Chapter 43 Reluctant Vulnerability
Leila's POV
I gripped the edge of the sink, watching my knuckles turn white.
"Leila, are you alright?" Theron's voice came from behind me again.
I straightened my back instinctively, an old habit of refusing to show weakness. "Nothing. I'm fine."
I turned on the faucet again, cupping water to ri...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Framed on the Stairway
2. Chapter 2 The Accusation
3. Chapter 3 The Collapse of a Marriage
4. Chapter 4 Ostracized
5. Chapter 5 Carrying His Child
6. Chapter 6 The Three Mysterious Men
7. Chapter 7 Returning to Family
8. Chapter 8 His Son?
9. Chapter 9 Her Shadow Resurrects Dead Feelings
10. Chapter 10 Make You Regret
11. Chapter 11 Dangerous Ex-Husband
12. Chapter 12 His Kiss of Raw Possession and Anger
13. Chapter 13 Are You Really So Eager?
14. Chapter 14 The Hunter and the Hunted
15. Chapter 15 Really Like You
16. Chapter 16 Will I See You Again?
17. Chapter 17 The Patient Is My Ex?!
18. Chapter 18 Awkward Intimacy
19. Chapter 19 Someone Poisoned Him
20. Chapter 20 The Deception Was Necessary
21. Chapter 21 Moving Next Door to the Ex
22. Chapter 22 Meeting a Lovely Little Girl
23. Chapter 23 Crashed Against His Chest
24. Chapter 24 The Unexpected Neighbor
25. Chapter 25 She Wasn't His Mom?
26. Chapter 26 No Longer Silent
27. Chapter 27 He Had Been with Another Woman?
28. Chapter 28 Strange Familiarity
29. Chapter 29 Are You Married?
30. Chapter 30 Awkward Entanglement Again
31. Chapter 31 Was Your Goal to Humiliate Me?
32. Chapter 32 Indebted
33. Chapter 33 Running Into the Frauds
34. Chapter 34 Stood Up for Me
35. Chapter 35 Exposed Scars
36. Chapter 36 Believe In Me Without Hesitation
37. Chapter 37 Miss You So Much
38. Chapter 38 Where's Noah's Mother?
39. Chapter 39 Strange Collaboration
40. Chapter 40 Trapped
41. Chapter 41 An Offer I Couldn't Refuse
42. Chapter 42 Intense Nausea
43. Chapter 43 Reluctant Vulnerability
44. Chapter 44 Losing My Appetite
45. Chapter 45 Confrontation with Susan
46. Chapter 46 Seeing the Symphony Together
47. Chapter 47 Frozen in Embarrassment
48. Chapter 48 A Family of Four
49. Chapter 49 Moving Out
50. Chapter 50 Dinner Date
51. Chapter 51 Protective Instincts
52. Chapter 52 Absolutely Adore You
53. Chapter 53 They Were the Same Person!
54. Chapter 54 Mask Off
55. Chapter 55 Attending the Auction
56. Chapter 56 The False Heiress
57. Chapter 57 Defend Me
58. Chapter 58 Breaking the Engagement Publicly
59. Chapter 59 Kicked Out
60. Chapter 60 Have Your Way with Me
61. Chapter 61 Possessive Intentions
62. Chapter 62 The Ties That Bind
63. Chapter 63 Turning Tables
64. Chapter 64 On the Verge of Exposure
65. Chapter 65 Only Ever Done This for Her
66. Chapter 66 Hugs and Kisses Always Work
67. Chapter 67 Bring Him Pajamas
68. Chapter 68 Sever All Ties
69. Chapter 69 Pseudo-Autism
70. Chapter 70 Gone Peeping
71. Chapter 71 Live with Me for a while
72. Chapter 72 Is This Your Son?
73. Chapter 73 Single Forever
74. Chapter 74 Matchmaking
75. Chapter 75 Serve As Chauffeur
76. Chapter 76 Why Would You Divorce Her?
77. Chapter 77 Know Your Measurements Better Than You Do
78. Chapter 78 Keep Running Into Her
