A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 474

Rex desperately wanted to tell him not to do anything rash.

After all, Frank was the biological father of both of their nephews...?

The moment that thought popped into his head, Rex's scalp went numb, and he mentally slapped himself.

If he actually said that out loud, Rowan would lose his mind and probably beat him up too.

Rex racked his brain and grabbed Rowan's arm just as he raised his fist to knock on the door. "Elissa is still pregnant. If you start a brawl right below her apartment, what if the shock hurts the baby?"

That worked like a charm.

Almost instantly, the murderous aura surrounding Rowan dissipated significantly. After a tense silence, he slowly lowered his suspended hand.

A flash of dark complexity crossed his eyes. He smirked mockingly at Rex. "Afraid I'll accidentally beat him to death and your unborn nephew will lose his father?"

"..."

Rex really wanted to say, *He's the father of your nephew too.*

But he didn't have a death wish.

He cleared his throat. "Not exactly. Besides, it's not even a sure thing that it's my nephew."

Deep down, he still felt that Marcia was absolutely nothing like Vera.

Even with the DNA test results staring them right in the face, he refused to believe it.

And it wasn't just him—all three siblings refused to believe it.

Downstairs, Tanya had been bursting with questions. The second the front door closed, she turned to Elissa, eager for gossip.

"What's the situation with you and Rowan right now?"

"... Exactly what it looks like."

Elissa pressed her lips together, looking up at the ceiling. Her voice carried a hint of hoarseness. "Tanya, do you know why he abandoned me back then?"

Perhaps the bullet that had grazed his heart was originally meant for her.

He had pushed her far away, just in time.

Tanya was stunned. "Why?"

"To protect me."

Elissa smiled, but the curve of her lips was laced with bitterness and melancholy.

She would have rather taken that bullet herself.

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