Chapter 488

Alicia stared at Dane Price, a mix of stubbornness and disbelief in her eyes. Why was this kid so guarded, so resistant? Sure, she let Georgia take care of him all those years, but he didn't have to act like he hated her guts. Was it something Kimberly said? Or did someone else poison his mind against her? "Dane, sweetheart, I really missed you. I've been through a lot… Can you just—" Alicia was about to follow him again. Right now, if she wanted to win Matthias's heart back, her only chance was through Dane. Back then, Alicia had left Matthias for the son of the village factory boss. When she found out she was pregnant, she was actually over the moon. She'd assumed the baby was the factory guy's—his parents never liked her, never wanted her to marry in. But with a baby? She thought things had changed. So she used the pregnancy to stay tied to the guy, refusing to back down. But once the baby was born, the blood type didn't match. The factory boss caught on quickly—that kid wasn't his.