Pain shot through my leg as my knee split open, and blood quickly seeped through the fabric.
Max instinctively reached out but froze halfway, his hand hovering before he pulled it back.
“Lila, stop making a scene.”
“If you still want a child, we can do another test-tube one. As long as you don’t touch me, everything can stay the same.”
He was about to say more when he suddenly turned his head. Not far away, Paige was covering her mouth, tears falling as she looked in our direction.
“Lila, go back to the hospital. We’ll talk at home. I won’t divorce you.”
Leaving those words behind, Max rushed toward Paige without hesitation. I watched as he pulled her close, his face filled with concern, then took her hand and walked away without even glancing back at me.
I stumbled back into my car, and the tears I had been holding in finally broke free. Max, there was nothing left between us worth discussing.
That afternoon, Kennedy Corporation released an official statement. “If anyone continues to speak badly about Miss Vargas, the company’s legal team will take action for defamation and make sure the offender goes bankrupt.”