Chapter 402

The paternity test only came through because Rowan had quietly swiped hair from her bedroom. And yet, she still kept him close. With someone like Rosemary Miller? Of course she'd suspect something. Sure enough, the second she mentioned it, Rowan stiffened up like he'd been shocked. A flicker of shame and anxiety passed through his eyes. “She... yeah, she did get suspicious.” He looked like a nightmare just crept back into his head. Even his voice was shaking. “She had people... force the truth out of me.” “But I swore—no matter what, I’d never betray you again, Ms. Godfrey.” “I told her you never doubted me, that I was still your most trusted guy.” “And those days, Mrs. Carmody had just been discharged. You pulled all her guards, remember? I told her you only did that to root out problems among them, like they were the real targets.” Calliope Godfrey narrowed her eyes. Something didn’t feel right about what he said. “What exactly did she do to you?” Rowan’s face lost all color. He knew