Chapter 165
Stephanie's POV
The moment Grandfather Victor barked those absolute, uncompromising words, the air was violently sucked right out of my lungs, and the floor beneath my feet felt like it was shifting status. Both of them were actually going with me to the exact same clinic, for the exact same appointment.
One was waving the flag of the protective, fiercely possessive husband backed by legal authority, while the other was screaming to the world that he was the only true, rightful father of my twins. The terrifying reality of locking both of them in a single, enclosed space with their explosive tempers was pure, unadulterated suicide.
My blood would be the price.
Dragging my heavy, failing legs, I took a step back, forcing a hollow, fragile stability into my voice just to escape their suffocating stares. "I'm going to go grab my purse from upstairs first."
