Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

"Jack, I really wish you the best."

She lay in bed, looking so vulnerable and delicate.

Dustin took a deep breath, moving to the window to gaze out into the night.noveldrama

"Thanks. I can't believe I'm lucky enough to have a son and a daughter."

Clare watched him, her eyes a mix of emotions.

"Yeah, you're really lucky."

Dustin stayed with her until the crack of dawn.

Once Clare was sound asleep, he headed back to his place.

He'd barely slept, but knowing Emma liked breakfast at eight, he put on an apron and got busy in the kitchen.

Emma came downstairs, hearing the sounds from the kitchen and rushed over, finding Dustin there.

Her throat felt tight, and she hesitated at the door.

Dustin, still in his apron, looked up, "Didn't catch some more sleep? Was the baby up last night?" "Yeah."

He brought the breakfast he made to the table. "Dig in."

Emma nodded and sat down quietly.

Sensing her silence, Dustin walked up and hugged her from behind.

"Feeling down because of the baby? Want to go out for a bit?"

Emma hesitated before asking, "How's everything going online?"

She hadn't streamed since having the baby. The ordeal of giving birth and the weight loss would surely be noticeable on camera.

Fans were buzzing with theories about her secretly getting married.

"I had Stellar Stage Entertainment put out a statement saying you got married."

Emma froze, dreading her fans' reactions. Just as her streaming career was taking off, she'd vanished. They'd be disappointed.

She opened her mouth but couldn't find the right words, feeling a hollow ache inside.

She wanted to ask Dustin about the text from last night but just couldn't.

The rest of breakfast went by in silence.

Later, she got a text from an unknown number.

Jack was with me at the hospital last night for an abortion, and he even gave me a mansion to recover. Here's the address if you want to check. You're lucky to have his kids while mine were lost.

Clare had connections in Beaconsfield who found out about the woman who had Dustin's children.

It was all over the social circles there.

Clare sent the message to make Emma think the aborted child was Dustin's.

Because you had his son and daughter, my child was unwanted. As a mom, you must get how I feel, right?

Emma read the message, feeling like her heart had been stabbed.

Her fingers trembled, and she was at a loss for words.

She felt completely blank.

As a new mom, she knew the pain of losing a child.

And knowing Dustin took the other woman to the hospital...

Was Dustin really that cold-hearted?

Emma, Dustin said you showed up at just the right time when he

wanted to settle down and have kids. But all he wanted was the

woman. He doesn't love you

mother of his kids, not you as.

The last message hit her like a ton of bricks.

No one knows what a woman fears most like another woman.

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Clare's message struck Emma's deepest fears.

She'd asked Dustin if it was all about the kids, and he'd been honest.

Emma's throat tightened, facing this for the first time, unsure of what to do. Dustin had already left, saying he was heading to Stellar Stage Entertainment. Thinking of the address, Emma had the driver take her there.

When the car stopped near the mansion, she saw Dustin, who was supposed to be at Stellar Stage

Entertainment, walking inside

Emma watched silently, feeling a chill run through her. She'd started to care for Dustin because of his gentle nature.

But she never thought such gentleness could be so devastating.

Right now, she felt a pain she'd never known, like ants gnawing at her heart.

Emma's hands tightened into fists, nails digging into her palms without her noticing.

After just ten minutes, Dustin came out of the mansion.