professional smile. Cold eyes."Emma Reed? Come with me please."The first two hours were tests.Hundreds of true or false questions."I sometimes feel people are out to get me.""I have trouble controlling my anger.""I often feel misunderstood."Every question felt like a trap. Answer honestly and look unstable. Lie and look manipulative.Then came the Rorschach test. Ink blots."What do you see?"I saw chaos. Uncertainty. Fear.But I said, "A butterfly. Two people. An island."Safe answers. Normal answers.Dr. Costa made notes without expression.The clinical interview was worse.She started with my childhood. My parents. My upbringing.Normal qu

Jake's POVBy morning, the story was everywhere.Not just local news. National sports outlets. Tabloid websites. Social media trending."Sports Star's Secret Baby Mama Took $50K to Disappear - Then Came Back for More"The headline made me sick.The article was worse.They painted Emma as a calculating gold digger. A woman who trapped me with pregnancy. Took money to leave. Then came back eight years later when I was successful."Anonymous family source confirms Emma Reed has history of financial manipulation and deception."Margaret. Obviously.She had leaked everything. Bank records. Court documents. Her twisted version of events.And the press ate it up.My phone started ringing at six AM. Did not stop.Reporters. Friends. Business contacts. Everyone wanted comment. Explanation. Denial.I turned it off. Could not handle it.Emma was in the bathroom. I could hear her crying."Emma?""Do not come in. Please.""Let me help.""You cannot help. Everyone thinks I am a monster."I sat outs