บททั้งหมดของ Daddy’s Best Friend, My Ruin: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Tara Blackwood POVI will never deny it.Calling me a stranger, and the harsh way he spoke, hurt me deeply.The emptiness in his voice, the lack of any emotion, that cold low tone, was far more than my heart could handle.And none of it compares to one word.Stranger.Am I really a stranger to him?I stared into his eyes, unable to believe what he had just called me.I searched for regret.For hesitation.For anything.There was nothing.Just a pair of eyes empty of even a drop of feeling.They did not soften.Not even when he saw the shock written all over my face.“A stranger?”I repeated it, disbelief choking my voice.That one word proved only one thing.He is an asshole.And everything he did with me was nothing but games and lies my mind foolishly believed.“I came to take the files from here like you asked. I did not interfere in your business.”I forced my voice to stay low as I spoke, my eyes on him.Trying to copy his cold stare was impossible.“I overlooked you entering my

Tara Blackwood POVAfter a while, the car stopped.I looked up and saw it.It was the same neighborhood where Mr. Kaiden Draven lived. The place I had gone to that day.And the real disaster was this.Ethan Roilan’s house, where the car stopped, was right next to Kaiden’s mansion.“You brought me here, Son. This is the same neighborhood you brought me to the first time. Right?”I said it just to be sure. Maybe I was wrong.“Yes. It is the same one,”Son replied as he stepped out and opened the door for me.I hummed to show I understood.“There is no problem if Ethan’s house is next to Kaiden’s. No problem at all. There is nothing between me and him.”“Do you want me to stay until you go inside, Tara?”Son’s voice pulled me back. I think I had spaced out, staring at the two houses in front of me.“If you do that, I would prefer it.”The moment I said it, he leaned back against the car.I was about to keep walking when the sharp sound of tires scraping the ground broke the silence.We b

Tara Blackwood POV"Let’s start with the curses you wear every single day."I coughed hard as the smoke he blew hit my face. It burned my throat. His chest pressed against mine, heavy, almost crushing. I kept coughing for a few seconds, then forced myself to look up at him. I knew my eyes were a little red.I was about to speak, but he cut me off."If only you knew how men think when they see your body. You don’t even try to hide your curves."His voice was full of anger. It rose slowly, like a storm building."What I wear is none of your business, Mr. Kaiden Draven. And if anyone looks at me, that’s not your concern, Counselor."I stood still. Calm on the outside."Even my fiancé never tried to control what I wear. So who are you to interfere?""And what if your fiancé is not man enough?"He pulled his chest away from mine, but his hand stayed on my waist. Tight. Controlling. Keeping me from moving."I am a selfish man. And very jealous. Especially when it comes to what is mine."I k

Tara Blackwood POVI was so tired of just sitting there, so I laid my head down on the pillow. I stretched out on the bed, lying on my stomach, keeping the phone in front of me, doing my best not to let my body show on camera.A full minute passed, and we were both locked in each other's gaze.“Tell me, Tara, why are you so determined to end us?”He grabbed my attention by breaking the silence. Ending this relationship and not going back was a decision my mind made, and I know my mind’s decisions are selfish when it comes to me.I was about to speak, but he cut me off.“You know we could stay together instead of breaking up like this.”“Weren’t you the one who started pulling away from me, Mr. Kaiden? Ever since that day at the hospital, I’ve noticed you changing toward me.”I twirled a strand of hair around my finger, staring into his black ocean eyes with my clear blue ones.“I’m sorry, little one, but you’ll know the answer to that question later.”I hummed in understanding. He did

Tara Blackwood POVKaiden Draven stepped away from the car and, without taking his eyes off me, opened the door. I slid into the car without looking at him, trying my best to avoid his gaze.About ten minutes passed, which felt like an hour to me. Silence ruled the space, and I didn’t like it.I lowered my crossed leg to place it beside the other, causing my thighs to become noticeable.“Keep yourself covered, or I might throw you into the back seat and take that softness between my hands until it changes color.”I looked at him, tense and afraid. There was something terrifying about how calmly he said that. I gripped the edges of my coat over my thighs, protecting myself like he instructed.More minutes passed.I got bored staring straight at him, so I stole a glance from the corner of my eye. I noticed his eyes—was it sadness or anger?—focused ahead on the road.“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to pick me up?”I crossed my arms and said it angrily, this time turning my head t