Evander's POV
I was extremely furious that Susan had twisted my words. Yes, I may have once muttered something about "revenge" in a moment of anger when Claire left. But to hear Susan bring it up like it was real… it made my blood boil. I wanted to crack open Susan's brain to see exactly what she was trying to gain with her lies.
But Claire's reaction to Susan's words hit me harder than I expected. She wasn't just hurt— she believed I had betrayed her and that I had an affair. I wanted to deny it all and tell her that it was all accusations, but I stopped myself. There was something deeper that I wanted to know and the things that I didn't fully understand. I needed to hear it. I needed to know why she had left in the first place.
Yes, losing our child was devastating— anyone would feel crushed. But why hadn't she told me about our baby? Why had she faced it alone? Why did she believe I had been with someone else?
