Chapter 108 I Don’t Dare to Like You

Katelyn’s POV Lucas’s voice was full of innocence when he asked it. “Mom, do you like Dad?” He tilted his head slightly, grinning, waiting for me to answer like it was just another silly game of Truth or Dare. But it wasn’t silly. Not to me. Not to Ethan, either. Because I saw the shift in Ethan’s expression. His hands paused, cake knife still in one, the frosting mid-slice. His whole body stilled, and so did the room. That question hit me like a sharp crack against glass, exposing every fracture I had carefully hidden for years. I looked down at Lucas, at his bright eyes and hopeful face, and I wanted so badly to give him something simple. A laugh. A lighthearted answer that would let him return to playing. But my chest tightened. And before I could speak, the memories flooded in, quick and cutting. The night Ethan tossed aside the home-cooked meal I had made after working overtime. He didn’t even taste it. Just pushed the plate away and muttered something cruel about carbs and client