I felt so exhausted and alone. Maybe I was getting a little paranoid but it felt as though the world was just out to get me. What had I ever done to deserve this? What about what they had done to me? Why weren't my feelings and actions justified in all of this? They're the ones who did me wrong but now I was going to be made to feel like the bad guy.
Cole had called me just an hour ago so I knew he still wasn't aware of the truth. No word from Jasper either. But I couldn't forget the look in Jasmine's eyes when I had informed her that I wasn't going to tell Jasper anything. I had noted the resolve that had made her go all tense and silent before she exited my office. She wasn't going to keep him in the dark about this. It made me feel as though she, the other woman, cared more about Jasper Wells than I ever did.
This bond of theirs. It was poison for me. If they'd just had a fling and he wanted nothing more to do with her, it might even make me a little sympathetic towards him but God, to flaunt her in my face like this, to stand by her and expect me to just go with it. Had they both lost their minds?
I didn't believe for a minute that she would leave him alone even if I did tell Jasper about Jacob. She had him right where she wanted him and enjoyed throwing that in my face.
Someone knocked loudly on the door from outside and I jumped a little at the sudden sound.
"Skye. Open up, I need to talk to you."
My heart felt like it had leapt all the way to my throat at the determination and anger I detected in his voice.
He knew.
Oh my God. Jasper knew about Jacob and he was mad.
"Skye, I know you're in there," his voice boomed and he thumped on the door again. "We can do this here or we can take this back to your place and hash it out in front of Cole. You decide."
Cole.
No.
No, no, no.
I pressed my palms to my heated face and tried to breathe. If Cole was going to know, he had to be told properly. The state of mind Jasper was in right now was not the way to do it. I couldn't let him hurt Cole out of anger. None of this was my baby's fault.
I moistened my lips and walked quickly, angrily to the front entrance to let him inside before he caused a huge scene right outside my workplace. People were still walking around out there. When I opened the door, I found Jasper glaring at the security guy who instead of doing his job, appeared as though he wanted to run. I didn't actually blame him. Jasper had quite a few pounds and inches on him so his fear was understandable.
"It's okay, Marco," I said curtly. "I know him. He's safe."
Marco visibly relaxed at my assurance, clearly relieved that he wouldn't have to take on Jasper who sneered at me a little as he brushed past me to go inside. I closed my eyes and then sealed my fate by shutting the door and locking it behind me. There was going to be hell to pay but I was more than ready to face the consequences after seeing his anger. I could handle Jasper Wells acting like an asshole any day.
He was staring at me in an accusing manner when I entered the corridor where he waited for me in front of a large landscape painting.
"So you get to call me a coward but tell me the truth about my son through Jasmine?" he demanded, breathing heavily.
I felt so small next to him but I didn't let that faze me.
"I didn't ask her to tell you," I snapped. "But anyway, I thought you'd be happy to hear it coming from your whor-"
"Don't!" he exploded, making me flinch. "Don't finish that sentence, Skye," he warned me.
I gritted my teeth at his attitude. The way he just leapt to her defence.
"What do you mean 'you didn't ask her'?" His eyes narrowed and then his mouth opened a little when he realised exactly what I meant. "Wait...so you weren't going to tell me? You created this mess two years ago and weren't even going to bother fixing it?"
I took a few steps back when I saw his body tensing up. I hadn't seen or talked to him for so long, it felt like I didn't even know him anymore. What if he actually hurt me? Physically. God knew how much he had changed living with that crazy bitch, what she had done to him.
"I was protecting Jacob okay!" I yelled at him. "You were off fucking your whore and I was the one at home carrying your baby and struggling! You weren't there for me, Jasper. How can you even call yourself a father? Maybe he isn't Cole's flesh and blood but Cole is more his father than you could ever be!"
Jasper was staring at me incredulously.
"You never gave me a chance, Skye," he grated. "Not then. Not now."
"I thought you were too busy with Jasmine to want to bother playing happy family with us," I said firmly because it was true.
He clutched his hair in his hands and let out a breath. "I never thought you would be this cruel," he stated harshly. "Do you have any idea what you've done?! What will happen to Cole when he finds out?" He shook his head at me in disappointment.
That pissed me off so much. This man, after everything he had done to contribute to this, had the audacity to
