Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

Judy's POV

I stared dumbfounded at the woman in front of me, my heart pounding rapidly in my chest as she came into view and our eyes met. Her blue eyes were wide, and her blond hair was braided down her back. She wore comfortable looking pajamas, and her arms were wrapped around her body in a state of vulnerability as she faced me.

"Irene?" I asked, still shocked to see her in front of me." W...what are you doing here?"

She was quiet for a moment, nibbling on her lower lip as she thought about what to say. I glanced down at the sleeping form, covered in the blanket, on the pullout couch. I grabbed the corner of the blanket and slowly pulled it back to see who was sleeping. My heart leaped at the sight of a sleeping Matthew.

I let out a breath I hadn't known I was holding.

Gavin wasn't cheating on me; he bailed on me because Matt and Irene were on their way. Slowly, the pieces were forming in my mind. He must have gone to pick them up this evening at the airport, and that was why he had failed to show up.

Guilt slammed into me like a freight train. I should have given him the benefit of the doubt. I shouldn't have assumed he was with another woman. What was wrong with me? When did I become this jealous lunatic? I felt sick to my stomach thinking about all the things I had said to him.

I put the blanket back over Matt and looked up at Irene who was staring at the ground.

"When did you get here?" I asked, my voice soft so I don't wake Matt.

"Last night,” she whispered. "I had to get out of Silver Crescent. I didn't know where else to go. So, I called my father, and he got us a flight here. He picked us up at the airport and dropped us off before he left for his duties."

he was with his children.

I broke into his suite to get a glimpse

had the other day," Irene murmured, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Humiliation, hurt, realization, feeling

her, my eyes

her, stepping closer. I knew

few months, I didn't want to see her obviously hurting. She was still Gavin's daughter; someone I thought of as a friend once before. I knew she

her on the bed and waited for her to

her

asked her, keeping

him...I shouldn't have

heart sank to my stomach as I stared

was talking about Ethan... this was

darkened at the thought of Ethan doing something to hurt Irene. She was vulnerable and at this moment, she looked like a small child ready to curl in on herself. She was internally blaming herself for not seeing the signs sooner, but she had to know that this

a victim just like

said, turning to face her fully. "What did he do to

used me," she whispered. "He only wanted me so he could get close to

She knew.