She froze. How did he find out about her schemes? What would he do to her? Would he report her to the authorities? What about his feelings for her? Yes. That should do the trick.
As long as he was still in love with her, there was no way she would get out of this mess. " I..I.. look, he threatened me for the money. Don't believe anything he said. He was just a drunkard who knew nothing about the nonsense he was spouting.
I promise I was attracted to you. That was why I sought you out. I even introduced you to my baby. Please, believe me. " She was on her knees trying so hard to convince him.
Yet, nothing changed in his expressions. He looked unaffected as though she had said nothing. Travis's face might hide his emotions but his mind was in turmoil.
He felt as though he was seeing this woman for the first time. Where did he go wrong? Was he that naive? How did he end up in the woman's trap? He felt disgusted with himself.