I Texted My Dad One Word The World Burned novel Chapter 15

Chapter 5

“Aiden, it’s her! Get rid of that b*tch!” Vanessa yanked Aiden’s arm, trying to pull him toward me, but he was trembling

uncontrollably.

“What’s wrong with you? Teach her a lesson!” she demanded.

I fixed Aiden with an icy stare. “Heard you’ve got a mistress and a kid on the side?”

Vanessa froze, clutching his arm tighter. “What’s she talking about? You’re cheating on me? You’re leaving me and our son?”

Aiden glanced at me, then, as if steeling himself, pulled Vanessa into his arms. “What? I don’t even know this woman!”

I snorted at his pathetic act. “Aiden, you’ve been leeching off me for so long you forgot who made you.”

His face darkened. “What are you talking about?”

He crouched in front of me, eyes pleading. “Babe, don’t make a scene. I’ll explain everything later, okay? Vanessa’s carrying my kid- she can’t be stressed right now.”

His words hit like a blade. I pressed a hand to my stomach, my gaze turning colder. “And what about my child?”

Aiden’s eyes flicked to my belly, his tone resolute. “This is just a misunderstanding. We’ll have more kids. But Vanessa’s carrying a son. Once he’s born, he’ll be the heir to the Hawthorne legacy.”

I stared at his greedy smirk, almost laughing. He genuinely believed the Hawthorne multi–billion–dollar trust fund would go to some unrelated kid.

“Babe,” he continued, lost in his fantasy, “I checked already–your baby’s a girl. Since you miscarried, it’s no big deal. Once Vanessa’s son is born, we’ll put him in your name. He’ll still call you Mom.”

I raised my hand and slapped him hard across the face. “Heir? That bastard? You seriously think we’d let some bastard steal from the Hawthornes?”

Aiden clutched his reddened cheek, stunned, then glared. “It’s done. What choice do you have but to accept him? You’re the only Hawthorne heir, and your family needs a man to hold up the empire. Without me, you’re nothing.”

I sneered at his smug confidence. “Aiden, you overestimate yourself. To the Hawthornes, you’re just a dog I’ve been feeding. And if that dog doesn’t obey, it’s out the door.”

Vanessa, seeing Aiden take the hit without a word, grabbed the stun baton and stormed toward me. “You little tramp, still trying to steal my husband? Look at yourself–he wouldn’t touch you in a million years.”

I shot her a cold smirk. “Why don’t you ask Aiden how he begged on his knees for me to marry him?”

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