Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Found Out My Fiancée Has a Kid: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

Raphael's POV"Is that child yours and Blake's?" I demanded, clamping my hand around Irene's wrist."Yes." Her breathing didn't even falter. She was so calm that the exchange felt more like a business negotiation than a confrontation.It was so absurd that I almost laughed from sheer disbelief. I was so speechless that laughter was the only response I had left."For seven years, you sent Blake 50 thousand dollars every month. You insisted it was compensation for his injury, and I let it go. Now you're telling me that the two of you already have a child this old?"You went through all this trouble to deceive me for so long. Is this funny to you?" By the time I spat out the last word, tears had already blurred my vision.Irene pinched the bridge of her nose as though I were nothing more than a child throwing a tantrum."I've never lied to you, Raphael. The money was simply compensation for his injury. Blake chose to use it to raise Lucas. What was I supposed to do about that?" she

Raphael's POVBlake's expression instantly crumpled as though my words had wounded him."Raphael, you've gone too far." Irene rushed to defend the man she cherished, while Lucas pointed at me and hurled insults."You're a bad man. Don't you dare bully my mom! This apartment belongs to Daddy, and you're just the butler. Why should he have to pay you?" he shouted.Irene looked at me warily while she kept one arm protectively around Lucas. "You can lose your temper all you want, but don't you dare lay a hand on my son," she warned.I let out a cold sneer before crouching down to Lucas' eye level. "Why? Because this is my apartment. Your dad doesn't own it, and you're nothing more than a bastard."No sooner had the words left my mouth than Irene slapped me hard across the face.In the seven years we'd been together, this was the first time she'd ever struck me. The force of the blow left my head spinning."How could you say that in front of Lucas? You've gone too far!" she snapped.

Raphael's POVSummers in Marbury were oppressively muggy.I liked living high up, so I'd deliberately chosen a place with a huge window that let the light pour in.Between renovating the new place and scouting a location for my studio, I barely had a moment to breathe. Every night, I fell asleep the second my head hit the pillow.Then, one night, I dreamed about the old days, back when Irene and I used to eat instant mac and cheese in our rented apartment.I woke with my shirt soaked in cold sweat. A wave of nausea rolled through me, forcing me out of bed to dig up some antacids. But once I lay back down, sleep never came.If everything had gone to plan, the next day would have been my wedding day.A few old friends had reached out asking me what time the ceremony started, and I gave them all the same short answer—the wedding was off. Irene and I were done.I left it at that, and I wasn't afraid of Irene hearing about it. After all, I'd told her long ago that I wasn't going thr

Raphael's POVBlake was about to speak when Irene appeared out of nowhere.Fury radiated from every step she took as she marched up to him, grabbed his arm, and yanked him away."Get lost! Who told you to come here and provoke my fiance?" she barked.But Blake refused to leave. He looked ready to drop to his knees right in front of her."No… Irene, even if you don't care about me, you have to think about Lucas. We're the ones who are family!"Irene's patience snapped. "Who said we're family? What is wrong with you?"Off to the side, Lucas was sobbing his heart out. "Mommy, don't leave Daddy and me! I'll be good!""Don't call me 'Mommy'!" Irene roared. "Shed one more tear, and you can spend the rest of your life in an orphanage!"That pushed Blake over the edge."You can't do that, Irene! He's your child, your own flesh and blood! How can you abandon your own child for another man?"Irene slapped him hard across the face, not holding back an ounce of it."I give you 50 thous