Chapter 124 I'll manage everything myself.

Tristan was left speechless by Nova's comeback. Their argument had escalated into the most heated one they’d ever had. Nova had been bottling up her resentment and dissatisfaction for way too long, and it had finally found a way out. "Nova, I get that you've been through a lot over the years. I'm not asking you to just suck it up. I believe there are better ways to handle this. If you want, I can deal with these problems for you. There's no need for you to step in," Tristan offered. Nova sneered, unimpressed. "Yeah, that sounds good. But can you actually handle it? If you could, would we have spent three years apart? Would my child have been away from me for three years, still not recognizing me?" Tristan winced at her words. After a pause, he said, "Nova, I know I've messed up a lot in the past. But please believe me, I'm doing everything I can to make things right. Ruby has only ever been my fiancée on paper because of Ivy. I haven't broken it off with her." Nova's anger cooled