Chapter 161: Don't Act Innocent

Reese My jaw flexed. “Come again?” She met my eyes, defiant. “Roman told me himself. Said you were screwing Dahlia behind his back. Said you were the one who got her pregnant.” She said it so casually, like she hadn’t just thrown a match into gasoline. Pregnant. I laughed once. “That’s cute. Roman’s rewriting history again. He's really losing it.” “Don’t play innocent.” Her voice trembled now, anger laced with something raw. “You were always in that house. Always with her. You looked at her like—” “Like what?” I cut in. “Like I cared about her? So that's a crime now? You think I’d touch my brother’s wife?” “Don’t act innocent,” she snapped. “You and Dahlia were close. Too close—” “So what?” I cut in, leaning closer. “You think that means I’d sleep with my brother’s wife? You think I’m that stupid?” She faltered, but only for a second. “Roman believes it. And honestly, I don’t blame him.” “So you'd believe the words of a man who is out to get you?” I mocked her. “You're not exactly what