Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband

Chapter 9

Iris had stayed in all day. Just after five in the afternoon, Megan called.

“Hi, Megan.”

“Iris, I heard you’re pregnant. With twins! Is that true?”

Megan’s voice was tender and happy in a way Iris had seldom heard.

She used to have two sons. Julian Hale was the oldest, Heriberto the younger.

The family had always pinned their hopes on Julian, and he was meant to take over the Hale Group.

But five years ago, after a skiing accident, he never made it back.

With Julian gone, Heriberto was all they had. Megan had been against him marrying Iris at first, but once it happened, she started hoping for grandkids.

Recently, Megan and her husband, Charlie, had been abroad, visiting the place where Julian’s accident happened, marking the anniversary of his death.

Iris hadn’t wanted to bother them, so she kept the pregnancy to herself.

But now that Megan had asked, there was no reason to hide it. “Yes,” Iris said.

“Oh, thank God!” Megan squealed. “You’re finally pregnant. Charlie and I just got back. Come over for dinner tonight. I need to see my grandbabies!”

Iris almost said no. Things with Heriberto were still too tense.

had said it was about the babies, not

family, and Eleanor Hale, Heriberto’s grandmother, had always felt like family. No matter

she

a little and had Nathaniel’s driver take her to the Hale’s

arrived within seconds of each

standing at the top

elegant, he was standing in the afterglow. But even that light couldn’t take

felt just like this. Her

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Heriberto had stood in that same golden

looked

eyes narrowed,

held his gaze for a second, then looked away. After

past, Heriberto reached

firm, his hand broad

her in, but

himself?” Heriberto scoffed,

to her belly. “It’s

looked up

even in flats, she barely reached his