The man froze as an imposing, incredibly wealthy-looking man carrying a little boy approached them. He hesitated. "Ms. Avery, who is this?"
Miles dropped into his chair, his expression thunderous and his tone dripping with arrogance. "I'm the father of her children."
The man stiffened, extreme awkwardness washing over his face.
He had assumed Quinn was single. He thought the little girl with her was Yara's niece, since he'd heard rumors around the office.
He hadn't expected such a young, beautiful woman to already be married with kids.
Stammering a quick excuse, he gave a curt nod and practically bolted from the restaurant.
Luna giggled, covering her mouth. "Mommy, that uncle looked really scared of Weird Uncle."
Miles looked at her. "Luna, from now on, if any man comes up to talk to your mom, just call him 'Uncle.'"
Luna blinked, her sweet voice full of confusion. "Why, Weird Uncle?"
"Because I'm pursuing your mother, and we can't let other men get close to her."
Both Luna and Caleb immediately looked at Quinn. Quinn's eyes flared with pure fury as she glared at the man across from her.
"Miles York, shut your mouth!
Are you trying to be a bad influence on the kids, saying things like that in front of them?"
Miles feigned total innocence, his tone turning dramatically aggrieved. "Quinn... I'm not being a bad influence. I'm just trying to create a healthy, stable environment for them."
Quinn refused to buy it. "Miles, I have explicitly rejected you. Stop saying things like this in front of them. You're just confusing them."
"Confusing them how? We already are—"
Quinn cut him off immediately, terrified he was going to blurt out that he was their biological father.
"Shut up! Miles, don't say another word."
"If you want me to keep quiet, then dance with me..."
After he dropped the ultimatum, a desperate, flickering hope danced in his dark eyes.
But there was also a subtle threat laced in his words, and Quinn ground her teeth.
"No. I don't want to dance!"
Miles stood up, embodying the perfect gentleman as he offered her his hand. "Quinn, it's not like you haven't danced with me before. Remember Caulfield Manor?"
"Or should I call you the mystery girl in the butterfly mask?"
Quinn's eyes widened, darting away. That was so long ago—how did he suddenly figure that out?
"You kept that secret from me so well, Quinn. I was standing right in front of you, and you pretended you didn't know me."
It had driven him crazy, leaving him with nothing but dreams of her every night.
If he had known she was the girl from the masquerade, maybe he would have realized his true feelings for her so much sooner.
He wouldn't have waited until the divorce, until she had moved out of Regency Bay, to finally wake up.
He leaned in close, his breath brushing her ear. "If you don't want me to tell the kids to call me 'Daddy' right this second, you will dance with me."



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The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....