Annelise Valentine knew that Evelyn Sutton and Aidan Westgate were right. Every word struck at the painful truth of her situation, leaving her with no way to argue.
Pippa was a child of the Westgate family. That alone meant his future was never something she could decide on her own.
But she couldn't abandon Zane Patterson for Pippa's future.
For Pippa, even if she left, the wealth and power of the Westgate family, combined with the resources of The Valentine Conglomerate, would ensure he lived a life free of worry.
He would never lack love, resources, or the right to choose.
But if she left Zane Patterson, he would truly have nothing left in this vast, cold world.
She couldn't be so heartless.
"Mr. Westgate, Mrs. Sutton, I understand everything you're considering for Pippa's sake. But I'm sorry. Since I'm already married to Zane, I have no intention of getting a divorce. I can co-parent Pippa with the Westgate family, but I can't be with Jett Westgate. I'm very sorry."
