Shattered Vows: Call Me Auntie Now novel Chapter 400

He knew concealing his identity was a ticking time bomb he had planted himself. Now that it had detonated, leaving her insecure and devastated, the guilt was eating him alive.

"Quinn, I will sever all ties with the Hayes family. Just give me a little time. I promise they will never bother you or Leo again."

His throat tightened, his tone laced with desperate sincerity. "I can explain everything about my identity. Just believe me. There was never an ounce of calculation when it came to you."

Quinn shook her head, cutting him off, and turned toward the elevator.

"Quinn!"

"Ray, let her go for now."

As Raymond instinctually moved to chase her, a strict, authoritative male voice rang out from behind, stopping him in his tracks.

Arthur Moretti walked over, staring at Raymond with a grim expression.

"The board meeting requires immediate follow-ups. Corporate matters are piling up. You can't delay."

"Handle the handover at the office first, then come back to the estate tonight. We need to talk."

Raymond looked up just as the elevator doors parted ahead. Quinn stepped inside, her expression utterly desolate, her silhouette heartbreakingly fragile.

Even knowing he was watching, she didn't look his way. She kept her eyes glued to the floor numbers, refusing to give him a single glance.

The doors slid shut, and the car descended.

Raymond's heart sank with it, a suffocating panic clawing at his chest.

Still, he held his ground and didn't chase after her.

She needed time, and he had to give it to her.

Quinn had arrived in the Moretti family car, but now she planned to call a ride-share app.

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