79. Chapter 79 Slapp Her Twice
80. Chapter 80 Falling Off the Horse
81. Chapter 81 Help Her Eat
82. Chapter 82 He Sneaked to the Hospital to See Her?
83. Chapter 83 Would She Care?
84. Chapter 84 The Kiss That Carried the Weight of Punishment
85. Chapter 85 The Sabotage
86. Chapter 86 Corporate Defense
87. Chapter 87 His Secret Defense
88. Chapter 88 Hot and Demanding
89. Chapter 89 Take Him Home
90. Chapter 90 Send Flowers
91. Chapter 91 Mixed Signals
92. Chapter 92 An Absurd Conjecture
93. Chapter 93 Run A DNA Test
94. Chapter 94 He's My Son!
95. Chapter 95 Go Get Him
96. Chapter 96 Taking Back What's Mine
97. Chapter 97 He Doesn't Have To Be A Sterling!
98. Chapter 98 Didn't Steal Him
99. Chapter 99 Custody Battle
100. Chapter 100 You Were Always Mine
101. Chapter 101 Too Rough With Theron
102. Chapter 102 Running A High Fever
103. Chapter 103 Caring For Him
104. Chapter 104 The Call From Your Lover Again?
105. Chapter 105 Jude Searches for Theron
106. Chapter 106 Take This All the Way
107. Chapter 107 Prepare to Come Back to Me
108. Chapter 108 Send Her Away
109. Chapter 109 Concerns and Calls
110. Chapter 110 Do Whatever You Want to Do
111. Chapter 111 Take Advantage of Me
112. Chapter 112 Caught Red-Handed
113. Chapter 113 Stake My Claim
114. Chapter 114 Crossed Lines
115. Chapter 115 Jealousy
116. Chapter 116 Special Guest
117. Chapter 117 Unexpected Encounter
118. Chapter 118 Having an Affair
119. Chapter 119 False Familiarity
120. Chapter 120 Territorial Instincts
121. Chapter 121 A Surprise Proposition
122. Chapter 122 Watch Me Lose Control
123. Chapter 123 Playing with Fire
124. Chapter 124 Lift Your Shirt
125. Chapter 125 An Irrational Jealousy Lingered
126. Chapter 126 Make Time to Deal With Theron
127. Chapter 127 Got Beaten
128. Chapter 128 Consider Coming Back to Him?
129. Chapter 129 Deliberations
130. Chapter 130 Exposed
131. Chapter 131 The Source of Hatred
132. Chapter 132 Family Stands United
133. Chapter 133 Make Me Satisfied
134. Chapter 134 The Price of Custody
135. Chapter 135 Got Threatened
136. Chapter 136 Like Twins
137. Chapter 137 She Wasn't Worth My Time
138. Chapter 138 I'm Not Your Woman!
139. Chapter 139 What Would I Do Without You?
140. Chapter 140 Targeted
141. Chapter 141 She Was My Daughter
142. Chapter 142 You'll Be Mine Anyway
143. Chapter 143 Have Her Name Cleared
144. Chapter 144 Family Protection
145. Chapter 145 Finding the Witnesses
146. Chapter 146 Make Them Pay
147. Chapter 147 Trapped Between Desire and Dignity
148. Chapter 148 Margaret's Birthday Party
149. Chapter 149 Get Drugged
150. Chapter 150 Aftermath
151. Chapter 151 Caught in the Crossfire
152. Chapter 152 Her True Identity
153. Chapter 153 Identity Exposed
154. Chapter 154 Compromise
155. Chapter 155 Family Reunion
156. Chapter 156 You Can Only Be Mine
157. Chapter 157 My One True Pursuit
158. Chapter 158 Back to Chicago
159. Chapter 159 Family Dinner
160. Chapter 160 Matchmaking
161. Chapter 161 Visting Grandparents
162. Chapter 162 Jealousy
163. Chapter 163 Racing Through Danger
164. Chapter 164 Be In Trouble
165. Chapter 165 He Really Came For Me
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