For a year, he came to me, taking everything I had to give, only to retreat into regret the next morning.
He’d murmur, "I shouldn’t have touched you," as if the guilt alone absolved him.
So, when I realized I was pregnant, fear consumed me. I kept the secret locked away, too terrified to face him.
But at Imogen Langley’s welcome-back dinner, my carefully hidden truth unraveled. My pregnancy report was exposed in front of everyone.
That night, Cohen had no choice but to agree to an engagement.
He believed everything was a carefully woven scheme to trap him in marriage.
But the truth emerged later, unraveling through the investigation. The pregnancy test report had been deliberately exposed by Imogen. Desperation drove me to take the surveillance footage straight to Cohen, hoping to prove my innocence.
Instead of listening, he raised his hand and slapped me hard across the face.
"Giselle, have I wasted all these years teaching you?" His voice was sharp, cutting through the silence.
"You dare to slander Imogen? I’ve been far too indulgent with you all these years."
His words left me shaken, but my heart screamed with questions he’d never answer.