AYLA
"You fucking what?" I snapped, my eyes wide with shock.
A bloody surprise for me?
How did he even convince my secretary to betray me like this?
This wasn't happening. This shouldn't even be happening, for Christ's sake.
He was trying to worm his way into people's hearts.
Couldn't they see who he was? He was Cassian Moretti—the charitable devil.
He'd used me once and discarded me.
I didn't want a birthday surprise. At least not from him.
I'd forgiven him and Mum and Lorenzo. But I didn't want them in my house or my life. And that included Cassian Moretti.
"Mummy, you're using a bad word." Arthuro made a face, his tiny fingers fumbling with a toy car I knew as hell I didn't get him.
Seriously?
He was trying to entice my son with toys. Who told him I couldn't afford a toy car for Arthuro?
The urge to throw that toy away almost paralyzed me.
But I didn't. I didn't want to hurt Arthuro's feelings because of these people.
