Shattered Ties, Silent Lies

"Who was that man with you?" Dante asked, his eyes narrowing at the girl in front of him. Elaine snorted, "Oh, now you're interested in my life? How convenient." She pushed his hand away. Dante persistently spoke, "Elaine, don't avoid the question. I deserve to know who's in your life." Elaine smiled and sarcastically said. "Who am I to share my life with, Dante? Someone who actually cares, unlike you." She crossed her arms around her chest, looking at the blue eyes she once liked the most. "And speaking of caring, you have a wife now, remember? She's the one you should be looking after, not me." — Elaine, an illegitimate daughter concealed in the shadows of privilege, finds herself entwined in a forbidden romance with Dante, the charismatic heir of the mighty Kim Enterprises. In the midst of a relationship with Dante, everything crumbled the day news of his impending marriage arrived. Forced to part ways, the heartbreak intensified when Elaine discovered she was carrying Dante's child. However, tragedy struck on the night of his engagement. In an attempt to spare Dante from the burden of responsibility, Elaine falsely claimed to have undergone an abortion before leaving the country, leaving him heartbroken. Now, she returns years later with her child, only to find Dante waiting outside their daughter's school.