“I didn’t want to ruin everything. I was scared. You loved her so much, and I didn’t know how to take that away.”
“You already did,” I said. “You just didn’t admit it.”
My chair scraped as I stood, heart thundering but voice steady.
“You both have ten minutes. Get your things. Get out of my house.”
Jess gasped.
“You can’t just—”
“I can,” I said. “And I am.”
Lily’s lip trembled.
“Daddy?”
I knelt beside her and took her hands.
“Sweetheart, listen to me. I love you. I’m not going anywhere. You’ll always have me, no matter what.”
She nodded slowly, then climbed into my arms.
“Okay.”
I kissed her forehead before looking back at Adam and Jessica.
“You heard me. Ten minutes.”
They left in stunned silence. Adam muttered an apology. Jess couldn’t look at me. I didn’t watch them go—I just held Lily.
The next day, I filed for divorce.
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