Chapter 28

Patrick Banks POV

Jessica was a lot.

It was a miracle that I hadn’t gone crazy after dealing with her for so many years. Sleeping with Jessica was one of the worst mistakes of my life.

I had taken her to court, to fight for full custody of the child. But the court didn’t grant it to me. I wanted her to stay away from me, but our son tied us together.

The child was innocent, so I didn’t regret his existence.

I just hated who I ended up having a child with.

It should’ve been Valerie instead.

The worst part was that Valerie and I had a plan back then: We would focus on our careers, build our empires, and then welcome a child when we were ready.

But fate had other plans.

I ended up having a baby with the wrong sister. Jessica.

Someone I could barely stand to be in the same room with:

If only I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have let her get close to me. I would have seen through her manipulations from the beginning.