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‘Because you’re the cause of et lost’ Thus said, she slammed the door in his face

Immediately he shoved it back open ‘What the hell do you think you’re doing?’

‘Leaving’

Uncaring that he stoodthat the dress she wore cost thousands of euros, she tugged it off and threw it onto the floor, uncerener bra and knickers The clothing felt soiled, bought to satisfy his conscience

‘Like hell you are’

‘Like you can stopinto the walk-in wardrobe filled with yet ed through until she found the dress she’d worn to the christening Her dress Bought with her money

In the back of herher to clad herself in asIt would be so to sell online

She ignored it Sanity could go to hell These expensive clothes, as beautiful as they were, made her feel cheap

She found her original underwear, freshly laundered, and stepped into the knickers

‘Where are you going to go?’

‘Home’

‘How are you going to get there? You don’t have any money’

She turned on hi to go or how I’ as I’m far away from you I don’t care!’

‘If you walk away you will never see roithout a father Is that what you want?’

‘Why would I want our child to know you as its father? You’d be a lousy father just as mine was Selfish’

‘I a like your father’

‘So you keep saying and, do you knohat, I think you’re right My fatherbut even he wouldn’t hold his own baby hostage as you’re doing’

‘I’, a scowl for my best under difficult circumstances to protect our child’

‘By holding your bank account and the pro randkids’

‘I will do whatever is necessary to ensureto harm’

‘My child? Our child? So you’re ad paternity now, are you?’

‘No!’ He swore At least she assuiven the word he spurted out in Italian contained real veheue’