Chapter 168

Patrick Banks POV

I was letting my emotions get the best of me and I couldn’t control it even if I tried. Too many things were happening and it was making me lose my mind.

I tried my best to stop those words from leaving my mouth, but they slipped out before I could even realize. That was the meanest thing I had ever said to Valerie.

The look on her face still haunted me.

The way she snatched Isla out of my hand like I wasn’t also the baby’s father.

And I didn’t blame her.

If someone had told me a year ago that I would talk to Valerie in that manner, I would have laughed at their silly joke.

But my life was crumbling before my eyes and my emotions were all over the place. I just wanted a break but I couldn’t take a break, not when my company was on the brink of doom.

I raked a hand through my hair and let out a sharp exhale as I paced around the room. I would apologize to Valerie later but at the moment, I needed to find a way to fix m