After Rejection Divorced Luna Becomes A Famous Doctor (Hailey and Dominic) novel Chapter 45

CHAPTER FORTY–FIVE

HAILEY

The room was filled with silence, and I could cut the tension with a knife.

Valerie stood frozen, while Dominic stared daggers at Giovanni. And me? I was a wreck.

I didn’t know what to do or what to say. The secret that I’d been keeping from him all these years, was revealed.

The truth was out, and I wasn’t sure what the consequences would be.

“Giovanni, how long have you known?” He asked again, this time stepping closer to his brother.

Liam who was still hiding behind me, was now looking confused and I didn’t want him to see us

like this.

I didn’t want him to see his father, and the look of anger on his face. I didn’t want him to associate

Dominic with violence.

I knew he was upset, but I didn’t think he would lash out on his own brother.

“Dominic, take a deep breath and calm the fuck down. Don’t do anything stupid.”

“Liam, go back to the room please? Valerie will go with you.” I looked at Valerie, and basically pleaded with my eyes. This was my battle to fight, and as much as she wanted to fight for me, I didn’t want her getting caught up in the mess. In my mess. She had been there for me through everything, and the least I could do was protect her from getting hurt.

She nodded, and I sighed a breath of relief.

“Valerie, go with him. Please, stay with him and keep him safe.”

Valerie took Liam’s hand and led him out of the room, and away from the impending doom.

“I don’t want to have to repeat the goddamn question, or I swear to the moon goddess, the next one that comes out of your mouth will be in the form of blood. So, I’m going to ask again, and I

suggest you answer. How

long have you known, Giovanni?”

Giovanni was still, and didn’t move. He clenched his jaw and finally looked up and said, “A couple of

months now. I found out when I went to the UK.”

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CHAPTER FORTY FIVE

Three.

Bow!

I heard the sound of a blow, followed by a crack and I gasped as Dominic punched Giovanni, knocking him down to the ground.

“You’ve known for months? And you didn’t think to tell me?”

“It wasn’t my place, Dominic. It’s not up to me to tell you that you have a kid. You can’t just force someone to tell you. It doesn’t work that way.”

“Shut the fuck up! You had no right to keep this from me. Not after everything. You lied to me, Giovanni. I thought we were brothers. I thought we had each other’s back. I thought you had mine. But no. You kept the secret of me having a kid. What kind of person does that?”

“I didn’t have a choice, Dominic. When I found out, it wasn’t my secret to share. The child is Hailey’s. She would have told you at her own time. She has every right to keep the child’s existence a secret. You can’t force people into telling you the truth. It’s not fair. Hailey has been the victim here. I wasn’t going to make her feel like she had no other choice but to tell you.”

“So, let me get this straight. You had months to tell me that a

a fucking son. Months, and yet you chose to keep quiet and protect Hailey, instead of protecting your brother. That’s some fucked up shit. Did you ever stop and think about how this could have affected me? How much I’ve missed in my son’s life? You didn’t even tell me. I had to find out myself. That’s a fucked up thing to do.”

“Dominic, listen to me. You’re a hot head, and if you hadn’t calmed down, the outcome wouldn’t

have been good. This is why I didn’t tell you. This is exactly why. You need to calm down, and think.

Think about how you’re affecting Hailey and the child. Think about why she had to keep this a

secret.”

“I don’t care! She had no fucking right!” He finally turned to me and his eyes were red with unshed

tears, as he grabbed my shoulder. “You had no right to keep my fucking son away from me! You

had no right! I had a fucking right to know! You had no right, Hailey!”

I pushed his hands away from me and spat, “Yes, I had every right to never tell you, Dominic. You think I had a choice? You think I had a fucking choice?! You left! You broke my heart, and left. How dare you? You didn’t care about me. I was nothing to you, but an easy lay. So, don’t stand there and judge me. You didn’t give a fuck when you left me. I had a hard time accepting that I was carrying your child. I was supposed to tell you the night that you broke the news about wanting a divorce. Do you know how it felt, to find out that you were leaving, and carrying the burden of a baby on my

shoulders? You have no idea. But I accepted it, and decided to not tell you. That or

the only thing

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