Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 413

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Ryan’s words left almost no room for interpretation.

Especially the look in his eyes—sharp and cold enough to cut.

There wasn’t a trace of warmth in them. Only scrutiny, disdain, and indifference.

It was as though the brief intimacy they had once shared meant nothing to him. As though the rumors surrounding Rose meant nothing to him.

And certainly not enough for him to take an interest in her—or feel responsible for her.

His dislike for Alicia was almost painfully obvious.

For the first time, a thought she had been desperately trying to avoid forced its way into her mind.

No matter how hard she tried, she would never make Ryan like her.

Not even a little.

The realization hit her hard.

Alicia’s innocent, almost childlike face went pale.

“No...” she murmured. “I just thought it was impossible.”

Ariel was clearly a child of the Robinson family.

How could Ryan possibly help Rose raise her?

And why would he ever agree to something like that?

The whole situation was too complicated.

Too unbelievable.

The only explanation Alicia could come up with was that Ryan was claiming Ariel as his daughter because it was the only way to protect Rose from the scandal.

“If you have questions, we can talk about them privately.”

Ryan clearly had no intention of wasting another second on Alicia.

He turned toward Rose instead.

He knew better than anyone how shaken she must be after everything that had happened.

There were things they needed to discuss—things that belonged between the two of them.

Rose’s lips were pressed so tightly together that they had gone white.

Her eyes moved across the crowd.

Ryan had made an enormous spectacle of this today. News of it would spread quickly, especially once word got out about his hundred-million-dollar donation.

And once that happened, the Knight family would inevitably learn about Ariel.

Rose could almost see the storm gathering on the horizon.

The Knight family was coming for her.

She had feared this day for a long time.

Yet strangely, standing there now, she felt as though something heavy had finally been lifted from her shoulders.

What was going to happen would happen.

And for the first time, she wasn’t afraid of facing the Knight family head-on.

Rose took a slow breath.

Then she looked directly at Ryan.

“It’s time we had an honest conversation.”

Before Ryan could respond, a familiar voice came from behind them.

“Rose.”

Trevor.

Ryan immediately turned.

His eyes met Trevor’s, cool and unreadable.

Alicia looked over as well.

Rose’s brows drew together.

She had completely forgotten that Trevor had said he would come find her.

Now the three of them had ended up in the same place.

Trevor’s expression was grim.

He glanced at Rose before turning his cold gaze on Ryan.

“Mr. Knight,” he said, “what exactly was the point of everything you did today?”

Ryan’s expression didn’t change.

“Resolving the problem.”

“The situation involving Rose has nothing to do with you anymore,” Trevor said coldly. “You’re her ex-husband.”

Ryan looked at him calmly.

“If you could handle this properly and protect her and the child from the attacks, would I have needed to step in?”

Trevor’s expression hardened.

“There are plenty of ways to deal with this. What exactly are you trying to accomplish, Mr. Knight?”

His eyes narrowed.

“And do I need to remind you that Ariel’s last name is Robinson?”

The moment Trevor heard Ryan publicly announce that Ariel was his daughter, he had understood what Ryan was doing.

Ryan was moving first.

He was publicly tying Ariel to himself and Rose while pushing the Robinson family completely out of the picture.

Whether Ryan was trying to destroy Trevor’s relationship with Rose or had already discovered the truth about Ariel’s background and was deliberately laying the groundwork to protect Rose and Ariel in the future, neither possibility was good for the Robinson family.

If Ariel was publicly recognized as Ryan’s daughter, the Robinson family would have a much harder time using her against Rose.

Ryan slowly turned his gaze toward Trevor.

His voice was calm, but there was ice beneath it.

“This thing you keep calling the Robinson family’s—if it’s yours, no one can take it from you.”

His eyes hardened.

“But if it isn’t yours, why are you so determined to fight for it?”

Trevor’s jaw tightened.

He didn’t answer.

Instead, he stepped forward and caught Rose by the wrist.

“Rose. We need to talk.”

He had no intention of getting dragged into a pointless argument with Ryan.

He only wanted to get Rose away from him.

But before he could pull her away, Ryan reached out and caught her other wrist.

Rose froze.

For a moment, she was literally caught between them.

Trevor pulling from one side.

Ryan holding the other.

Her expression darkened instantly.

She was already dealing with more than enough.

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