“That was… a goodbye kiss!”

Yes, that was what it was.

Eliana had come to a decision. She could see that Preston cared about the children a lot. If he found out the truth, he would probably try to take Aileen and Adrian away from her.

Eliana couldn’t take that risk. She had to cut Preston off completely. She couldn’t see him again.

Eliana’s heart hurt.

“A goodbye kiss? What do you mean by that? You want to dump me because I discovered your secret? Eliana, this is stupid.”

Maurice clenched his teeth and gripped Eliana’s shoulders. “Tell me the truth, are the children mine?”

Eliana tried as hard as she could to keep her expression under control and put on a righteous tone.

“Of course not. Their mother is my best friend, Nana. She used to be a star and had to hide her children to protect her career.”

“I don’t believe it. If they are Nana’s, why did you have to hide them from me?” Maurice demanded.

“I had to hide them because Nana is my best friend. To protect her future, I would gladly keep this secret from everyone, even you.”

As she went on, her words became more eloquent.

Even now, she was still lying to him…

back. He felt almost angry enough

he felt powerless

many times she had said goodbye since they first met. She could push him

for her to say they should separate. Like it was only a

on edge. There was a

continue to face

understand what

let go of Eliana. His expression became calm, but a hint of redness

for the ring in her hand. “If it is your wish, then I will not appear in your life

words pierced Eliana’s heart like a

that Preston meant what

should be happy. She would no longer have to deal with the problem of the ring, and she wouldn’t

She should be happy…

heart felt like it was being torn to

that her

lost for a long time. Surely it’s reasonable

his voice made Eliana’s toes curl. When she met his gaze, his eyes were full

do you

Eliana swallowed.

what I want, and you can’t

as he said those words,

pull away, but then she thought about

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