Chapter 190 I thought Denton would crumble after everything I did . But I underestimated how far his madness could go . " The next afternoon , just as I was walking into the underground parking garage , someone pressed a damp cloth over my nose and mouth . The overpowering scent of ether filled my senses , and then , everything went black . When I woke up , I was in an abandoned warehouse . Dust hung in the air . The place smelled like rot and decay . It was pitch dark , except for a single flickering overhead bulb casting a ghostly light . My hands and feet were also tightly bound with coarse rope , and there was duct tape over my mouth . " A few feet away , I heard the voices of Denton and Melanie . " Are we really going through with this ? " he asked hesitantly . " " Why not ? " Melanie snapped , her voice dripping with hatred . " She destroyed everything ! We've lost it all ! If that's how it ends , then we all go down together ! " } Their footsteps grew closer , and then I saw them under the swinging bulb . Melanie's expression was twisted with sick excitement , while Denton looked like a ghost , bloodshot eyes , sunken face , like someone who'd crawled straight out of hell . He walked toward me slowly , gripping a knife that gleamed cold under the light . " Sadie … " He knelt in front of me , ripping the tape from my mouth . " You pushed this too far . I gave you a chance , but you didn't take it . " " He then raised the knife high , aiming for my chest . " And in that moment , I saw in his eyes that he truly intended to kill me . Left with no choice , I tremblingly screamed , " Denton , do you remember that one - night stand at the Maplewood Hotel seven * years ago ?! " } His knife froze , suspended in the air , less than an inch from my chest . His eyes widened , wild with disbelief , as he asked , " What … what did you just say ? " } " Mick was your son ! " I cried , the words tearing out of me . " You killed your own child with your own hands ! " } Tears blurred my vision , but I kept going . " You found out I was already pregnant before we got married , didn't you ? " " He said nothing and just stared at me , stunned , tormented , silent . " But I didn't even know who you were back then . " My voice cracked . " I was working part - time at a bar that night when someone drugged me . I barely remember what happened , but I do remember you came in . You saved me . You took me to the hotel ." [ Each word cut into him like a blade . His body began to tremble violently . His face drained of color . " " That night , we slept together . And when I woke up , you were gone . I thought it was just a horrible mistake until I found out I was pregnant . And you , " I choked back a sob , " you said it was love at first sight . You proposed to me , again and again , ninety - nine times . You told me you loved me , that you loved Mick , that you'd protect us forever . " } My tears fell freely now . All the sweet lies from the past just felt cruel and mocking now . " I thought you knew . I thought you always knew that night was with you . I believed that everything you said , all that love , was real . " His entire body shook . Then the knife slipped from his hand and clattered to the flogr . & His breathing also turned ragged as his chest heaved . } " No … no … this can't be .. " he muttered , his eyes empty , like his soul had left him . Melanie , on the other hand , stood frozen , pale as death . She staggered backward , her face stricken with terror . " Mick was your son ! " I shouted , locking eyes with Denton . My voice was cold and steady now , each word striking like a hammer . " You ripped out your own child's heart with your own hands ! You're a monster , Denton ! A beast ! You murdered your own son ! " P