Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 56

“Jace, if you can’t handle this, don’t bother coming into the office for the next few days.”

Jace could see his father wasn’t kidding. The way Daniel was losing his temper over something that felt so small left Jace a little stunned.

“Dad, it’s not what you think. The truth is, Kellen is the one who—” Jace almost let the truth slip. He wanted to tell his father that Kellen was actually the biological mother of the babies Wiona was carrying. But the babies hadn’t even been born yet. If he said it now, his dad would just think he was making up some wild story. And even with twins, there was no guarantee they’d both make it into the world safely.

Plus, if Wiona found out the truth before she was supposed to… things would get ugly. Really ugly.

Staring at the floor, Jace forced himself to swallow the rest of his words. “Dad, this is my fault.”

“I’ll make it up to Wiona.”

“But Kellen… she can’t leave yet. There’s no one at her place to look after her, and she needs time to recover.”

“Dad, she got hurt saving me. If I kick her out now just because Wiona is upset, wouldn’t that make me heartless?”

“As for me and Kellen… she’s always been the one I love. That’s never changed.” Jace glanced up, his voice flat. “If you and Mom hadn’t split us up back then, Kellen would be the Salisbury family’s daughter-in-law right now.”

Daniel stared at his son, his hand shaking as he pointed. His face had gone pale with anger. “You… You’re just being stupid.”

Daniel finally stormed out of the study, looking like he might explode.

He called over the butler. “George! Get the biggest guest room on the first floor ready. Kellen will be staying there.”

Jace followed him out, fists clenched, face drained of color. You could see the battle going on inside him. The distance between father and son had never felt so wide.

Kellen stood frozen at the top of the stairs, eyes red, looking like she wanted to disappear.

“I’m so sorry. This is all my fault. I’m sorry, everyone, especially Mrs. Salisbury. I shouldn’t have come. I really shouldn’t have.”

Seeing her like that, Jace’s entire demeanor changed. He bolted up the stairs, voice tight with panic. “Kellen, don’t move.”

Before she could finish, Alona grabbed her arm and hissed, “Watch your mouth. What are you even saying?” The real culprit behind all this drama felt her head pounding. She couldn’t exactly scold Bianca, who didn’t know the truth, so she just shot her a vicious look.

Trying to keep her cool, Alona turned to Daniel, putting on her sweetest voice. “Honey, your decision makes perfect sense. Kellen got hurt because of Jace, and her leg isn’t healed yet. The first floor is definitely the best place for her.”

She hesitated, then added, “But… is it really safe for her to stay down there all by herself? What if something happens and no one hears her calling for help?”

Daniel didn’t even blink. “Then why don’t you move down there to take care of her yourself?”

Alona’s whole expression changed. There was no way she was doing that. In her mind, Kellen was beneath her, even more so than Wiona. Sure, Wiona’s background wasn’t impressive, but at least she’d grown up in a rich family. The only reason Alona allowed Kellen to come back was to use her against Wiona.

Take care of Kellen herself? As if Kellen deserved that.

Her face twisted, but before she could come up with an excuse, Wiona, who’d quietly watched the chaos all night, finally spoke up. “Enough. This is on me. How about I just move to the first floor?”