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If only he could turn back time and make himself forget all the things he knew about the poisonous side of love.

If only.

But because the past had him chained, there was nothing else to do but let go.

A single parent—even if it were to be a billionaire like Wynd—was still no match for a complete family with two people who could love Samuel the way he deserved to be loved.

And as much as it killed him to admit this—

If he wanted what was best for Samuel and Star—

He had to stay away.

For good.

Chapter Thirteen

A WEEK HAS PASSED SINCEWynd walked away from me in that boardroom, and I'm a heartbroken bundle of nerves as I approach the entrance of one of San Antonio's most exclusive restaurants.

He texted me out of the blue this morning, asking to meet.

Can we meet tonight?

A man of few words, he still is, as always.

The restaurant's interior is warm and luxurious. It's the kind of place where conversations are conducted in hushed tones, and so I immediately stand out in my dandelion-yellow dress.

Wynd rises to his feet the moment he sees me, and my heart aches just looking at him.

He's still devastatingly beautiful, still the kind of man who commands attention without trying. He's dazzling, to put it simply, and wherever he goes, everyone is appropriately...dazzled,myself included, unfortunately.

"Thank you for agreeing to meet with me," he says quietly as I take my seat across from him.

I can only manage a nod. I thought I could handle seeing him again. But I was wrong. Just being this near to him has memories flooding my mind, and all of them make me want to either cry...or beg for him to give us another chance.

But since I can't do either if I want what's best for Samuel—

"Why do you want to meet?" I ask jerkily.

His jaw clenches at the question. "Isn't it proper etiquette to indulge in small talk before getting down to business?"

"Not between us."

"And why is that?" he demands in a rough undertone. "Is simply being apart enough to turn me into an enemy in your eyes?"

No,I think painfully.Never.

Because he's so much worse, being the man who's stolen my heart without any intention to keep it, and I am still far from over him.

"Could you...could you just tell me what you want?"

One of his fists clenches over the table. "I'd like to talk about Samuel."

My eyes start stinging as soon as I hear his name, and I have to bite my lip hard to keep it from trembling. "W-What about him?"

"May I...may I speak with him?"

His words have me jerking in shock. "Why would you—" I look at him in a mixture of shock and confusion. "I thought you adopted him."

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