Chapter 258

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Chapter 258

The diamond caught the candlelight instantly-brilliant, breathtaking, almost blinding in its beauty it sparkled like a promise. like a future waiting to be claimed.

But Cassie barely saw it. Her gaze shifted-from the ring… to her son… to the man she had loved for as long as she could remember

Tears blurred her vision, spilling freely down her cheeks.

“Cassie,” Ashton began, his voice low, steady-but laced with emotion, “I’ve always been in control. I see everything… I miss nothing-if I choose not to.” His jaw tightened slightly.

“But when it came to you…” he exhaled shakily, “…I let you go.”