Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 415

Chapter 415: Chapter 415 The Truth She Had Kept Hidden

Rose’s back went rigid as she met Ryan’s eyes.

His face was usually unreadable, cold enough to make people keep their distance. But now, something unfamiliar flickered in the depths of his eyes.

She couldn’t put a name to it.

It was complicated. Conflicted.

And somehow, one look was enough to make her chest ache.

“I’ve said everything I needed to say. If you want to play games, that’s up to you.”

Rose didn’t respond to his earlier words.

"You gave me a daughter."

Ryan gave a quiet, humorless laugh. “You’re really that guarded around me?”

Rose’s nerves tightened.

She knew Ryan too well. She knew how he operated, how quickly he could turn a situation to his advantage. She wasn’t about to underestimate him.

“Isn’t that what I learned from your family?” she asked. “Everyone puts on a nice face while hiding what they’re really thinking. I had to learn how to protect myself.”

“What if I insist on taking my daughter back?”

Ryan’s voice dropped.

Rose’s hands curled into fists.

“Then let me make something very clear. You don’t have the right, and you don’t have the opportunity.”

She paused, then gave him a cold smile.

“And congratulations, by the way. Back when you were so in love with Samantha, I had you sign away your parental rights.”

Ryan’s expression changed.

His eyes immediately turned cold.

“What are you talking about?”

For perhaps the first time in years, Rose felt something close to relief.

She smiled.

“Did you forget?”

Her voice remained calm, but there was a sharp satisfaction underneath it.

“You were always so careful with paperwork. You’d normally read every clause before signing anything. You could’ve caught it yourself if you’d actually bothered to look.”

She looked directly at him.

“But that day, Owen called you and told you something had happened to Samantha. You were in such a hurry to get to her that you didn’t even bother reading what I put in front of you.”

Rose’s smile faded.

“You signed a custody waiver, Ryan.”

She let the words sink in.

“You voluntarily gave up your parental rights. No one forced you.”

Silence filled the car.

Rose had carried those words inside her for years.

She had swallowed the anger, the humiliation, the heartbreak—all of it—until she’d almost stopped feeling anything at all.

But saying it now felt like finally opening a wound that had been sealed shut for too long.

For once, the pain had somewhere to go.

The silence inside the car became suffocating.

Ryan’s lips pressed into a thin line.

The color slowly drained from his face.

For a long moment, he said nothing.

It was as if he needed time to understand what she’d just told him—and, more importantly, what it meant.

When he finally spoke, his voice was low and heavy.

“Rose... you really planned to leave me for good, didn’t you?”

“You made your choice years ago.”

Her resolve didn’t waver.

Rose turned her face away, swallowing the bitterness rising in her throat.

“I’m only telling you the facts. You may have power, money, and influence, but you signed that agreement yourself. If you want to fight me for custody now, it won’t be nearly as simple as you think.”

She looked back at him.

“And Ryan, from this point on, I’m not afraid of you. I’m not afraid of the Knight family, either.”

Her voice was steady.

“If it comes down to it, I’ll fight all of you.”

Rose opened the car door.

She stepped out without another word.

Then she walked away.

She didn’t look back.

Inside the car, Ryan remained completely still.

He didn’t call after her.

He didn’t get out.

But his eyes followed her until she disappeared from view.

Minutes passed.

A dull, pounding headache spread through his head.

Ryan closed his eyes and leaned back against the seat, tilting his head against the headrest.

His breathing was slow and controlled, but his expression betrayed the turmoil underneath.

His eyelashes trembled faintly.

His Adam’s apple moved as he swallowed.

No one knew what was going through his mind.

*****

Rose went straight to Dr. Nathan’s house.

Ariel had gotten out of school early that afternoon and was playing in the backyard.

The moment Rose saw her daughter’s small figure, something inside her cracked.

Her throat tightened.

Tears filled her eyes before she could stop them.

She hurried over, crouched down, and pulled Ariel into her arms.

She buried her face against her daughter’s shoulder.

She didn’t dare make a sound.

She simply held Ariel and cried as quietly as she could.

“Mom?”

Ariel’s face immediately changed.

Normally, she would’ve run into Rose’s arms with a huge smile. But this time, she felt the slight trembling in her mother’s shoulders.

She pulled back enough to look at her.

“Mom, did somebody hurt you?”

Rose couldn’t answer right away.

After a moment, she quickly wiped her cheeks and forced a smile.

“No, sweetheart. I just missed you.”

Ariel wasn’t fooled.

She was old enough to know when her mother was lying.

She reached up and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Rose’s eyes.

“But you were crying.”

Her little face crumpled with worry.

“I don’t want you to cry, Mom.”

Rose stared at her daughter.

For several seconds, she couldn’t bring herself to speak.

Then she took a slow breath.

“Sweetheart... I want to ask you something.”

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